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The end of certainties

Klingebiel, Stephan
External Publications (2019)

published online on Development and Cooperation 23 July 2019

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Due to the ever-changing policy environment, the rules that apply to official development assistance (ODA) have always required periodic reassessments. It is a constant challenge to reconcile conflicting demands and goals. Greater aid effectiveness, for example, is one such goal, but pressure has grown to align ODA with security policies. Reaching consensus on issues of global sustainable development and ODA is not easy.