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Europe and the reshaped global order / Policy Brief

The G20 - Driving development behind closed doors

07/12/2011 By Nils-Sjard Schulz

Council of the EU

In the midst of the Euro debt crisis, the G20 Summit in Cannes provided very little space for the Seoul Consensus on Development. Though, the applause would probably have been lukewarm even in the best scenario. The G20 development agenda has had so far limited added-value to ongoing global development processes. The run-up to the G20 Mexico Summit in June 2012 provides a number of short-term opportunities for world leaders to engage more effectively in shaping the global governance of development.


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Keywords

Aid effectiveness Development EU Europe G20

Bio author: Nils-Sjard Schulz

Global governance of aid. Aid policy and effectiveness. Donor harmonisation. International division of labour. South-South cooperation.