The Development Assistance Committee's 1998 review of Spain's development aid programmes and policies.

The OECD Development Assistance Committee's 1998 review of the UK's development aid programs and policies.

The OECD Development Assistance Committee's 1998 review of the US development aid policies and programmes.

The OECD Development Assistance Committee's 1998 review of Germany's development aid policies and programmes.

The OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) conducts periodic reviews of the individual development co-operation efforts of DAC members. The policies and programmes of each member are critically examined approximately once every five years.

The OECD Development Assistance Committee's periodic peer review of Spain's development assistance programme.

This volume assesses the evolution of Spain's external relations during the 1990s, within and beyond Europe, and assesses the principal challenges facing the country at the beginning of the twenty-first century. The coincidence of several crucial global and European developments has had a profound effect on Spain. Adjustment of the economy and changes in foreign policy perspectives have become unavoidable. In turn, Spain, as an increasingly self-confident member of the EU, has itself become a significant actor in European-level developments. Spain's relationship with Europe and the wider world is increasingly balanced between new constraints and new opportunities for international influence.

Sustaining the fight against global poverty will be possible only if the "wider civil society", i.e. citizens in richer countries, actively and critically support international development co-operation efforts. The willingness undoubtedly exists ...

This volume tracks DAC Members’ efforts -- qualitative and quantitative -- in the field of development assistance. Policy progress underway and expectations for further action are examined alongside the disturbing picture of further decline in 1997 in aid flows.

The OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) conducts peer reviews of individual members once every five to six years. Reviews seek to improve the quality and effectiveness of members’ development co-operation, highlighting good practices and recommending improvements.