Development Aid
Development aid and the Treaties of the European Union
Description of Development aid provided by the European Union Commission: The beginnings of the European Community’s development policy coincided with the signature of the Treaty of Rome in 1957, and the Member States’ overseas countries and territories were its first beneficiaries. However, it is only since the entry into force of the Treaty on European Union that this policy has enjoyed a specific legal basis (Articles 177 to 181 of the EC Treaty). With the successive enlargements of the Union, cooperation has gradually extended to other countries, such as the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries (ACP) which have a particularly close and long-standing relationship with certain Member States. The Cotonou Agreement, signed in June 2000, has strengthened this partnership, which is to a large extent based on the various Lomé Conventions, the first of which was signed in 1975. In addition to these initial agreements, other countries also benefit from the Community’s development policy, such as the countries of Latin America and Asia. The main objective of the European Community’s development policy is to eradicate poverty. This policy is implemented not only through bilateral and regional agreements but also through specific programmes in certain sectors such as health, particularly with a view to combating communicable diseases, and education. The development policy also entails cooperation with international institutions and the participation of the Community and Member States in initiatives implemented at global level such as the Initiative for Highly Indebted Poor Countries. Today, the Union is the main partner of developing countries. The European Community and its Member States together provide 55% of international development assistance.
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Further Reading
- Information related to development aid in the Max Planck Encyclopedia of International Law(MPEPIL), Germany, United Kingdom
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Biography
- Dasgupta, Partha S. 1995. An Inquiry into Well-Being and Destitution. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- Gilpin, Robert G. 1987. The Political Economy of International Relations .Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
- Hardin, Garrett. 1968. “The Tragedy of the Commons.” Science 162 (December): 1243-48.
- Keohane, Robert O. 1984. After Hegemony: Cooperation and Discord in the World Political Economy. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press.
- Kindleberger, Charles P. 1986. The World in Depression 1929-1939. Berkeley: University of California Press.
- Krasner, Stephen D. 1986. International Regimes. Ithaca, NY and London: Cornell University Press.
- Mayer, Peter, Volker Rittberger and Michael Zurn. 1993. “Regime Theory: State of the Art and Perspectives.” In Volker Rittberger and Peter Mayer, eds., Regime Theory and International Relations. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Mendez, Ruben P. 1992. International Public Finance: A New Perspective on Global Relations. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Olson, Mancur. 1971. The Logic of Collective Action. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.
- Riddell, Roger. 1996. Aid in the 21st Century. ODS Discussion Paper 6. New York: United Nations Development Programme, Office of Development Studies.
- Russett, Bruce M., and John D. Sullivan. 1971. “Collective Goods and International Organization.” International Organization 25(4): 845-65.
- Sachs, Jeffrey. 1998. “Making it Work.” The Economist . 12 September.
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Development aid and the Treaties of the European Union
Description of Development aid provided by the European Union Commission: The beginnings of the European Community’s development policy coincided with the signature of the Treaty of Rome in 1957, and the Member States’ overseas countries and territories were its first beneficiaries. However, it is only since the entry into force of the Treaty on European Union that this policy has enjoyed a specific legal basis (Articles 177 to 181 of the EC Treaty). With the successive enlargements of the Union, cooperation has gradually extended to other countries, such as the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries (ACP) which have a particularly close and long-standing relationship with certain Member States. The Cotonou Agreement, signed in June 2000, has strengthened this partnership, which is to a large extent based on the various Lomé Conventions, the first of which was signed in 1975. In addition to these initial agreements, other countries also benefit from the Community’s development policy, such as the countries of Latin America and Asia. The main objective of the European Community’s development policy is to eradicate poverty. This policy is implemented not only through bilateral and regional agreements but also through specific programmes in certain sectors such as health, particularly with a view to combating communicable diseases, and education. The development policy also entails cooperation with international institutions and the participation of the Community and Member States in initiatives implemented at global level such as the Initiative for Highly Indebted Poor Countries. Today, the Union is the main partner of developing countries. The European Community and its Member States together provide 55% of international development assistance.
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Popular Treaties Topics
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International Relations > Cooperation policy > Aid policy
Economics > Economic conditions > Economic development
International Organisations > United Nations > UN specialised agency > International Fund for Agricultural Development
Law > Rights and freedoms > Economic rights > Right to development
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Concept of Development aid
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Translation of Development aid
- Spanish: Ayuda al desarrollo
- French: Aide au développement
- German: Entwicklungshilfe
- Italian: Aiuto allo sviluppo
- Portuguese: Ajuda ao desenvolvimento
- Polish: Pomoc rozwojowa
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International Relations > Cooperation policy > Aid policy > Development aid
Economics > Economic conditions > Economic development > Development aid
International Organisations > United Nations > UN specialised agency > International Fund for Agricultural Development > Development aid
Law > Rights and freedoms > Economic rights > Right to development > Development aid
See also
- Economic development
- Developing countries
- Basic needs
- Economic transition
- Integrated development
- Growth point
- Economic disparity
- Economic growth
- Economic reconstruction
- Economic take-off
- Development potential
- Underdevelopment
- Industrialised country
- Newly industrialised country
- Least-developed country
- International Fund for Agricultural Development
- Right to development
- Aid to developing countries
- Co-development
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