5 Coordination and coherence among the main actors of the international development system Trends, initiatives, and ways forward

Daniele Alesani

DOI: 10.4324/9781003289852-6

5.1 From aid effectiveness to system-wide coherence and coordination among development actors

Since the second half of the past century, the system of multilateral aid and technical cooperation has become increasingly complex and articulated. In a scenario of progressive increase of voluntary contributions from donors most international organizations (IOs) privileged competition over collaboration, and organizations grew apart with stratified and overlapping mandates.

The United Nations Development System (UNDS) has been in a continuous state of progressive change almost ...

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