Eliminating World Poverty: A Challenge for the 21st Century - White Paper on International Development, 1997, 86 p.

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Presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State
for International Development
by Command of Her Majesty November 1997

“Together you and I will begin to build the new society, a society in which each of us has the chance to grow, to achieve, to contribute, to create dignity for ourselves, and not for ourselves alone, but for others also; a society in which each of us has a stake, a share; and we will give back to our children what they deserve - a heritage of hope.”

Tony Blair
April 1997

Table of Contents

Foreword by the Secretary of State for International Development

Summary

SECTION 1 - The Challenge of Development

SECTION 2 - Building Partnerships

The Complexities of Development
Multilateral Development Assistance
The Bilateral Programme - Partnerships for Development
The Bilateral Programme - Partnerships in Britain

SECTION 3 - Consistency of Policies

The Importance of Consistency
The Environment
Trade, Agriculture and Investment
Promoting Political Stability, Social Cohesion and Responding Effectively to Conflict
Promoting Economic and Financial Stability

SECTION 4 - Building Support for Development

List of Abbreviations

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