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Spain, SSC and multilateral governance of the aid system
19/06/2009 By Bruno Ayllón Pino
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South-South Cooperation (SSC) is not a new dynamic in the international system of development cooperation, hence it is more appropriate to speak of a resurgence of SSC in recent years.
The impetus to establish its bases has been strongly linked to its development in the multilateral arena. Its very existence and current configuration would not be possible without these spaces for dialogue, consultation and technical support at the regional and global multilateral levels.
However, until now, Northern countries and the OECD/DAC had not shown a deeper interest in SSC or its more horizontal logic. The situation is now changing and SSC has become a priority on the agenda of multilateral agencies and in discussions on aid effectiveness. In the case of Spain, the necessary foundations, as laid by the Master Plan, are now in place to move towards a more holistic approach towards supporting this more horizontal modality.
This comment by Bruno Ayllón aims to provide an overview of the role of SSC in the global governance of aid, explaining the key implications for Spanish cooperation.
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Keywords
Aid effectiveness Aid policy Development aid Development cooperationRelated publications
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Bio author: Bruno Ayllón Pino
Associate researcher at the Development and Cooperation Institute (Instituto Universitario de Desarrollo y Cooperación, IUDC) of the Complutense University in Madrid. Coordinator at IUDC of the programme "The role of new donors and triangular cooperation mechanisms", within the research collaboration agreement between the Spanish Ministry for Foreign Affairs' programme on the planning and evaluation of development policies (MAEC/DGPOLDE) and IUDC (2008-2009).
