The Power of Cooperation

IMF Blog, December 21, 2012

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Bibliographic details

• Authors: iMFdirect
• Published: December 21, 2012

Development assistance — overview

• Publication: iMFdirect
• Date: December 21, 2012
• Context: Article in the new issue of Finance & Development magazine featuring President Bill Clinton.

Main themes and findings

• The planet's most successful species are identified as cooperators: "ants, bees, termites, and humans."
• President Bill Clinton shares his experience working with governments, business, and civil society as part of his Clinton Global Initiative.
• Progress is most evident where people have formed "networks of creative cooperation" that bring stakeholders together.

Mechanism and benefits of cooperation (as presented)

• Networks of creative cooperation enable participants to:
  • do things better,
  • do things faster, and
  • do things cheaper than any could alone.

Source: The Power of Cooperation (iMFdirect), December 21, 2012.

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• Finance & Development