European Development Cooperation and the Poor

by A. Cox, J. Healey, P. Hoebink, T. Voipio

Overview

What are the poverty reduction goals of the European development cooperation agencies? This book examines the credibility of their actual record in terms of their commitment and approaches to poverty reduction. The poverty impact of their aid programmes and their good and bad practices are assessed based on field studies in seven poor countries.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333744772
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	06/06/2000
Edition description:	2000
Pages:	236
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)
Lexile:	1500L (what's this?)

About the Author

AIDAN COX has served as a Specialised Adviser to the International Development Committee of the House of Commons. Recent publications include: Understanding European Community Aid: Aid Policies, Management and Distribution Explained, How European Aid Works (with J.Healey and A.Koning), and British Aid Policies for Poverty Reduction.

JOHN HEALEY is a Visiting Research Fellow at the Overseas Development Institute, London. Recent publications include: Democracy, Governance and Economic Policy: Sub-Saharan Africa in Comparative Perspective (with Mark Robinson), Votes and Budgets: Third World Studies in Accountable Governance (with William Todd), and How European Aid Works (with A.Cox and A Koning).

PAUL HOEBINK is a Senior Lecturer at the Third World Centre of the Catholic University in Nijmegen. His main subjects of research are development policy and cooperation. He has published widely on aid policies and aid effectiveness, as well as on policy coherence.

TIMO VOIPIO is a Research Fellow at IDS-Helsinki and is presently Secretary-General of the Finnish Parliamentary Advisory Board for Relations with Developing Countries of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He has published a major work on the history of international trade in coffee, tea and cocoa entitled Tropiikin Lahjat (Gifts from the Tropics), as well as many smaller books and articles on poverty reduction and aid.

Table of Contents

Preface The Context of Poverty Poverty Reduction Goals and Strategies of the European Development Cooperation Agencies Role and Modes of Intervention of the Development Cooperation Agencies for Poverty Reduction The Approach to Poverty Reduction in Country Programmes Have the Poor Benefited? Evidence of Effectiveness and Impact Good and Bad Approaches: Case Study Evidence Options for Reaching the Poor More Effectively: Some New Thinking Poverty Reduction: Organisation and Management of the European Agencies Conclusion and Suggestions Annexes 1-5 References Indexes

Editorial Reviews

After reviewing the poverty reduction goals and aims of European development cooperation agencies, professionals from the Overseas Development Institute in London compare their actual record in implementing the goals, their commitment, the role they played, their identification of the poor, and how they allocated funds and planned their programs in individual countries. They cite field studies of seven poor countries to reveal good and back practices in participation, empowerment, sensitivity to gender, and the targeting of specific poor groups. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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