International Development Assistance: Policy Drivers and Performance

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This book provides a comprehensive search for the basic political drivers of international development cooperation, based on the policy and performance of the OECD countries from the early 1960s to the present. The author focuses on the stated and implemented policies of the four so-called frontrunners and the Western hegemon, scrutinizing the changing trends in the justifications, objectives and guidelines set for the policy and their evolving performance vis-à-vis the international ODA target. Through extensive research, the work examines predominant world-views, societal value systems and foreign policy traditions, in order to find the policy drivers that vary nation to nation and how development assistance has evolved globally. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Introduction (Olav Stokke)....Pages 3-22 Front Matter ....Pages 23-23 The Evolving International Volume Targets (Olav Stokke)....Pages 25-40 The Follow-Up on the 0.7% Target: A Bird’s-Eye Perspective (Olav Stokke)....Pages 41-52 What is the Real Value of ODA to Recipients? (Olav Stokke)....Pages 53-68 Front Matter ....Pages 69-69 Denmark: The Pragmatic Frontrunner (Olav Stokke)....Pages 71-120 Norway: Altruism under Strain (Olav Stokke)....Pages 121-186 Sweden: Combining Domestic Values with Neutralism (Olav Stokke)....Pages 187-252 The Netherlands: Merchant and Clergyman (Olav Stokke)....Pages 253-302 The United States: The Realist (Olav Stokke)....Pages 303-340 Front Matter ....Pages 341-341 The Drivers of ODA: What Can They Tell About the Future? (Olav Stokke)....Pages 343-384 Back Matter ....Pages 385-434