The Development Assistance Committee: a slowly declining priority

2017 ◽  
pp. 155-187
Keyword(s):  
Development Assistance ◽  
Development Assistance Committee

scholarly journals Transition Finance and Markets

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-147
Author(s):  
Deborah Cotton
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Development Assistance ◽  
Development Assistance Committee ◽  
Access To Finance ◽  
Financial Products ◽  
New Research

The increased focus and agreement on the requirement for the planet to be more sustainable has led to an array of new research and financial products. The new buzz phrase is transition financing which is being seen as the path to achieving a sustainable world. The Development Assistance Committee (DAC) in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD, 2019) has the main objective of transition finance is to optimise access to finance for sustainable development to avoid financing gaps or socio-economic setbacks. This chapter examines some of the products and markets in current use by financial institutions and investors. It describes their use and recent research in this area as well as some gaps in this research.

A Comparison of Management Systems for Development Co-Operation in OECD/DAC Members

2000 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyun-Sik Chang ◽  
Arthur M. Fell ◽  
Michael Laird
Keyword(s):  
Development Assistance ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Development Assistance Committee ◽  
Extreme Poverty ◽  
Specific Target ◽  
Policy Statements ◽  
Key Policy

The Members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD have set an ambitious and specific target: reduce by one half the proportion of people living in extreme poverty by 2015. The aid management systems of DAC Members represent key elements in the basic architecture for attaining that goal. A Comparison of Management Systems for Development Co-operation in OECD/DAC Members provides a panaroma of aid management systems of DAC Members. It describes, analyses and compares those systems and provides specific examples. In addition, it presents the main themes of reflection within the DAC with key policy statements.

scholarly journals From Middle Power to Pivot Power? Korea’s Strategic Shifts

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-25
Author(s):  
Iain Watson
Keyword(s):  
Development Assistance ◽  
Northeast Asia ◽  
Economic Cooperation ◽  
Development Assistance Committee ◽  
Middle Power

Korea has been regarded by as a middle power nation. Korea’s accession to Group of Twenty (G20) status and membership of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development-Development Assistance Committee (OECD-DAC) were heralded as confirmation of Korea’s status as a middle power. Korea’s current regional initiative, the Northeast Asia Peace and Cooperation Initiative (NAPCI), represents a shift from middle power to ‘pivot’ state. The initiatives have potential theoretical implications for explaining Korea’s emerging role in the region.

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