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    India as an emerging donor

    Social Science Research Network, 2009
    Although India has been traditionally perceived, both domestically and globally, as an important aid receiver, it has also had a foreign aid programme of its own, which can be traced to the 1950s and 1960s. India's aid programme used to be small, focused on building local capacities and it was viewed as benign.
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    Globalisation: a shifting context for development policy

    Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2009
    The chapter on globalisation from the ‘Development co-operation report 2009’ of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) builds upon the urgent call made at the Third High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness: the development community needs to make clear improvements in the co-operation instruments.
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    Enhancing the integrity of the Oil for Development Programme: Assessing vulnerabilities to corruption and identifying prevention measures - case studies of Bolivia, Mozambique Uganda. Final report.

    2012
    The overall objective of the OfD program is to promote economically, environmentally and socially responsible management of petroleum resources which safeguards the needs of future generations. To achieve this, the OfD program works towards supporting good management of petroleum resources through sound legal frameworks, implemented by the relevant institutions, with accountability.
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    Countering NGO corruption: rethinking the conventional approaches

    Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2012
    All donor agencies are likely to have heard anecdotal evidence of NGO corruption. This paper lays out the key issues that should be considered by donors in reviewing their NGO accountability regimes.
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    Developing an NGO corruption risk management system: considerations for donors

    Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2012
    NGOs are often on the front line of aid delivery, managing a significant proportion of aid funds; therefore, the risk of corruption in NGO operations is a significant concern. This report distills good practices for NGO corruption risk management systems.
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    A joint response to corruption in Uganda: donors beginning to bite?

    Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2011
    Given the stagnating trend on corruption in Uganda and the need to consolidate accountability reforms ahead of the inflow of oil revenues, international development partners developed a Joint Response to Corruption (JRTC) in early 2009. This paper clarifies that the implementation of the JRTC has delivered some interesting lessons. The paper finds that:
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    Making development assistance work at home: DfID’s approach to clamping down on international bribery and money laundering in the UK

    Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2011
    Corruption will remain a profitable crime in developing countries as long as counterparts in rich countries are willing to hide stolen resources. Therefore, the UK Department for International Development (DfID) is funding a project to increase investigations on money laundered by senior political figures in the UK.
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    Brazilian technical cooperation for development: drivers, mechanics and future prospects

    Overseas Development Institute, 2010
    This study focuses on Brazilian technical cooperation with developing countries and analyses its policy framework, institutional set-up and implementation modalities, and discusses options for the future.
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    Brazilian cooperation: a model under construction for an emerging power

    Real Instituto Elcano de Estudios Internaciones y Estratégicos, 2010
    This paper examines the political vision of Brazil’s aid as an instrument for its international projection and for the legitimate attainment of its domestic interests. In doing so it looks at the political guidelines underpinning it, the financial resources employed, the sectors and geographical areas in which it is concentrated and the agents that execute it.
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    BRICs’ philosophies for development financing and their implications for LICs

    International Monetary Fund, 2012
    Flows of development financing from the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China) to low income countries (LICs) have surged in recent years. Unlike aid from traditional donors, BRICs (excluding Russia) view their financing as primarily based on the principles of South-South cooperation, focusing on mutual benefits without attachment of policy conditionality.

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