EU aid policy towards the Pacific ACPs

Dearden, Stephen J.H. (2008) EU aid policy towards the Pacific ACPs. Journal of international development, 20 (2). pp. 205-217. ISSN 0954-1748

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Abstract

This paper reviews the EU's development policy in relation to the Pacific members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific group (ACP). It considers the particular characteristics and challenges faced by these island economies before turning to their trade relations with the EU and the Community's aid programme. It considers both the regional assistance programme and the particular experience of Fiji, the largest economy of the South Pacific. Finally, it attempts to draw some more general conclusions as to the effectiveness of EU aid administration and to identify those issues that remain to be addressed including monitoring, performance criteria, deconcentration and policy coherence.