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IT is increasingly recognised that EUdevelopment cooperation policy hasfailed to meet its stated aims, and for this book Arts and Dickson have assembled a collection of papers which ask the obvious and important question, if the policy doesn’t work, why bother with it? This book assesses why EU develop-ment policy has become largely ineffective, citing among the external factors the liberalisation of trade, and the growing influence of US and international actors such as the World Bank and the IMF on EU policy. It also considers factors within the EU such as the enlargement of its membership and the resulting shifts in priorities. It is this analysis of internal and external factors affecting the decline of EU development policy that makes this study both innovative and unique. It brings together an impressive range of contributors from different disciplines resulting in a thorough and intelligent assessment of the debate. This study will appeal to advanced level undergraduates and academics of European politics in general, EU integration and development studies, and International Relations