– The function of political conditionality must be clear. After all, even sound arguments in support of political conditionality have to address the demanding challenges to make conditionality work. Is like claiming that the planet is a cube. At the same time, inferring from this insight that political conditionality is bound to be effective Thus, arguing that there is little reason for using political conditionality (and sanctions) is as valid as saying that the Earth is flat.
Moreover, governmental foreign aid to autocracies tends to stabilise authoritarian structures and to delay democratisation.
– From a recipient perspective, aid is more effective in promoting inclusive development in democracies than in autocracies. – From a perspective of domestic donor politics, democratic donor governments will not abstain from using political conditionality because their own constituencies expect human rights standards and democracy to be relevant for aid allocation. They also claim that the level of democracy is unsuitable as a criterion, because it has no influence on economic development. The politicisation of aid allocation instead of increasing aid effectiveness. Critics of political conditionality argue that democracy and human rights are too normative criteria and foster This is reflected by the debates around the Agenda for Change, the allocation formula of the European Development Fund (EDF) and the European Commission's new Budget Support Policy. Whether political conditionality should be attached to foreign aid and whether a recipient country's level of democracy should be the benchmark for conditionality and sanctioning instruments remain highly controversial issues. Ist die Erde eine Scheibe oder ein Würfel? Politische Konditionalität, Entwicklungshilfe und Demokratie Bonn: German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)
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