Aid and the Political Economy of Policy Change

This volume looks at the effectiveness of conditionality in structural adjustment programmes. Tony Killick charts the emergence of conditionality, and challenges the widely held assumption that it is a co-operative process, arguing that in fact it tends to be coercive and detrimental to development objectives. Through detailed case studies of twenty one recipient countries, he explores the key issues of:
* ownership
* role of agencies
* government objectives and the effects of policy.
The conclusion is that conditionality has been counterproductive to price stability, economic growth and investment.

List of contents

List of tables, Preface, List of abbreviations, 1 The practice and justification of conditionality, 2 What has adjustment conditionality achieved?, 3 Conditionality and adjustment in South-east Asia and Latin America, 4 The `ownership' problem, 5 The model, the research, some results, 6 Rewards, punishments and the influence of national politics, 7 Alternatives to conditionality, Bibliography, Works cited in the main text, Chapter 3 regional references, Index

About the author

Tony Killick

Summary

This volume looks at the effectiveness of conditionality in structural adjustment programmes. Tony Killick charts the emergence of conditionality, and challenges the widely held assumption that it is a cooperative process, argu

Product details

• Authors: Tony Killick, Killick Tony
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.09.1998
• EAN: 9780415187053
• ISBN: 978-0-415-18705-3
• No. of pages: 244
• Weight: 450 g
• Illustrations: Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > General, dictionaries; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Economy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Economic Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Security, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development, Political Economy, Aid & relief programmes, International institutions, Central / national / federal government policies, Development economics & emerging economies, Development economics and emerging economies, Central government policies, Aid and relief programmes