ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the use of bilateral and multilateral aid to promote ‘good governance’ and democracy in developing countries following the end of the Cold War. It examines the emergence of these objectives as central elements of the aid regime, linked to the geopolitical, economic, and ideological dominance of a ‘concert’ of liberal states. It further explores three sets of problems that became evident with the use of aid to encourage political reform, and it concludes by reflecting on ways in which these agendas have changed as a result of ongoing changes in international politics and in the domestic politics of liberal states.
