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Trade Interests and UN Funding: Commercial Earmarking of Multi-bi Aid book cover

1st Edition

Trade Interests and UN Funding Commercial Earmarking of Multi-bi Aid

By Paweł Gmyrek Copyright 2022
196 Pages 23 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

196 Pages 23 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

196 Pages 23 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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This book examines a particular type of donor behavior – known as country earmarking of contributions – which occurs within the voluntary financing system of the United Nations. The research demonstrates that already during the period of the Millennium Development Goals a large share of the voluntary multilateral funding decisions was influenced by the commercial priorities of the OECD/DAC... Read more

Introduction

1 Key concepts, definitions, and scope

2 A world to gain: policy advantages of commercial country earmarking

3 What else explains earmarking? Lessons from the literature

4 Multi-bi aid data

5 Country-earmarking in practice: the empirics

6 Breaking down the numbers: what did we learn?

7 Conclusion: Policy implications

Biography

Paweł Gmyrek (Mr.) holds a PhD in Political Science and International Relations from University of Geneva, Switzerland, and a Master’s degree from Warsaw School of Economics, Poland. In parallel to his academic work, he has been staff member of the International Labour Office since 2008, where is he currently engaged as Senior Policy Analyst in the Office of the Deputy Director-General for Field Operations and Partnerships.

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