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List of contents
Introduction Part 1. Aid in the Framework of International Relations Theories 1. The Politics of Aid from the Perspective of International Relations Theories 2. Foreign Aid’s Motivations: Theoretical Arguments and Empirical Evidence Part 2. The politics of donors’ aid policies, a country-based approach 3. The U.S. Elite Consensus on Aid 4. The UK: An Aid Superpower at a Crossroads 5. The Scandinavians: Aid Policy Determinants and Performances 6. Japanese Development Assistance: Economic and Political Win-Win Proposals 7. Spain: The Rise and Fall of a Compliant Donor 8. While the Cat’s Away, Will the Mice Play? Government-NGO Relations and the Politics of Aid in Hungary 9. Brazilian Cooperation Policy: Promotion of Development and Global Projection 10. Solidarity and Security in the EU Discourse on Aid Part 3. Thematic agendas 11. Donorship in a State of Flux 12. The International Politics of Aid: ‘Good Governance’ and Democracy Promotion 13. Gender Inequality, Aid Agencies, and Global Norms 14. Old and New Powers in Development Assistance in Health 15. ‘We First’ and the Anti-Foreign Aid Narratives of Populist Radical-Right Parties in Europe
About the author
Iliana Olivié is Senior Analyst at the Elcano Royal Institute, Spain, where she works on global development issues and coordinates the Elcano Global Presence Index. She is also an associate professor in the Department of Applied & Structural Economics & History, Complutense University of Madrid.
Aitor Pérez, economist and political scientist, works as consultant for UN agencies and international NGOs, conducting policy research and evaluation of aid-funded programmes in developing countries. He is also Senior Research Fellow at the Elcano Royal Institute.
Summary
Aid Power and Politics delves into the political roots of aid policy, demonstrating how and why countries use aid for global influence. This book will be an important read for international development students, researchers, practitioners and policy makers.
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"What this volume does very well is fill a gap in the literature by bringing together an analysis of country and thematic policies and putting them firmly in the broader context of foreign policy and international relations. In the process, it improves our understanding of the politics of aid" -- Andy Sumner, King's College London, UK
"This book offers a rich analysis of the domestic and international politics of foreign aid in a range of donor countries and several key crosscutting themes. It makes valuable theoretical and empirical contributions. I learned a lot from its historical perspectives and up-to-date examinations of the rapidly changing aid ecosystem." --Stephen Brown, School of Political Science, University of Ottawa, Canada
