ABSTRACT
This concluding chapter takes a critical look at the policy-level implications of the empirical findings. It considers the practice of commercial earmarking within the current framework of the SDGs and its associated aid financing architecture, captured in the Addis Ababa Action Agenda. It argues that whether commercial earmarking proves to be a curse or a blessing for the development efforts will very much depend on the availability of parallel flexible funding and the creation of adequate political and operational space for the supranational norm-keepers, exemplified in today’s international structures by the specialized agencies of the UN.
