Asian Development bank: (Mis)shaping Development Cooperation and Effectiveness in Asia Pacific

Asian Development bank: (Mis)shaping Development Cooperation and Effectiveness in Asia Pacific

Having mobilized immense resources for and intervened significantly in most aspects of its developing member countries’ (DMCs) economies and policies, the Asian Development Bank (ADB)has been purported to be the region’s leading development financial institution for...
Key to Effective Development Cooperation: Time-bound action plan, differentiated private sector engagement, and an enabled civil society

Key to Effective Development Cooperation: Time-bound action plan, differentiated private sector engagement, and an enabled civil society

At its recent Senior Level Meeting (SLM), the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC)1 reviewed progress and charted a course on how to advance effective development cooperation (EDC). The result: a mixed picture. On the one hand, there is...