Aid and the Political Economy of Policy Change

This volume looks at the effectiveness of conditionality in structuraladjustment programmes. Tony Killick charts the emergence of conditionality andchallenges t... » 

This volume looks at the effectiveness of conditionality in structuraladjustment programmes. Tony Killick charts the emergence of conditionality andchallenges the widely held assumption that it is a cooperative processarguing that in fact it tends to be coercive and detrimental to developmentobjectives. Through detailed case studies of twenty one recipient countries heexplores the key issues of ownership role of agencies government objectives and the effects of policy.The conclusion is that conditionality has been counterproductive to pricestability economic growth and investment. «