Determinants and Limitations of Aid Conditionality: Some Examples from Nordic-Tanzanian Co-operation

Political conditionality has become fashionable in the wake of the de­ mocratic revolutions in Eastern and Central Europe. In African coun­ tries, too, there are increasing pressures for democracy and the observance of human rights [Kumado and Busia, 1991; Andreassen et ai., 1991 :ix\. Part of this pressure has built up internally over three decades, but in the past few years the main push has come from external forces, especially Africa’s major Western donors.