The post-colonial relationship between European and African states is complex. This book examines the unprecendented changes since the oil crisis of the 1970s, using new field work from Zambia as well as existing material.

1. Introduction 2. Africa and the New International Aid Regime 3. The Origins of EC-African Diplomacy, 1957-1971 4. The Emergence of Lome and its Institutional Framework, 1973-1978 5. Lome, Policy Dialogue and Structural Adjustment 6. Europe and the African External Debt Burden 7. Economic Decline and Policy Choice in Zambia 8. Zambia and Lome Aid Diplomacy 9. The EC and Economic Reform in Zambia 10. Europe and Africa in a Changing World