As of March 2026, this website is no longer being updated. I now work mainly on climate issues, especially in Brighton and Hove, and new work can be found on the website of Climate:Change, our independent think-tank on socially inclusive action in the City: www.climatechangebh.org.uk.
Meanwhile, however, this website has over 850 entries, mostly representing my work on international development from 2010-2025. Among much else, there are over 50 book reviews, more than 20 papers and training cases on bridging research and policy and on managing think-tanks, nearly 100 articles on climate change, and many papers on other topics, including aid, food security and nutrition, and the future of international development. See ‘Topics and Themes’ for more details. I can be reached at sm@simonmaxwell.net.
The future of aid: user perspectives on reform of the international aid system
The future of aid: user perspectives on reform of the international aid system - Commonwealth Secretariat Workshop considering:
1) What attributes of aid are of greatest value from your perspective?; 2) What costs and risks are inherent in the aid relationship?; 3) What are the pros and cons of greater multilateralism?; 4) Which multilaterals best fit your country’s ambitions, and why?; 5) If you could change anything to improve that fit, what would it be?; and 6) How much stake and voice do you feel you have in major future decisions on the shape and governance of international aid? How could you become more engaged?............... (see link in title for full article)