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Feb 27, 2012 07:00 AM

Building on Busan: Latin America leads the way on development co-operation

Jonathan Glennie

Latin American countries have grasped the nettle on forging a fresh development agenda; others must now follow suit

Three months after the fourth high level forum on aid effectiveness, held in Busan, much uncertainty still surrounds what the vaunted new Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation might look like. It was the major news item to emerge from the conference, so this is worrying, and – with the parties dwelling on process rather than substance – some remain cynical that anything concrete will emerge.