stakeholder = 'a party with any sort of interest whatsoever' (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Paul Frank]

In the last couple of years, I've noticed that many jargon-filled
texts about international relations and development aid (or
development assistance) are using the term "actors" where five or ten
years ago they used "stakeholders." Some writers use the two terms
interchangeably. I used to hate the term "stakeholder" but I see the
term "actor" so often these days, that I'm beginning to long for
"stakeholder." And then there is "player," which many government and
NGO writers avoid.

Paul

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