Across the world this year, development spending is being cut. But why have governments taken those decisions? Are those cuts based on a fall in public support?
Patrick Flynn, a data journalist at U.K. research agency Focaldata, spoke to Devex Global Development Reporter Elissa Miolene to discuss his agency’s recent research which looked at exactly this question.
The research found that while overall public support had not shifted significantly, it had become much more polarized, and this has created an environment where political will to support aid has been reduced.