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The New Philanthropy: Private Power in International Development Policy?

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Moran, Michael, Stone, Diane·2016·The Palgrave Handbook of International Development

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This chapter examines the role and function of philanthropy in international development policy. Philanthropy has deep roots in development and its present influence is far from novel. Changes in the political economy of development finance, including growing private aid flows and continuing strain on the bilateral and multilateral aid systems, have increased its relative importance. Simultaneously, newly emerging foundations have financed novel institutional mechanisms for aid delivery in global health and transnational policy networks focussed on democratisation. These mechanisms have substantively shaped international development policy in key development sectors with important implications for the aid architecture by bringing in additional resources, ideas and approaches, while concurrently raising concerns, around the legitimacy and accountability of private actors. These keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.

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Metadata

Authors
Moran, M., & Stone, D.
Affiliations
  • Swinburne University of Technology (AU)
  • University of Warwick (GB)
Venue
The Palgrave Handbook of International Development
Published
2016
Pages
297-313
OpenAlex
W2484724294
Cited by
34
References
0
Citations by year
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FWCI
7.31
Type
book chapter
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks (publishedVersion)
  • Warwick Research Archive Portal (University of Warwick) (acceptedVersion)
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  • Swinburne figshare (Swinburne University of Technology) (submittedVersion)
  • University of Warwick (cc-by)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Development › International Development and Aid
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › International Relations and Foreign Policy
Keywords
philanthropy, private power, international development policy, development finance, global health, transnational policy networks, democratization, legitimacy and accountability, aid architecture

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