Aid,development and politics in Southern Africa: A critical look at new conditionalities in official development assistance |
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| Authors: | Elling Tjønneland |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Senior Research Fellow, Chr. Michelsen Institute , Bergen, Norway;2. Visiting Fellow, Centre for Southern African Studies , University of the Western Cape |
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| Abstract: | Development aid totalling more than 25 billion rand a year is currently flowing from the North to the Southern African region. Several countries in the region are extremely de pendent on these financial transfers and foreign donors have become important players in domestic decision making. In recent years, Northern donors have increasingly demanded major political and administrative reforms in recipient countries as a condition for con tinued aid. This article examines these new political conditionalities, drawing on data from sub‐Saharan and Southern Africa to illustrate certain key issues. |
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