Market-based structural adjustment programes have been much critised as a blueprint for economic and human development. In Uganda, the first phase of the Economic Recovery Programme (launched in 1987) has brought progress, in that macroeconomic stability and rapid economic growth have been...

This paper is concerned with the role of a supra-national agency, such as the European Commission, say in influencing environmental policies set by national governments. One rationale for such intervention is the need to overcome incentives for national governments to engage in "environmental...