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Development finance in a post-aid world: the case for country platforms

By Richard Calland, Emeritus Associate Professor in Public Law, UCT. Visiting Adjunct Professor, WITS School of Governance; Director, Africa Programme, University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, University of Cambridge

Instead of disconnected projects driven by external priorities, a country platform enables governments to set the agenda and direct finance to where it is needed.

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