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Europe and the reshaped global order / Policy Brief

The rise of budget support in European development cooperation

13/01/2010 By Raquel C. Álvarez

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European aid donors are delivering a higher share of development aid directly to governments in the form of budget support. While this offers potential for enhancing local accountability within developing states the way it is being implemented in practice is having a negative impact.

 

 

 

 

 

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Keywords

Development cooperation EU Europe

Bio author: Raquel C. Álvarez

Raquel C. Alvarez worked for the European Commission until December 2009 and is now advisor at the Spanish prime minister's office.