Swedish Aid – a Multi-Purpose Tool for Globalization?
Swedish Aid – a Multi-Purpose Tool for Globalization?

Summary/Abstract: Sweden is an interesting aid donor to study. With a reputation of a committed and trustworthy dialogue partner with a focus on poverty reduction, Sweden is seen to be driven by altruistic motives and is pushing the international donor coordination agenda. However, at a closer look, selectivity and poverty focus in the Swedish partner portfolio is relatively weak; country selections have primarily been based on historical patterns and are often contributing to donor congestion; aid motives are increasingly becoming blurred, while the Swedish aid agencies rapidly are becoming messier from an organizational standpoint. So what is the Swedish aid model, and how is it evolving? Why has Swedish aid become increasingly complex in its content?

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