Premium
The Spanish International Development Co‐operation Law: a step in the right direction?
Author(s) -
Hughes Neil
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of international development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.533
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1099-1328
pISSN - 0954-1748
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1328(199903/04)11:2<273::aid-jid581>3.0.co;2-7
Subject(s) - legislature , law , political science , legislative process , public administration
On 18 June 1998 the Congress of Deputies passed the International Development Co‐operation Law. When initially presented to Congress in its draft form it was widely felt that this law would do little to overcome the deficiencies that have characterized Spanish development policy. However an intense campaign, led by the Spanish development community, during the law's passage through the Spanish legislative process, resulted in radical changes to several of its most important aspects. The objective of this ‘field report’ is to identify those aspects of the law that have improved during the legislative process and to assess what impact the new law will have on the practice of aid policy in Spain. Copyright © 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.