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An introduction to multi-stakeholder partnerships

Darian Stibbe and Dave Prescott, The Partnering Initiative, Oxford, 2016

This briefing document for the GPEDC High Level Meeting in November 2016 offers a definition of multi-stakeholder partnerships (MSPs) and shows how they are being used, where they have come from, and what the different sectors bring to the table. It provides an overview of the challenges the present, what they require from individuals and organisations, and how they get started.

The report was written with the support of the PEP Initiative, and funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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