Development policy from a systemic perspective: changes, trends and its future role within a broader framework for transnational co-operation

Abstract Over the past decade a number of changes can be observed within the development policy system. This paper presents and discusses these changes along three dimensions: narratives, strategies and operational approaches. Changes are manifold, ranging from the application of new narratives, such as the migration narrative, to alternations in strategic objectives (e.g. developing countries’ graduation issues), new instruments (in the form of development finance at the interface with the private sector), and the application of new concepts for project implementation (e.g. through frontier technologies). We discuss the implications and effects of these changes for the current and potential future role of the development policy system, as well as preliminary ideas for a concept of global co-operation for sustainable development (GCSD), spanning beyond the development policy system.

摘要 过去十年间，发展政策体系内部涌现出诸多变革。本文从政策叙事（narratives）、战略路径与实施方式三个维度，对此类变革展开阐述与探讨。此类变革形式多元，既涵盖移民叙事等新型政策叙事的应用，也包括战略目标的调整（如发展中国家毕业议题）、新型政策工具的创设（即以与私营部门对接的发展融资形式），以及项目实施中新概念的运用（例如依托前沿技术推进项目）。本文还探讨了上述变革对发展政策体系当前及潜在未来角色的影响，同时就超越发展政策体系范畴的可持续发展全球合作（Global Co-operation for Sustainable Development, GCSD）框架的初步构想进行了讨论。