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 21 recipient countries, he explores the key issues of: ownership; the role of agencies; and government objectives and the effects of policy. The conclusion is that conditionality has been counterproductive to price stability, economic growth and investment.

ISBN	0415187044	Pages	255
ISBN13	9780415187046 (What's this?)	Volumes	1
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd	Weight (grammes)	476
Imprint	Routledge	Published in	London
Format	Hardback	Height (mm)	234
Publication date	24 Sep 1998	Width (mm)	156
Library of Congress	98009572	Spine width (mm)	19
DEWEY	327.111	Academic level	Undergraduate, Postgraduate
DEWEY edition	DC21

	List of tables
	Preface
	List of abbreviations
1	The practice and justification of conditionality	1
2	What has adjustment conditionality achieved?	19
3	Conditionality and adjustment in South-east Asia and Latin America by Ramani Gunatilaka and Ana Marr	53
4	The 'ownership' problem	85
5	The model, the research, some results	100
6	Rewards, punishments and the influence of national politics	129
7	Alternatives to conditionality	160
	Master Table: Summery results on conditionality and economic policy reforms in 21 developing countries, 1980-94	199
	Bibliography	201
	Index	214

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