Presents an authoritative overview and analysis of the development cooperation policies of individual European donor countries and the European Union with an emphasis on continuity and change in the 1990s and beyond.

Introduction: European Development Co-operation at the Beginning of a New Millennium 1. The Changing International and Conceptual Environments of Development Co-operation 2. Austrian Aid Policy 3. Belgian Aid Policies in the 1990s 4. British Aid Policy in the 'Short-Blair' Years 5. Danish Aid Policy in the Post-Cold War Period: Increasing Resources and Minor Adjustments 6. Finland: Aid and Identity 7. French Development Co-operation Policy 8. Germany's Development Co-operation Policy since the Early 1990s: Increased Conceptual Ambitions in Times of Severe Financial Constraint 9. The Foreign Aid Policy of Ireland 10. Trends in the Debate on Italian Aid 11. A New Member of the G-0.7: Luxemburg as the Smallest and Largest Donor 12. All in the Name of Quality: Dutch Development Co-operation in the 1990s 13. Norwegian Aid Policy: Continuity and Change in the 1990s and Beyond 14. Spanish Foreign Aid: Flaws of an Emerging Framework 15. Swedish Development Co-operation in Perspective 16. Swiss Development Co-operation: Major Changes since the Early 1990s and Future Challenges 17. The European Union's Development Policy: Shifting Priorities in a Rapidly Changing World. Glossary. Notes on Contributors. Index.