Development Effectiveness and the Politics of Commitment.
International aid agencies have experienced a ‘political turn’ over the past decade, with political economy analyses becoming increasingly numerous as a means to drive development effectiveness. Yet aid agencies have so far failed to shift their aid modalities in response. The problem lies in an ina...
| Published in: | Third World Quarterly Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. 17 - 37 |
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| Format: | Case Study |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Feb2012
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