## The Power of Cooperation

_IMF Blog, December 21, 2012_

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## Bibliographic details
- Authors: iMFdirect
- Published: December 21, 2012

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### 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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## References

- [article](http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2012/12/clinton.htm)
- [Finance & Development](http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/fandd/2012/12/index.htm)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/blogs/articles/2012/12/21/the-power-of-cooperation_