China’s establishment of the AIIB is the latest sign of a broader move away from the view that aid to developing countries is best provided in the form of massive government-to-government transfers. Power and wealth are not only diffusing across the international system, but also within states, such that corporations, foundations, wealthy individuals, private investment funds, civil-society groups, and most recently, municipal governments all have a role to play in development.
更广泛的背景是人们日益不再采信一个观点，即对发展中国家的援助最好通过大规模政府间转移支付的形式提供，中国成立亚投行只是这一背景的最新信号。权力和财富不但在国际体系中扩散，也在国家内部扩散，公司、基金会、富豪、私人投资基金、公民社会团体，最近还有市政政府，它们都在发展中起着作用。