Beschreibung:
Focusing on Togo and Kenya, this is the first comparative study of French and British aid in the post-Cold War period and offers fresh insights into the evolution of the political assistance agenda and into deeper forces at work within the French and UK policy processes.
Contents: Introduction; What is aid?; What is aid for?; Western aid in a Cold War context; French and British aid: the Cold War record; A changing agenda?; French and UK policy-making: actors and institutions; The dynamics of aid policy-making; French and UK aid practice in Togo and Kenya; Aid practice: towards a deeper understanding?; Conclusion: rising to the challenges of the New Millennium?; Notes; Annex; Bibliography; Index.