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The German Development policyGermany, in ruins after 1945, made an amazingeconomic and social recovery in littlemore than a decade. In the 1950’s, Germanystarted to provide development assistance.The growing volume and scope of activitiesin November 1961 led to the creation of anindependent cabinet ministry, the FederalMinistry for Economic Cooperation and Development(BMZ). Besides the practical reasonsbehind this move, the foundation of thenew ministry marked the growing politicalimportance of this area.There are numerous motives for grantingdevelopment assistance. Primarily, the moralobligation towards those who are disadvantagedin our One World. Furthermore, thereare objectives in the common interst of Germanyand its partners such as a long-termprospect for peace and stability based on prosperityof all nations. The latter is of crucialimportance for Germany´s export-orientedeconomy. The preservation of vital naturalresources is another issue of global significance.German development policy aims at improvingthe economic and social situation of thedeveloping countries and the deployment oftheir productive abilities with particularemphasis on the poorest sectors of the population,providing help for self help. In doing so,German development policy focuses on fivemain conditions conducive to development.These criteria influence both the level andthe nature of the cooperation undertaken.They are: Respect for human rights Participation of the population in politicaldecision making processes Rule of law Economy based on social market principles Development-oriented policies of thepartner governmentDevelopment cooperation programmes aimat addressing causes rather than curing symptoms.To secure effectiveness andsustainability, the programmes must go alongwith the development policy of the partnercountry. Hence, as a rule, an official requestforms the basis of any project or programme.Should the request be in line with the generalpolicy of German Government as wellas with sector strategies and the specificcountry concept - a medium- term strategypaper - a preappraisal-study assesses theproposal in detail. Once the study comes toa positive result, the two governments will,in bilateral negotiations, agree upon the jointimplementation of the project.The development policy of the German Governmenthas four fields of action: Direct bilateral assistance from governmentto government Assistance through multilateral organiza-2 Indonesian – German Development Cooperation