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India’s development cooperation in AfricaThis paper examines multiple facets of New Delhi’s development cooperation with countries in Africa and argues that grassroots organizations in India that find innovative, low-cost technological solutions to developmental challenges can help...
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Do the effectiveness principles matter for development?The Principles of Effective Development Co-operation provide an important reference point for foreign aid and international development assistance. Although the principles—country ownership, focus on results, inclusive partnerships, and transparency...
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Unpacking ‘ownership’ in development co-operation effectiveness‘Country ownership’ continues to grow more as an idealized requirement than an operational concept for effective development co-operation. Provider countries often shy away from taking onboard recipient countries’ development priorities, public...
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Aid reimagined: results from an elite survey on perceptions of progress, capacity, and development cooperationDevelopment effectiveness is an ever-growing concern for development partners. Particularly in a world of increasing budget constraints and trade-offs, it is crucial for development partners to maximize the results of any development intervention...
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What is next for development effectiveness in a post-aid world?
Improving the effectiveness of global development spending may seem like a fool's errand given the state of the world today. Yet this is precisely the...