00933pab a2200133 454500008004000000100001800040245005500058260000900113300001400122362000800136520060700144650001600751773003200767180718b2003   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aAsche, Helmut  aMultilateralism versus bilateralism in foreign aid  c2003  ap.110-13.  aMar  aMultilateralists and bilateralists - their disparity, often even their opposing polarity is a firmly established fact of foreign policy, especially the foreign policy of the United States. But the same contrapositioning exists in the world of development aid, too, in Germany as elsewhere.  Which is not to say, however, that political discussion of the dichotomy is exhausted and its ramifications are understood. In recent years, the issue has flared up again. Helmut Asche looks at the advantages and disadvantages of bilateralism and multilateralism in German development cooperation. - Reproduced.  aForeign aid  aDevelopment and Cooperation