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Stephan Klingebiel

Stephan Klingebiel

Stephan Klingebiel is Political Scientist and Head of Department Bi- and Multilateral Development Cooperation at the German Development Institute (DIE) in Bonn.

Unrequited love: What is the legacy of the first Global Partnership summit?

The first meeting of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation (GPEDC) failed to meet the expectation of starting a new era of equality between traditional and new donors.

Shaping the architecture of global development cooperation

The former aid effectiveness agenda is now virtually non-existent. The implementation of the 2005 Paris Declaration that defines common quality standards for the provision of aid by donors belonging to the OECD is characterized by fatigue.

Who wants to follow? British leadership claims hamper international cooperation

There is nothing really new about Britain often finding itself in a special position in international relations, and in that position it is deriving added strength from the current anti-Europe debate in the UK. The past few months have provided some vivid new examples of this.

Strenghtening the accountability of local governance

The ongoing trend of decentralising governance responsibilities to the sub-national level in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is likely to continue in the near future. In order to achieve its objectives, it will be crucial that this transfer of responsibilities will be matched by equal efforts to increase sub-national Public Financial Management (PFM) capacity.

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