The linkage of development aid to the promotion of human rights, democracy and good governance was a striking departure in the post-cold war foreign policies of Northern 'donor' governments. Uniquely, this book provides a systematic and comparative investigation of policies and practices in the 1990s to promote political reform in Southern 'recipient' countries by four donors, the governments of Sweden, the United Kingdom and the United States, plus the European Union. The use of both carrot and stick, that is democracy assistance and aid sanctions, is examined and sharp criticism of current practice offered.

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GORDON CRAWFORD is Lecturer in Development Studies at the University of Leeds and has specialised recently in the role of external agencies in the promotion of democratisation, previously publishing a number of articles and book chapters on this subject.

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Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: THE EMERGENCE OF THE NEW POLICY AGENDA Themes and Issues in the 'New Policy Agenda' Policy Evolution Policy Operationalisation PART II: POLITICAL AID Implementing Political Aid Programmes Political Aid: A Comparative Analysis Evaluation PART III: AID SANCTIONS Sanctions Imposed Effectiveness Consistency PART IV: CONCLUSION Conclusion Notes to Text Bibliography Appendix Index