October 2018
As analysts of Australian aid and development policy and its effectiveness, this submission focuses on the soft power benefits of Australia’s aid and development policy. We then highlight some of the risks to aid effectiveness from an excessive focus on achieving soft power gains through aid. This is followed by our conclusion and recommendations.
Betteridge, A. 2018, Submission to DFAT’s soft power review, Development Policy Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University, Canberra.
