European Union and the third world

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Setting the Context -- 1. Four Decades of African, Caribbean and Pacific Relations. The Yaounde Conventions. The Lome Conventions: I and II (1976-85). Lome III and IV. Institution-building: From Lome to Cotonou -- 2. Latin America and Asia. Latin America. Asia: Beginning a Dialogue. The Trade Dimension: ASEM, I, II, III. Future Challenges. The Aid Dimension -- 3. Decision-making and Reforming Institutional Structures. The Structure of the Santer Commission, 1995-9. The 2000 Administrative Reforms. ECHO: The European Community Humanitarian Office -- 4. Complementarity and Conditionality: Evaluating Good Governance. Complementarity. Conditionality: Good Governance, Democracy, Human Rights and Rule of Law. Economic Conditionality: Liberalization, Structural Adjustment and Debt. Implementing Conditionality -- 5. Regimes, Trade and Trading Relations. EU Trade Policy. Trade. Financial Resources. Other Trading Regimes -- 6. The 1996-2000 Reform Process.

The Rationale for Reform. The Green Paper and the New Agenda. The Post-Lome Alternatives. The Commission Guidelines and Policy Transition. The Council Negotiating Mandate. Unequal Partners: The Negotiating Process -- 7. The Cotonou Partnership Agreement. Objectives, Principles and Institutional Structure. Political Dialogue and Conditionality. Financing and the EDF. Innovations. Towards Differentiation under the ACP Umbrella -- 8. Future Challenges: Implementing Cotonou and 'Everything but Arms'. Implementing Cotonou. 'Everything but Arms' -- 9. Conclusion: Development and Integration. Development and Integration Theory.