Acronyms -- Introduction -- 1. Managing development co-operation in the new millennium: the context, challenges and way dorward -- 2. The legal and political foundations for development co-operation -- 3. DAC member countries' developemnt co-operation at the dawn of the 21st century -- 4. Sources and allocation of funds -- 5. The overall shape of DAC member countries' development co-operation systems -- 6. Managing development agencies: inetrnal structures and systems -- 7. Managing human resources for development co-operation -- 8. Implementing bilateral programmes in different partner country contexts -- 9. Humanitarian assistance, NGO co-financing schemes and other forms of bilateral assistance -- 10. Multilateral assistance and contributions to global funds -- 11. Cheks and balances in development co-operation systems -- Bibliography -- List of boxes -- List of tables -- List of figures.

The members of OECD's Development Assistance Committee (DAC) give almost USD 70 billion in foreign aid (development co-operation) annually. How to manage that aid for the best results is the subject of this study, based on the organisational structures and practices of 22 of the world's main donor countries. More attention than ever is being given to how to make aid effective, and an increasing number of countries are becoming donors. For both these reasons, it is of particular importance to have up-to-date information on how donors with many years experience are managing their aid programmes, and to make good practice available in a readily accessible form.