Book contents
- The Cambridge History of the European Union
- The Cambridge History of the European Union
- The Cambridge History of the European Union
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors to Volume I
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Reflections on the History and Historiography of European Integration
- Part I Critical Junctures
- 1 The Emergence of a Divided World and a Divisible West
- 2 European Integration and the Temporary Division of Germany
- 3 Europe, Decolonisation and the Challenge of Developing Countries
- 4 European Integration and Globalisation since the 1970s
- 5 A Europe of Reunification?
- 6 Moderately Failing Forward: The EU in the Years 2004–2019
- Part II Multilateralism and Geopolitics
- Part III Perspectives and Ideas
- Index
- References
3 - Europe, Decolonisation and the Challenge of Developing Countries
from Part I - Critical Junctures
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 October 2023
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Book contents
- The Cambridge History of the European Union
- The Cambridge History of the European Union
- The Cambridge History of the European Union
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors to Volume I
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Reflections on the History and Historiography of European Integration
- Part I Critical Junctures
- 1 The Emergence of a Divided World and a Divisible West
- 2 European Integration and the Temporary Division of Germany
- 3 Europe, Decolonisation and the Challenge of Developing Countries
- 4 European Integration and Globalisation since the 1970s
- 5 A Europe of Reunification?
- 6 Moderately Failing Forward: The EU in the Years 2004–2019
- Part II Multilateralism and Geopolitics
- Part III Perspectives and Ideas
- Index
- References
Summary
Development policy is currently one of the pillars of external action of the European Union (EU). The volume of official development assistance disbursed by the EU and its member states makes the EU one of the world’s largest donors. Despite its significance today, development assistance was not discussed in the meetings of the Spaak Committee in 1955–6 and was only later placed on the table during negotiations for the EEC Treaty.
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- The Cambridge History of the European Union , pp. 78 - 105Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023
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