The long and winding road toward US aid reform17 Dec 2010
Last week, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton unveiled a sweeping foreign affairs reform plan. Despite opposition from a resurgent Republican Party, the Obama administration has been advancing a host of changes already, from USAID procurement to staffing and budgeting. For many aid experts, reform has been a long time coming. Devex describes the ongoing battle to increase U.S. aid effectiveness and efficiency, and offers views by Washington insiders on things to come.
