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Development cooperation is a comparatively new concept in international relations, having risen in importance only after the Second World War. The aims of and motives for development cooperation have since changed significantly. Besides pursuing short- and longer-term objectives in their own economic, foreign policy and other interests, donors usually have a recognisable and genuine interest in assisting countries in their processes of development. In the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the international community has an acknowledged frame of reference for global objectives, which play a major role not least in development cooperation.
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Klingebiel, S. (2014). What Is Development Cooperation?. In: Development Cooperation: Challenges of the New Aid Architecture. Palgrave Pivot, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137397881_1
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