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These critiques do not take into account what other research funders are doing. In this paper, I argue that this is a mistake. Both governmental and non\u2010profit research funders ought to be aiming for a just distribution of overall research resources. Individual funders faced with the non\u2010compliance of other funders therefore have two ethical obligations. First, an\n                    <jats:italic>obligation to coordinate<\/jats:italic>\n                    : each ought to share information about its funding allocations, to actively coordinate its activities with other funders, and to encourage other funders to do as they should. 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