International Development
Sowing Innovation for Sustainable Food
iied
This 2-page brief highlights research into sustaining local food systems, biodiversity and livelihoods. It showcases how farming communities are taking the lead in action research to revive diverse, locally controlled food systems
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2012-02-01
Accelerating Work to Overcome the Global Impact of Neglected Tropical Diseases—A Roadmap for Implementation
WHO
To guide the effort against NTDs this 22-page document sets out a new strategy that sets targets for what can be achieved by the end of the decade
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2012-01-31
Dissonance in Development: Foreign Aid and State Formation in Malawi
NUPI
The main focus of this 190-page Norwegian thesis is on how foreign aid and development affects the state
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2012-01-12
Adapting for a Green Economy: Companies, Communities and Climate Change
Oxfam America
This 72-page US report makes the business case for private sector adaptation to climate change in ways that build the resilience of vulnerable communities in developing countries
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2012-01-10
Value for Money in Donor HIV Funding
Rand Corporation
This 92-page US report examines options for improving the impact of HIV funding
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2012-01-10
Better than Expected U.S. Support for Global Development
Brookings
A commentary describing the amount of funding allocated for U.S. development spending in 2012 as a surprising achievement
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2012-01-09
Foresight Africa: Top Priorities for the Continent in 2012
Brookings
This 44-page US report outlines the top priorities for Africa in 2012 and beyond
International Development, RegionalPosted: 2012-01-09
Between Pockets of Efficiency and Elite Capture in Mozambique
DIIS
This 52-page Danish working paper synthesises the main findings from four case studies of productive sectors in Mozambique
International DevelopmentPosted: 2012-01-09
World Development Report 2012 for iPad
World Bank
A limited time free offer of the World Development Report 2012 App for iPad
International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-12-16
Development Interventions, Export Sectors and the Poor: Mixed Results
DIIS
This 120-page Danish study examines a variety of interventions directed at increasing Low Income Country exports while benefiting the poor
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2011-12-12
Aiding Governance in Developing Countries: Progress Amid Uncertainties
CEIP
A 42-page US report on how aid practitioners have begun accumulating important insights about how to improve governance aid
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-12-01
Direct Access to Climate Finance: Experiences and Lessons Learned
ODI
This 19-page UK discussion paper provides an overview of the concept of direct access to funding for climate change actions in developing countries
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-11-30
Brave New World: A Literature Review of Emerging Donors and the Changing Nature of Foreign Assistance
CGD
This 30-page US working paper investigates the scale and scope of emerging donors, many of which are developing economies themselves
International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-11-26
Why Did Abolishing Fees Not Increase Public School Enrollment in Kenya?
CGD
This 28-page US working paper examines why demand for private schooling went up when the price of government schooling went down in Kenya
Education, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-11-15
Experiences of Plantation and Large-Scale Farming in 20th Century Africa
DIIS
A 56-page Danish working paper examining the lessons to be drawn from a re-assessment of large-scale agriculture in Africa during the twentieth century
International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-11-15
Achieving an AIDS Transition: Preventing Infections to Sustain Treatment
CGD
This 4-page US brief summarizes the recommendations in "Achieving an AIDS Transition", for focused policies and well-designed incentives to finally bring the AIDS epidemic under control
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-11-15
Engaging in Productive Sector Development: Comparisons between Mozambique and Ghana
DIIS
In this 35-page Danish paper, four factors are used to explain why state intervention in developing countries is sometimes a success and sometimes not
International Development, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-11-15
Heritage, Democracy and Development in Libya
Brookings
A US article highlighting the potential of Libya's heritage and natural areas to contribute to development
International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-11-14
Global Development Under Pressure
Brookings
This 48-page US meeting report discusses the state of global development cooperation, opportunities presented by international platforms for policy dialogue, the lessons of the Arab Spring, U.S. development policy reforms and the challenges of effective communications
International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-11-14
The Forgotten Villages: Land Reform in Tanzania
DIIS
A 4-page Danish policy brief analyzing the causes for the slow progress of land reform in Tanzania
International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-11-03
Safer, Faster, Cheaper: Improving Clinical Trials and Regulatory Pathways to Fight Neglected Diseases
CGD
This 4-page US brief offers recommendations for improving the quality and lowering the cost of clinical trials in the developing world
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-11-02
Intrahousehold Distribution and Child Poverty: Theory and Evidence from Côte d’Ivoire
IZA
This paper extends the collective model of household consumption to recover mother's, father's and children's shares of consumption together with economies of scale
International Development, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2011-10-31
Building Civil Servant Capacity in South Sudan
DIIS
This 4-page Danish policy brief recaps on some main tenets of IGAD initiative and presents a number of policy recommendations
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-10-11
The Government Assistance Center: A Vehicle for Transitioning to the Host Government
PKSOI
This 74-page US monograph proposes a way for non-military organizations to render assistance and development to fragile states through an organizational approach
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-10-10
Establishing Electoral Administration Systems in New Democracies
IDE
This 38-page Japanese discussion paper seeks to identify the conditions for establishing an autonomous and capable electoral administration system in newly-democratized countries
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-10-07
Beyond Boundaries in Eastern Africa: Bridging the Security/Development Divide With International Security Assistance
Stimson Center, Stanley Foundation
This report identifies links between sustainable development issues, and human security and capacity-building needs in Eastern Africa, and connects these needs with international security assistance supported under UN Security Council Resolutions 1373 and 1540
International Development, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2011-10-07
No Easy Way Out: Traditional Authorities in Somaliland and the Limits of Hybrid Political Orders
DIIS
A 33-page Danish working paper exploring how moderately effective state-like institutions have been rebuilt in Somaliland and Puntland in northern Somalia over the past two decades
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-10-06
What Happens When Donors Fail to Meet Their Commitments?
CGD
A US blog considering whether the aid industry introduced the reforms it agreed in 2005 to make aid more effective
International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-10-05
Gender Equality and Development
World Bank
This 458-page report argues that gender equality is a core development objective in its own right. Further, that it is also smart economics
International Development, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-10-04
International Engagement in Fragile States: Can’t We Do Better?
OECD
This 66-page study is intended to guide complex interventions in fragile and conflict-affected countries
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-09-29
Resource Rents, Democracy and Corruption: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
CESifo
This 18-page working paper examines the effect of the interaction between resource rents and democracy on corruption for a panel of 29 Sub-Saharan countries during the period from 1985 to 2007
Corruption, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-09-29
It’s Complicated: the Challenge of Implementing the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness
Brookings
A 3-page US analysis of this year’s monitoring survey on the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness
International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-09-27
Diversity of Communities and Economic Development
Economic Growth Center - Yale
This 20-page US discussion paper reviews the literature on the impact of ethnic diversity on economic development
International Development, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-09-23
Financing Africa Through the Crisis and Beyond
World Bank
This 308-page book takes stock of Africa's financial systems in light of recent changes in the global financial system. It addresses risk aversion of international investors, a shift in economic and financial powers towards emerging markets, the regulatory reform debate, and the increasing role of technology
International Development, RegionalPosted: 2011-09-22
Frontiers in Development Policy
World Bank
This 312-page book is a primer that examines interlinkages in various parts of the economy and the need for practical policy making to reach development goals in a globalized world of instabilities and complexities
International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-09-22
Reframing Development Cooperation
Brookings
This 10-page US brief exposes some of the myths that surround development cooperation and endorses an effort to parse development activities according to a set of overarching objectives, which could then guide a more modern and useful aid taxonomy, as well as a better division of labour
International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-09-17
What Drives States to Support the Development of Productive Sectors?
DIIS
This 34-page working paper examines why and how ruling political elites in developing countries support productive sector development and with what outcomes
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-09-16
A Fragmented Europe in a Frail Congo
CSS
This 3-page Swiss analysis calls for a coherent and strategic (international) approach to provide valuable impetus to the most pressing Congolese needs
International Development, European UnionPosted: 2011-09-15
Assisting the Escape from Persistent Ultra-poverty in Rural Africa
FSI
A US lecture paper offering current thinking on the structural causes of the spatially concentrated, persistent ultra-poverty that has plagued Africa for a generation and some key entry points for facilitating Africans’ escape from persistent ultra-poverty
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-09-14
Incentive Proliferation? Making Sense of a New Wave of Development Programs
CGD
This 26-page US paper proposes a way of classifying and distinguishing the range of development incentive programmes being debated today, emphasizing two particular dimensions: the agent whose behavior the incentive seeks to change and the specificity of the output or outcome measure
International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-09-08
Time for a Big Push on Infrastructure in Africa: What the G-20 Can Do
Brookings
This 10-page US policy paper argues that what the G-20 decides to do on infrastructure in Africa will be a critical test of whether it can amount to more than a talkshop
International Development, RegionalPosted: 2011-09-06
Taking Development Activities to Scale in Fragile and Low Capacity Environments
Brookings
A 93-page US working paper arguing that scaling up (i.e., the expansion, replication, adaption and sustaining of successful policies and programs in space and over time to reach a greater number of people) is highly relevant to fragile settings, both as an objective and as a strategic approach to development
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-09-06
How Countries Become Rich and Reduce Poverty
DIIS
A 28-page Danish working paper reviewing the literature explaining why some countries are rich and others are poor
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2011-08-25
Measuring Results
GSDRC
This US guide introduces core debates and considerations for development practitioners involved in designing and managing monitoring and evaluating activities. It provides overviews of key tools and approaches, case studies of applying different methodological approaches, and lessons learned from international experience
International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-08-24
Averting Further Crisis in Malawi
Brookings
A US article arguing that timely intervention by the international community, and particularly the African Union, is necessary to resolve the situation in Malawi
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-08-22
Will Rising Democracies Become International Democracy Supporters?
FRIDE, CEIP
This 42-page paper examines what potential exists for the US and EU to work with rising the democracies on international democracy support – and some of the risks that must be avoided.
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-08-18
Weak States and Successful Elites
SWP
A 27-page German research paper examining how the governments of externally dependent crisis states engage with Western policy prescriptions
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-08-18
Partnerships for Development and the Provision of Water and Sanitation
SWP
This 4-page German commentary argues that if the UN wants its partnerships to effectively contribute toward the realization of the Millennium Development Goals or other international goals, it needs to monitor and assess them in a more systematic manner
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2011-08-18
Measuring Aid Effectiveness Effectively: A Quality of Official Development Assistance Index
Brookings
This US article describes a tool and methodology that is designed to provide the information needed to assess whether a government is spending aid wisely and as effectively as possible
International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-08-04
The Millennium Development Goals Report 2011
United Nations
A 72-page report on progress towards the MDGs
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2011-08-01
The Future State of the World: What it Means for Australia's Foreign Aid Program
Lowy Institute
This 30-page Australian paper looks at key influences on global development; it considers the critical 'swing factors' which could result in major changes; and finally, it identifies potential implications for Australia's aid program.
International Development, RegionalPosted: 2011-07-22
Investing for Sustainable Development? A Review of Investment Principles – Trends and Impacts
IIED
A 74-page report considering how sets of investment principles work to incorporate social, environmental and governance criteria into investment decisions in order to enhance the benefits and reduce the damaging effects of investment for development
International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-07-21
The Evaluation of the Paris Declaration - Phase 2
IOD PARC
This 88-page report evaluates the relevance and effectiveness of the Paris Declaration and its contribution to aid effectiveness and ultimately to development effectiveness
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2011-07-14
An Effective Aid Program for Australia: Making a Real Difference - Delivering Real Results
AusAID
The Australian Government's 6-page summary response to the Independent Review of Aid Effectiveness.
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2011-07-13
Elections in Africa: Mixed Blessings for Growth and Poverty Alleviation
DIIS
This 4-page Danish policy brief finds that although elections motivate political elites to be responsive to popular demands in Africa, the impacts on peoples’ livelihoods are ambiguous
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-06-30
Mapping Progress: Evidence for a New Development Outlook
ODI
This 76-page UK report summarises evidence of development progress and how it was achieved in 24 developing countries
International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-06-30
The Impact of Employment Guarantee Schemes and Cash Transfers on the Poor
ODI
This 104-page review applies a systematic protocol to the identification and retrieval of published and unpublished documents relating to the impacts of i) EGSs and ii) CTs on the poor (defined in relation to national poverty lines), and examines the relative effectiveness of both interventions
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-06-28
A Global Compact on Learning; Taking Action on Education in Developing Countries
Brookings
This 79-page US report highlights the importance of education in reducing poverty in developing countries
International Development, EducationPosted: 2011-06-13
Financial Globalization in Emerging Economies: Much Ado About Nothing?
Brookings
This 47-page US paper focuses on financial globalization (FG) from an empirical perspective, building on, updating, and specializing the existing literature to characterize the evolution and implications of FG in emerging economies
Globalisation & International Trade, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-06-09
The New Politics of Development and Development Policy’s Big Private Sector Push as response
The Indo-Pacific Governance Research Centre
This 7-page Australian policy brief examines how over the last decade or more a new mode of development practice has emerged that both complements and, in many ways, transforms the agendas of organisations tasked with facilitating development
International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-06-08
The Coming Scramble for Africa’s Resources Needs a New Rulebook
Europe's World
The European Parliament has an important opportunity to influence global rules on resources extraction. This article explains why these are vital if Africa is to benefit fully from its minerals and energy bonanza
International Development, European UnionPosted: 2011-06-06
The Future of Development Finance
CGD
A 21-page US working paper arguing that the rules of the game and the tools of development assistance need to evolve to focus on transparency, results, accountability, a market-driven division of labor and flexible partnerships for the future development finance system to become an effective tool of global problem solving
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2011-05-26
Budget Support Lessons from Post-conflict Support to Mozambique
DIIS
This Danish policy brief revisits the main lessons from support to Mozambique during its post-conflict reconstruction phase
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-05-22
Ghana's Transformation
IPRI
A first-person account of John Kufuor's years as president, describing some of his administration’s most successful projects, especially those related to agriculture
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-05-17
Serious Approach to Development
Brookings
This 12-page US policy paper poses the principal issues that will face The 2011 High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Busan
International Development, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-05-16
Social Cash Transfers: a Useful Instrument in Development Cooperation?
FES
A 6-page analysis of the potential and pitfalls of social cash transfers in development cooperation
International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-05-15
Toward Results-Based Social Policy Design and Implementation
CGD
This 42-page US paper shows how Mexico has improved the evidence base for public policy in a number of ways
International Development, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-04-20
Budget Support Lessons from Post-conflict Support to Mozambique
DIIS
This Danish policy brief revisits the main lessons from support to Mozambique during its post-conflict reconstruction phase
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-04-14
The Power of Jurisdiction in Promoting Social Policies in Smaller States
UNRISD
This 40-page paper argues that a stronger appreciation of strategic issues, institutional practices, legal features, regulatory capacities and behavioural response mechanisms would help in understanding why some small states succeed while others do not
Social Policy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-04-01
The New Bottom Billion: What If Most of the World’s Poor Live in Middle-Income Countries?
CGD
A 4-page US brief reporting that an estimated 960 million poor people — a - new bottom billion — live in middle-income countries, and considering how donors will have to change the way they think about poverty alleviation
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-03-30
Oil Prices, Poor Countries and Policy Responses
ODI
A UK blog on the impact of rising oil prices on deveoloping countries
International Development, EnergyPosted: 2011-03-25
Nation-building Interventions and National Security: An Australian Perspective
m, National Defence University
This 14-page essay urges Australia to give higher priority to preemptive strategies that help prevent conflict, and to holistic approaches that build sustainable stability
International Development, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2011-03-22
Failed States, Vicious Cycles, and a Proposal
CGD
This 14-page US working paper examines the problems of failed states, including the repeated return to power of former warlords, which he argues causes institutions to become weaker and people to get poorer
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-03-08
Making Sense of Food Price Volatility
Brookings
A US analysis of how food prices affect developing countries and what needs to be done at a policy level
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-03-07
Southern Sudan's Self-Determination Referendum: Two Narratives
Clingendael
A personal Dutch commentary on the recent vote on whether Southern Sudan will remain part of a united Sudan or found its own state
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-03-04
Managed Retreat of Coastal Communities: Understanding Responses to Projected Sea Level Rise
CSIRO
This 39-page study finds that managed retreat - the relocation of homes and infrastructure under threat from coastal flooding - is one of the few policy options available for coastal communities at risk from sea level rise
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-03-04
Climate Finance in Indonesia: Lessons for the Future of Public Finance for Climate Change Mitigation
EDC
This 55-page working paper studies how financing to address climate change be delivered to countries and within countries in the most effective way
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-02-28
Is Uganda Ready for Oil Revenues?
SAIIA
This 4-page South African policy briefing considers Uganda's ability to cope with expected oil revenues
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-02-28
Security, Humanitarian Action and Development
ODI
This 4-page UK briefing paper outlines the key opportunities and challenges presented by a more integrated approach to international engagements to build stability in fragile states
International Development, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2011-02-18
A Guide to Monitoring and Evaluating Policy Influence
ODI
This 12-page UK background paper provides an overview of approaches to monitoring and evaluating development policy influence and is intended as a guide, outlining challenges and approaches and suggested further reading
International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-02-18
Emerging Powers and the International Development Agenda
Chatham House
The 12-page text of a speech setting out how the UK will work to strengthen its partnerships with emerging powers, adapting its approach to reflect the changing international development landscape.
International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-02-18
How to Stop the Rise in Food Price Volatility
CEIP
This US bulletin examines the developing world’s vulnerability to food price shocks
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2011-02-17
The New Sudan: Challenges and Opportunities
CEIP
This US Q&A analyzes the latest developments on the ground in Sudan, the realities that face the north and south, the impact of the secession on Darfur, and what lessons the international community can take from the peace process
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-02-17
Learning about Schools in Development
CGD
This 28-page US working paper investigates the broken link between schools and learning and suggests some proven methods for improving outcomes in education
Education, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-02-15
Aiding Development: Assistance Reform for the 21st Century
Brookings
This 44-page US paper considers the reform of global assistance efforts
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2011-02-15
Oil to Cash: Fighting the Resource Curse through Cash Transfers
CGD
A 22-page US working paper proposing that countries seeking to manage new resource wealth should consider distributing income directly to citizens as cash transfers
International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-02-14
South Sudan: Time to Focus on Challenges
Brookings
This US article describes the many challenges that lie ahead for South Sudan
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-02-14
Beyond Forestry: Why Agriculture is Key to the Success of REDD+
iied
This 4-page brief explains how, in regard to deforestation, the task of reconciling climate anddevelopment goals poses a daunting challenge
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-02-02
Look Both Ways: Mainstreaming Biodiversity and Poverty Reduction
iied
This 4-page brief argues that biodiversity and poverty reduction are intrinsically linked and demands an integrated approach
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-02-02
European Development Cooperation in a Changing World: Rising Powers and Global Challenges after the Financial Crisis
EADI
This 4-page policy brief examines how the challenges facing European development cooperation have changed substantially in recent years
International Development, European UnionPosted: 2011-01-28
Participation of Diasporas in Peacebuilding and Development
PRIO
This 68-page Norwegian handbook focuses on diaspora engagements in both peacebuilding and development
International Development, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2011-01-28
Sustainable Security and the Global South
ORG
This 9-page UK paper examines how the views of security analysts from the global South might be better incorporated into the concept of ‘sustainable security'.
Defence, Terrorism & Security, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-01-27
The Toppling of the Tunisian Regime: Ramifications for the Arab World
INSS
This Israeli commentary examines possible reactions in the Arab world to recent Tunisian events
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-01-20
Advanced Economies Pose Three Financial Risks to Developing Countries in 2011
CGDev
This 8-page US paper identifies the major risks posed to emerging market economies by developments in advanced economies
International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2011-01-19
Ten Zero-Cost Development Ideas for 2011
CGD
A US list of ten zero-cost actions that the rich and powerful global actors can take to improve lives among the poor and vulnerable around the world in the coming year
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2011-01-18
Aid, Institutions and Governance: What Have We Learned?
"Development Policy Review"
A 22-page UK article summarizing fresh thinking on the place of governance systems and the role of aid in development
International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-01-10
Justice and Security – When the State Isn’t the Main Provider
DIIS
This 4-page Danish policy brief reports on a conference held to discuss current development assistance to justice and security-related programming that supports actors that are not part of a state entity
International Development, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2011-01-07
Recurrent Cost Boom Threathens Millennium Development Goals
DIIS
A 4-page Danish policy brief arguing that it is urgent to address the long-term financing of the costs of the MDGs. Otherwise, present achievements can be undermined by a potential recurrent cost boom in many poor donor-dependent countries
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2011-01-07
Tanzania’s Land Law Reform
DIIS
A 20-page Danish working paper providing an overview of the major land reform implementation projects carried out in Tanzania so far
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-01-07
Food Security in an Era of Economic Volatility
"Population and Development Review"
A 32-page US article considering the state of food insecurity, the nature of price variability, and the appropriate strategies for international agricultural development
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-01-06