But the leveraging of assistance to middle-income countries that is, as he puts it, "faster, better and cheaper" than its aid in the past is likely to be Mr. Zoellick's signature issue, along with his determination to tap revenues from loans to these countries and private sector businesses for use by the poorest countries.
The leverage of Western assistance diminishes further when newer, deep-pocketed donors (like China) and investors (many of them Chinese) are drawn to Rwanda thanks to its stable business environment.
Nevertheless, U.S. arms export laws exist for a good reason: to leverage U.S. military assistance as a force for good.
UNICEF's core roles are to be a voice for children, conduct monitoring and evaluation of past projects, give policy advice and assistance, leverage resources from public and private sectors, enable knowledge exchange and help governments to translate legislation into quality and inclusive services on the ground.
JGK was able to provide additional assistance leveraging current literature to support the ideas of the manuscript.
Just as pressure from Presidents Clinton and Bush didn't succeed in bringing about domestic change, the alleged leverage supplied by American assistance failed to compel Mr. Morsi to heed Mr. Obama's repeated warnings to adopt a more inclusive approach to governing a deeply divided Egypt in the past year.
The services social enterprises accelerators usually provide are: i) support for conceiving ideas and developing business plans; ii) research and market intelligence; iii) product definition; iv) support in market entry to access customers and distribution channels; v) advice and assistance in leveraging funding; and vi) advice on protecting intellectual property if necessary.
With national and international development partners, UNICEF forges alliances to improve the mechanisms of development assistance and leverages resources for the benefit of children and women.
"I would back those demands with intense diplomatic pressure and the leverage of greater American military assistance to Iraq".
Russia seems keen to reinforce this narrative to justify extending its military basing rights throughout the country, which, in all likelihood, Tajik officials will then use as leverage to demand more Western assistance.
The evaluation identified five elements that successfully facilitated tobacco-related systems change: 1) capitalize on changes in the environment; 2) ensure participation and support for the project at all levels of the organization; 3) use technology; 4) establish ongoing training and continuous quality improvement mechanisms; and 5) leverage external funding and technical assistance.
