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Coherence in Global Policy
Making for Sustainable
Economic Development and
Poverty Reduction
Michele Ruiters, PhD
Institute for Global Dialogue (IGD)
[email protected]
www.igd.org.za
Partnerships for Development
MDG 8 commits governments to ‘develop a
global partnership for development’
Policy coherence for development – issues
beyond aid: trade, migration, investment,
climate change, arms exports, organised
crime, etc.
Assumption that trade leads to development
Open developing markets to developed
partners
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Global policy
Cancún – symmetry in global governance
architecture, improve negotiating processes, increase
political will and public support to address issues,
where policies clash, focus on development rationale
Doha Development Agenda (2001) – reform and
liberalisation of trade policy for growth, development
and recovery
World Summit on Sustainable Development (2002)
Beijing Platform for Action
Millennium Development Goals
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Singapore Issues (1996)
Investment
Competition Policy
Transparency in Government Procurement
Trade facilitation
Linked to:
Aid for Trade – how to contribute most
effectively to development agenda
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What is Policy Coherence for
Development?
Coined by OECD-DAC 1991
UN Millennium Declaration (2000) –
developed countries to ensure adequate
resources and policy coherence, and to
balance the responsibilities of developing and
developed countries when reporting on
development progress.
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Monterrey Consensus (2002)
International Conference on Finance for
Development
Commitment to support development in developing
countries.
Responsibility of:
Developing nations – good governance, good policies
and conflict resolution
Developed countries – increased and more effective
aid and policy coherence
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Characteristics of Policy Coherence
Combination of local, national, regional and
international policy decisions aimed at resolving
particular challenges
Development policies interact with informal
institutions – norms, practices, codes of conduct
International organisations and donors are well
placed to create policy coherence across their aid
packages e.g. DFID, EU, European Economic
Commission, OECD
policies that support specific efforts to help and
sustain the development process (OECD)
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Policy Incoherence
Actions that reduce current income and
growth prospects in developing countries and
thus run counter to aid policies that work to
develop their competitiveness, i.e. their
capacity to capture the benefits of
globalisation – OECD, 2003.
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Benefits of Policy Coherence
Benefits of globalisation to be more equitably
distributed and shared
Build political agreement among stakeholders
Combine and harmonise efforts and resources to
address areas of need (human security issues)
Policy synergies across a range of issues (trade,
security, health, education) support the achievement
of development objectives
Policy coherence saves time, money and effort and
targets neediest communities
Policy coherence could be achieved through policy
impact assessments and sharing of best practices
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Policy Coherence Initiatives
Recommendation of the ILO World
Commission on the Social Dimension of
Globalisation (2004)
Poverty reduction, full employment, provision
of decent work and reducing growing
inequality
Progressively develop integrated proposals in
order to balance economic, social and
developmental policies
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Role of Developed Nations
Challenge incoherence
Play to common interests
Help build capacity
Should ensure policy coherence mutually
reinforcing
Evaluate projects from partner country
perspective
Conditionalities?
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Regional approaches to policy
coherence
SADC Regional Poverty Framework
South East Asia
NEPAD
ACP – Cotonou Agreement
South-South agreements (IBSA,
IBSA+China)
Bi- and multilateral trade agreements for
development (EPAs)
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Recommendations
Separate policy coherence from coherence
with neo-liberal policies
Define what coherence means and whose
concept of coherence is dominant
Policy coherence should take into account
the specificities of a national economy in
relation to its development needs
Demystify the link between trade, growth,
development and poverty eradication
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And….
Institutions need to be overhauled to increase
policy coherence
Seek mechanisms to increase
communication, negotiation and consensus
among communities
Enhanced partnerships between recipient
and donor countries to identify policy targets
Finding alternative ways to enhance
development and more equitable trade.
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Some Alternatives
There cannot be a successful globalisation without a
successful localisation – Secretary General
Coherence between economic and social objectives
‘Societal Coherence’ – impact on well-being, poverty
eradication, human security and sustainability of
combined activities of government, business,
consumers and civil society – Worldconnectors
Inclusive democratic practice – reform of the
international financial architecture and global
governance institutions
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