Western middle powers and global poverty : the determinants of the aid policies of Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway and Sweden

Abstract

This study attempts to answer why the policies of the five countries covered are marked by a greater degree of "humane internationalism" than those of other Western countries. It discusses what it is that causes the variations between the policies of these five countries. By humane internationalism the authors understand an acknowledgement that rich countries have an obligation to alleviate poverty in the Third World and that fair North-South relations are in the best long-term interest of the North.

<p>Contents: The Determinants of aid Policies: General Introduction / Olav Stokke -- Determinants of Canadian Aid Policy / Real P. Lavergne -- Danish Aid: Old Bottles / Knud Erik Svendsen -- Dutch Aid Determinants, 1973-85: Continuity and Change / Charles Cooper and Joan Verloren van Thernaat -- The Determinants of Norwegian Aid Policy / Olav Stokke -- The Determinants of Swedish Aid Policy / Bo Karre and Bengt Svensson -- The Determinants of Aid Policies: Some Propositions Emerging from a Comparative Analysis / Olav Stokke</p>