Scaling up and absorbing resources: challenges for poverty eradication [WP821]

This conference discussed the following points:

• Will increased aid and debt relief boost efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, or worsen aid dependence and competitiveness?
• How best to ensure country ownership and sound practice?
• Can external partners ensure predictable flows and provide better advice on macroeconomic, fiscal and budgetary management?
• Which initiatives should be conducted by the state and which by other actors?