The UN and Development Cooperation
Olav Stokke

An assessment of the UN's role in conceptualizing and advocating policies for the transfer of public resources, soft lending, and technical assistance. This study will also examine:
  • The role of the UN and the intellectual giants in developing and getting accepted the idea of the transfer of public resources, including soft lending and technical assistance.
  • The origin of the controversial 0.7% target, efforts on behalf of least-developed and other disadvantages countries, and 20/20.
  • The enduring legacy of technical assistance (later technical cooperation) and its evolution in theory and practice in the field.
  • The theory of pre-investment through the UNDP.
  • The growth in South-South cooperation.
  • The evolving nature of development assistance, including OPEC and Soviet development assistance as well as the mainstream OECD ideas and practice.