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Post-2015 as the Litmus Test for Multilateral Development Cooperation?

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Multilateral Development Cooperation in a Changing Global Order

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This volume has examined many of the challenges facing the traditional multilateral system and emerging forms of development cooperation, multilateral and otherwise. A number of critical issues were addressed, including the fragmentation, support, and effectiveness of the multilateral system, as well as long-standing concerns regarding the legitimacy of multilateral development cooperation. While the perspectives of contributors vary, the chapters in this volume highlight three key themes. First is the increasingly complex and competitive environment in which evelopment cooperation occurs.

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Besada, H., Kindornay, S. (2013). Post-2015 as the Litmus Test for Multilateral Development Cooperation?. In: Besada, H., Kindornay, S. (eds) Multilateral Development Cooperation in a Changing Global Order. International Political Economy Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137297761_13

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