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DIIS ∙ DANISH INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES The ideal solution 1.Cutting the ‘gift economy’ relations between donor and recipient countries by financing development cooperation through, e.g., international taxation. 2.Significantly strengthening policy coherence for development by integrating international development, economic and environmental policies. 3.Creating a multilateral framework for and oversight of development cooperation.TRANSCRIPT
DIIS ∙ DANISH INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
Challenges, constraints and opportunities in development cooperationLars Engberg-PedersenHead of research unit on Politics and governance
DIIS ∙ DANISH INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
5 key contradictions in aid Coordination versus proliferation and
fragmentation Recipient ownership versus aid
accountability to tax payers The poverty reduction objective versus
the allocation of aid resources International versus national development Differentiation of low-income countries
versus across-the-board approaches to development
DIIS ∙ DANISH INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
The ideal solution1. Cutting the ‘gift economy’ relations
between donor and recipient countries by financing development cooperation through, e.g., international taxation.
2. Significantly strengthening policy coherence for development by integrating international development, economic and environmental policies.
3. Creating a multilateral framework for and oversight of development cooperation.
DIIS ∙ DANISH INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
The contemporary world (1) Emerging economies – the balance of
economic power is tilting slowly, but surely.– How united are China, India, Brazil and
South Africa?– For how long will the South-North divide
dominate international politics?– How significant will the backlash in
Europe and North America be?
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The contemporary world (2) International negotiations – from UN to
G20.– Will we get a multilateral climate change
deal?– When will international taxation become
significant?– Will the WTO deadlock be broken?– Will a rights-based normative framework
for international cooperation emerge?
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The contemporary world (3) Crises – fundamental institutional
innovation takes place in response to crisis.
Institutional innovation will be shaped by:– The nature of the crisis– The relative strength of different
interests (power)– Recent experience with institutions– Dominant ideas about how to move on
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What to do in dev. cooperation?
Prepare the ground for action when the crisis hit.
PCD, the Paris agenda, multilateral cooperation and division of labour all point in the right direction, but cannot be implemented to the extent needed.
Create linkages with Environmental Policy Integration.
Build trust.