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The New Deal as an anti-corruption tool? Don’t blame the policy, work with it

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The New Deal for Engagement in Fragile States provides a framework in which donors and host countries establish shared priorities for reducing fragility, with fragile states themselves taking the lead. Despite critics’ concerns, a preliminary analysis finds no negative effect on anti-corruption programming. However, the policy’s potential for improving control of corruption remains largely unfulfilled. The main challenge is to go beyond technical responses to politically smart engagement. The New Deal provides more space for political dialogue than the Paris Declaration, but aid agencies need operational guidelines on how to develop programming and link technical and diplomatic responses to corruption concerns in fragile states.

20 July 2015
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The New Deal as an anti-corruption tool? Don’t blame the policy, work with it

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Zaum, D.; Johnsøn, J.; Gippert, B.; (2015) The New Deal as an anti-corruption tool? Don’t blame the policy, work with it. Bergen: U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Centre, Chr. Michelsen Institute (U4 Brief null)

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Dominik Zaum
Jesper Johnsøn
Birte Gippert

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