The Networker issue 98, August-October 2011
This issue focuses on the impact that the rise of emerging economies is having on international development including on aid effectiveness, southern partnerships and civil society. ODI, CAFOD, CIVICUS and Womankind contribute to the debate.
Although funding partnerships with business are increasing, far deeper collaboration is needed, according to Accenture Development Partnerships. In this issue they introduce the ‘convergence of solutions’ where the boundaries between sectors of ‘who does what’ will be fundamentally challenged and redefined. Meanwhile, Business in the Community gives some examples of how the private sector is contributing to development.
Bond has long been campaigning for a stronger UK Bribery Act to address a key barrier to development, but given the often complex context on the ground, how can we really make the necessary changes? The Bond Anti-Bribery NGO Working Group has published a set of Anti-bribery Principles and Guidance for NGOs as the UK Bribery Act came into force on 1 July 2011.
Download the PDF, or read a selection of articles below.
Nick Roseveare
Bond Chief Executive
A selection of articles
The changing face of power and influence
Sam Hardy, Bond Policy Coordinator, outlines the UK’s relationship with emerging economies.
Emerging donors: differentiation, ownership and harmonisation
Dan Harris of ODI explores what the rise of new donors might mean for the aid effectiveness agenda.
Emerging economies at the G20: good news for the poor?
To what extent has the presence of emerging economies at the head table been good news for poorest men and women? Christina Weller explains.
Emerging economies and the development aid discourse
CIVICUS provides an analysis on the rise of southern development actors from a civil society perspective.
Convergence economy: from income to outcome
Accenture Development Partnerships explains how the convergence of development and commercial self-interest has the potential to transform both the role of NGOs and business in development.
Development PeopleCaroline Harper, Chief Executive at Sightsavers talks about mainstreaming disability, the importance of demonstrating results and the challenges facing the development sector.
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