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The Swedish exit from Vietnam: Leaving painfully or normalising bilateral relations
16/03/2010 By Le Thanh Forsberg
This report by Le Thanh Forsberg analyses the process of the Swedish phasing out of development cooperation from Vietnam. It explores how the exit has been influenced by international reform on aid effectiveness and donor concentration, as well as the challenges and opportunities brought about by the exit.
Drawing upon the perspectives of actors from Vietnamese national agencies, the international donor community in Hanoi and Swedish policy-makers and development staff, this study offers key messages concerning what constitutes good exit practice and details the challenges both donors and national governments face to sustain development cooperation results and pave the way for new post-aid partnerships.
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Keywords
Aid effectiveness Aid policy Development cooperation Division of labour Donors European Union South Asia Sweden VietnamRelated publications
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Bio author: Le Thanh Forsberg
Le Thanh Forsberg holds a PhD from Lund University in Sweden. She is now an Oxford-Princeton Global Leaders Fellow at the University of Oxford.
