In Search of Structural Power : EU Aid Policy as a Global Political Instrument.
Title:
In Search of Structural Power : EU Aid Policy as a Global Political Instrument.
Author:
Holden, Patrick.
ISBN:
9780754691716
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (241 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures and Maps -- List of Tables -- List of Boxes -- Acknowledgements -- Preface/Permissions -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 The Theoretical and Methodological Framework: EU Aid and Structural Power -- 1.1 The EU as an Actor -- 1.2 Concepts of Power -- 1.3 Contemporary EU External Relations from a Structural Power Perspective -- 1.4 Economic Assistance as an Instrument of Power -- 1.5 Methodology of the Empirical Studies -- Conclusion -- 2 A Global Overview of EU Aid Policy -- 2.1 The European Union and its External Aid Policies -- 2.2 The Management of Geographical Aid Instruments -- 2.3 Inside the Commission -- 2.4 'EU Aid' in a European and International Context -- Conclusion -- 3 EU Aid and Euro-Mediterranean Integration -- 3.1 Historical Background -- 3.2 The EU's Policy Framework -- 3.3 MEDA in Operation -- 3.4 Country Case Study: Morocco -- Conclusion -- 4 EU Aid to the New Independent States: Shaping the Post-Soviet Space? -- 4.1 The Political and Economic Context in the NIS -- 4.2 The Evolution of the EU's Policies and Objectives -- 4.3 The Role of TACIS -- 4.4 Country Case Study: Ukraine -- Conclusion -- 5 The European Development Fund in Africa -- 5.1 Africa in the International System -- 5.2 The EU's Policy Framework -- 5.3 The Role of the European Development Fund -- 5.4 Country Case Study: Ghana -- Conclusion -- 6 'Gentle Commerce' or Structural Power? EU Aid to Emerging Markets in Latin America and Asia -- 6.1 The ALA -- 6.2 EU Aid to Latin America: Keeping it 'Onside'? -- 6.3 EU Aid to the ASEAN Tigers -- 6.4 EU Aid to China and India -- 6.5 Regional Focus: EU Aid to Mercosur, Aiding Regional Integration? -- Conclusion -- 7 New Instruments, New Trajectories? The Ongoing Evolution of the EU's Aid Policy -- 7.1 The Reforms of 2006.
7.2 A New Vision? The European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument -- 7.3 The Development Cooperation Instrument: A Reprioritization of Development? -- 7.4 The European Development Fund: Still Unique -- Conclusions -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
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.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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