ABSTRACT
This book began by reflecting that the end of the Cold War had ushered in a new era of global politics and led industrialised countries to re-evaluate their foreign and economic policies towards the Third World. In this changing context, it seemed logical to ask whether the development programmes of two leading Western donors, France and Britain, had undergone any radical shifts since the fall of the Berlin Wall. It also seemed reasonable to ask why and how any such changes might have come about. These questions have been central to this study and have helped to determine its structure and findings.
