Overview

A comprehensive analysis of how European development policy was shaped, this book explores the role of former colonial officials in shaping the policy agenda and explores this example of 'recycled empire.' Dimier argues that this post-colonial agenda only changed as a result of pressure from the OECD and World Bank in the 1980s and 1990s.

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Author:   V. Dimier
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2014
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   3.212kg
ISBN:  

9781349335695

ISBN 10:   134933569
Pages:   240
Publication Date:   01 January 2014
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

"1. Introduction 2. ""Grandeurs et Servitudes Européennes en Afrique"" 3. Brussels or the last French Colony: French Colonial Administrators' Leadership in Designing DG8 4. ""Du Bon Usage de la Tournée"": DG8's Quest for Legitimacy 5. Flag Dictatorship within the European Commission? The Construction of DG8's Autonomy 6. Fachoda Revisited: the Effects of the first EEC Enlargement on DG8 7. EEC Development Policy: a Sedimentation of Empire? 8. In the Name of Efficiency 9. From Indirect to Direct Rule: Towards Normative Power Europe? 10. 'Adieu les Artistes, Here are the Managers' 11. EEC Bureaucracy in Action 12. Conclusion"

Reviews

It succeeds in combining analytical rigour and extensive use of citations with a writing style that is both highly readable and engaging, giving the reader a unique peek into the personalities, convictions and conflicts of the key figures that gave DG8 its shape. ... As a result, this book is essential reading for a wide and varied audience, in both the European studies and international development communities. (Floor Keuleers, Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol. 54 (2), 2016)

“It succeeds in combining analytical rigour and extensive use of citations with a writing style that is both highly readable and engaging, giving the reader a unique peek into the personalities, convictions and conflicts of the key figures that gave DG8 its shape. … As a result, this book is essential reading for a wide and varied audience, in both the European studies and international development communities.” (Floor Keuleers, Journal of Common Market Studies, Vol. 54 (2), 2016)

Author Information

Veronique Dimier is Associate Professor in Political Science at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. She was previously a researcher at St Antony's College, University of Oxford, and Senior Lecturer at the European Institute of Public Administration, Maastricht.  

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