New Europe's new development aid

1. Introduction -- 2. Theoretical framework -- 3. The global consensus on foreign aid -- 4. New development policies in the ECE countries -- 5. The role of external actors -- 6. Non-governmental organizations -- 7. The domestic politics of aid -- 8. Conclusions.

This book examines the international development policies of five East Central European new EU member states, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia. These countries turned from being aid recipients to donors after the turn of the millennium in the run-up to EU accession in 2004. The book explains the evolution subsequent to EU accession and current state of foreign aid policies in the region and the reasons why these deviate from many of the internationally agreed best practices in development cooperation. It argues that after the turn of the millennium, a 'Global Consensu