1st Edition

Political Conditionality

Edited By Georg Sorensen Copyright 1993
    140 Pages
    by Routledge

    140 Pages
    by Routledge

    Political conditionality involves the linking of development aid to certain standards of observance of human rights and (liberal) democracy in recipient countries. Although this may seem to be an innocent policy, it has the potential to bring about a dramatic change in the basic principles of the international system: putting human rights first means putting respect for individuals and rights before respect for the sovereignty of states.

    Chapter 1 Introduction, GEORGSØRENSEN; Chapter 2 Democracy, Authoritarianism and State Strength, GEORGSØRENSEN; Chapter 3 The World Bank and the New Politics of Aid, PETERGIBBON; Chapter 4 ‘Do as I Say, Not as I Do’: The Limits of Political Conditionality, PETERUVIN; Chapter 5 Aid, Democracy and Political Conditionality in Sub-Saharan Africa, MARKROBINSON; Chapter 6 The Complexities of Conditionality: The Case of India, JØRGEN DIGEPEDERSEN; Chapter 7 Values for Money? Political Conditionality in Aid – The Case of China, CLEMENS STUBBEØSTERGAARD;

    Biography

    GEORGEORG SØRENSEN