In Search of Structural Power : EU Aid Policy As a Global Political Instrument

Offering A Clear And Logical Analysis Of The Panoply Of European Union Aid Policies And A Theoretically Informed Evaluation Of Their Operation, Patrick Holden Contends That The Major Thrust Of Eu Aid Policy Is An Effort To Augment The Eu's Structural Power Through Targeted Political And Economic Liberalization. Although Historically Grounded, This Book Concentrates On Eu Aid To Key World Regions In The 21st Century. As Such, It Provides A Comprehensive And Thought-provoking Account Of Eu Aid Policy And Will Be Of Interest To A Wide Range Of Academics, Students And Policy Makers.--jacket. Introduction -- The Theoretical And Methodological Framework : Eu Aid And Structural Power -- A Global Overview Of Eu Aid Policy -- Eu Aid To The New Independent States : Shaping The Post-soviet Space? -- The European Development Fund In Africa -- 'gentle Commerce Or Structural Power? Eu Aid To Emerging Markets In Latin America And Asia -- New Instruments, New Trajectories? The Ongoing Evolution Of The Eu's Aid Policy -- Conclusion. Patrick Holden. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [191]-218) And Index.

Offering a clear and logical analysis of the panoply of European Union aid policies and a theoretically informed evaluation of their operation, Patrick Holden contends that the major thrust of EU aid policy is an effort to augment the EU's structural power through targeted political and economic liberalization. Although historically grounded, this book concentrates on EU aid to key world regions in the 21st century. As such, it provides a comprehensive and thought-provoking account of EU aid policy and will be of interest to a wide range of academics, students and policy makers.

Offering a clear and logical analysis of the panoply of European Union aid policies and a theoretically informed evaluation of their operation, this historically grounded book concentrates on EU aid to key world regions in the 21st century and provides a comprehensive and thought-provoking account of EU aid policy Offering a logical analysis of the panoply of European Union aid policies and a theoretically informed evaluation of their operation, this book contends that the major thrust of EU aid policy is an effort to augment the EU's structural power through targeted political and economic liberalization