International Development
Are the Millennium Development Goals Proving Counter-productive?
FRIDE
This 5-page Spanish policy brief argues that for the EU, the opportunity to carve out a leading,agenda-setting role in the MDGs debate is fast evaporating amidst Brussels’ unwillingness to broach policy alternatives and approaches to African development being canvassed by increasingly influential rival donors
International Development, European UnionPosted: 2010-10-01
Arab Reform and Foreign Aid
CSIS
A 113-page study of the experience of Morocco in dealing with the economic and political reform initiatives being promoted by the US and EU
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-11-15
Approaches to Food Security in Brazil, China, India, Mexico and Nigeria: Lessons for Developing Countries
ICRIER
This 35-page Indian paper underscores the diversity in country experiences in terms of the timing, pace, and forms of agricultural reforms as well as the major public policies and programmes adopted for improving social and economic access to food and nutrition and draws lessons for other countries
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2012-04-16
Applying the Precautionary Principle to DDT
National Center for Policy Analysis
A U.S. 2-page brief analysis comparing the risks and benefits of DDT
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-09-16
Applying Conditionality to Development Assistance
Centre for Democratic Institutions
This 14-page Australian paper examines the efforts of the Bush Administration's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) to apply the principle of conditionality to development aid
International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-03-31
Annual Review of Development Effectiveness 2006: Getting Results
World Bank
A 120-page report on the effectiveness of development projects supported by the World Bank
International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-12-18
Annual Report 2007: Transitions in International Development
ODI
This 48-page UK report includes a series of articles on topical issues in development
International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-09-02
An Urban-Rural Focus on Food Markets in Africa
Urban Institute
This 45-page US study examines the economic potential of urban food markets in Africa
International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-02-05
An Evaluation of the IMF and Aid to Sub-Saharan Africa
IMF
A 133-page independent evaluation of IMF aid to Sub-Saharan Africa
International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-03-19
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
An Agenda for Research on Urbanization in Developing Countries
World Bank
This 30-page policy research working paper assesses the state of research and examines priorities for future work in the area of urbanization and growth
International Development, Urban IssuesPosted: 2010-11-22
An Adeuquate EU Response Strategy to Address Situations of Fragility and Difficult Environments
ECDPM
A 109-page report for the EU President on the issues facing the EU in dealing with failing states
International Development, European UnionPosted: 2007-09-07
American Philanthropic Foundations: Emerging Actors of Globalization and Pillars of the Transatlantic Dialogue
AFD
A 16-page working paper illustrating the increase in power of American philanthropic foundations in financing for development and global public goods
International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-09-13
Alternative Development Financing Mechanisms: Pre-crisis Trends and Post-crisis Outlook
DIIS
This 36-page Danish study assesses the recent evolution of non-traditional approaches to development finance
International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-05-03
Alliances Against Poverty: DFID's Experience in Peru 2000-2005
Department for International Development - U.K.
This 192-page U.K. report argues that effective development aid may depend on an involvement with local politics
International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-04-22
AIDS Treatment as an International Entitlement; Are We Ready for a Global Welfare Paradigm?
CGDev
This blog examines the cost/benefit equation of AIDS treatment.
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-10-04
AIDS in Africa
Congressional Research Service
A 24-page report on the AIDS epidemic in Africa, and the US response
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-08-15
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
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
Aid, Paris and the Private Sector: How to Square the Circle
DIIS
This 42-page Danish working paper provides an overview of recent trends in donor support to private sector development
International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-10-15
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
Aid, Growth and Devolution
CESifo
This 37-page working paper examines whether the federal structure of aid-receiving countries matters in explaining aid effectiveness
International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-11-05
Aid, Dutch Disease, and Manufacturing Growth
CGDev
This 39-page working paper examines the effects of aid on the growth of manufacturing using a methodology that exploits the variation within countries and across manufacturing sectors and that corrects for possible reverse causality
International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-01-20
Aid to Fragile States: Do Donors Help or Hinder?
WIDER
This 37-page discussion paper examines the effectiveness of aid to fragile and poorly-performing states
International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-09-07
Aid Harmonization: What Will It Take to Meet the MDGs?
Development Gateway
A 49-page report focusing on aid harmonization and the promise it holds for meeting the MDGs
International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-08-08
Aid Effectiveness: Opening the Black Box
World Bank
A 13-page paper examining the causality chain linking aid flows to development outcomes
International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-01-29
Aid Effectiveness and Governance: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Brookings Institution, World Bank
A US article tracing the development of the aid effectiveness concept in overseas development
International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-03-24
Aid Effectiveness after Accra: How to Reform the 'Paris Agenda'
ODI
A 4-page UK briefing paper presenting proposals for improving aid effectiveness
International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-08-15
Aid Coordination on the Ground: Are Joint Country Assistance Strategies the Answer?
Brookings
This 39-page US working paper considers whether the use of joint country assistance strategies will improve aid effectiveness
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2009-07-27
Aid and Growth in Fragile States
UNU-WIDER
A 22-page research paper examining links between aid and economic growth in fragile states
International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-04-18
Aid and AIDS: A Delicate Cocktail
Vox
An article examining the focus of developmental assistance targeting health
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-07-09
Aid Allocation and the MDGs
ODI
A 4-page UK briefing paper examining how enhanced aid funds should be allocated across different countries
International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-05-04
Agro-Commodity Dependence and Recent Trends in Agro-Commodity Markets
DIIS
This 35-page Danish working paper examines trends in agro-commodity trade over the decade to 2005, globally and in relation to developing Asia
Globalisation & International Trade, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-10-12
Agriculture, Food Security, Nutrition and the Millennium Development Goals
International Food Policy Research Institute
This 16-page essay offers recommendations as to the best means of achieving the Millennium Development Goals
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-11-16
Agricultural-forestry linkages: Development of timber and tree crop plantations towards sustainable natural forests
Centre for Strategic and International Studies - Jakarta
This 29-page working paper provides a historical perspective of agricultural development in Indonesia, exploring agricultural-forestry linkage as a route to future sustainable forest management
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-02-29
Agricultural Trade Reform and the Doha Development Agenda
World Bank
A 425-page report illustrating the benefit to global welfare that would accrue from the abolition of tariffs, subsidies and domestic support programmes
Globalisation & International Trade, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-11-15
Agricultural Subsidies and the Developing Nations: How Far Have We Come?
Africa Institute of South Africa
A South African paper examining the impact of agricultural subsidies on developing nations
International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2004-12-13
Agricultural Rehabilitation: Mapping the Linkages between Humanitarian Relief, Social Protection and Development
Overseas Development Institute
This 76-page UK research addresses the question of how to support the livelihoods of rural people who have been affected by conflict
International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-05-03
Agricultural Innovation in Latin America: Understanding the Private Sector's Role
International Food Policy Research Institute
A 6-page issue brief reviewing the role available to the private sector in generating knowledge and technology for agricultural development
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-02-06
Agricultural Development for Poverty Reduction
DIIS
A 7-page Danish brief proposing elements of a strategy for supporting public policy intervention in favour of pro-poor agricultural growth
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2007-04-20
Aftershocks: Natural Disaster Risks and Economic Development Policy
Overseas Development Institute
A 7-page U.K. briefing paper on the economic and financial consequences of natural disasters in developing countries
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-12-10
Africa's Trajectory: Through the Long Lens
Lowy Institute
A 14-page Australian paper adopting a positive approach to the long-term future of Africa
International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-10-11
Africa's Food and Nutrition Security Situation: Where Are We and How Did We Get Here?
International Food Policy Research Institute
An 86-page discussion paper reviewing the food and nutrition situation in Africa and arguing that anti-poverty initiatives in Africa must first reduce hunger and malnutrition
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-08-31
African Women Confront Bush's AIDS Policy
Foreign Policy in Focus
An article criticising U.S. AIDS Policy
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-12-14
African Peer Review Mechanism Standards
SAIIA
A 614-page indexed collection of standards against which governance in Africa can be measured
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-05-17
African Land Grabbing: Whose Interests Are Served?
Brookings
A US article dealing with transnational land-grabbing in Africa
International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-06-27
African Diaspora and Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Africa
Danish Institute for International Studies
A 14-page brief addressing the connection between the African diaspora's activities and the dynamics of conflict in their homelands
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-03-01
Africa-China-Europe Trilateral Co-operation: Is Europe Naïve?
EADI
A2-page opinion on the merits of trilateral dialogue and cooperation on development between Africa, China and Europe
International Development, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2008-12-09
Africa Policy Outlook 2005
Foreign Policy in Focus
An 8-page commentary on U.S. policy towards Africa, and the continent's most critical needs
International Development, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2005-02-16
Africa in the World Economy: The National, Regional and International Challenges
FONDAD
This 243-page book examines the constraints to growth and development in sub-Saharan Africa
International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-06-02
Africa Development Indicators 2007
World Bank
This 176-page report monitors the performance of Africa's economies
International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-11-21
Africa and the WTO Doha Round: An Overview
ODI
This 20-page article examines the relationship of the Doha Round to Africa's need for integration into the world economy
Globalisation & International Trade, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-01-29
Africa after the Africa Commission: What Priorities for the German G8?
ODI
Presentations and opinions delivered at the UK forum held to discuss the future of Africa in the run-up to the forthcoming G8 meeting in Germany (single page linking to individual contributions)
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2007-05-07
Afghanistan's Endangered Compact
Crisis Group
This 16-page report concludes that long-term efforts to build the solid governmental institutions required for a stable Afghanistan are faltering
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-01-29
Afghanistan: Proposals: State Rebuilding, Reconstruction and Development
National Institute for Research Advancement
This Japanese document outlines proposals submitted earlier this year. They propose a policy for rebuilding, reconstruction and development that places greater emphasis on the needs of Afghans and less on anti-terrorist activities and priorities
International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-08-06
Afghanistan Reconstruction: Deteriorating Security and Limited Resources Have Impeded Progress; Improvements in U.S. Strategy Needed
U.S. General Accounting Office
An 87-page U.S. report on U.S. assistance towards humanitarian aid and reconstruction in Afghanistan
International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-06-03
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
Addressing the HIV/Aids Pandemic: A U.S. Global AIDS Strategy for the Long Term
Council on Foreign Relations
This 40-page report recommends a longer-term and broader-based U.S. strategy to counter the HIV/AIDS pandemic, addressing the basic health systems required and critical issues going beyond health delivery
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-06-11
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
Adaptation to Climate Change May Be Farmers' Best Bet
World Bank
An article describing the merits of adaptation to climate change to minimise agricultural losses
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-04-29
Acting Autonomously or Mimicking the State and Peers? A Panel Tobit Analysis of Financial Dependence and Aid Allocation by Swiss NGOs
CESifo
A 37-page working paper examining the relative effectiveness of official development aid and NGO aid
International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-06-09
Achieving the Millennium Development Goals: Education is the Key Missing Link
Brookings
A US article stressing the importance of wider education in achieving the Millennium Development Goals
International Development, EducationPosted: 2010-08-02
Achieving Sustainable Natural Resource Management in the Sahel
DIIS
This Danish report reviews the experience gained through Danish and international research and development projects within the field of natural resource management (NRM) over the last ten years in the Sahel and addresses economic, institutional, governance, gender and environmental aspects of sustainable NRM
International Development, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-03-09
Achieving Export Diversification: Lessons from Brazil
IDS
A 2-page UK briefing that uses evidence from research on Brazilian manufacturing firms to draw lessons for other developing countries on how firms achieve export diversification
International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2012-04-17
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
Accra 2008: The Bumpy Road to Aid Effectiveness in Agriculture
ODI
A 4-page UK paper explaining why development cooperation in the agricultural sector struggles to comply with the Paris principles
International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-04-15
Access to Sustainable Energy: What Role for International Oil and Gas Companies? Focus on Nigeria
IIED
This 46-page report explores how international oil and gas companies can contribute to tackling energy poverty in the regions where they operate
Energy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-07-31
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
ABC, 123: The Impact of a Mobile Phone Literacy Program on Educational Outcomes
CGD
A 38-page US report on the results from a randomized evaluation of a mobile phone education program (Project ABC) in Niger, in which adult students learned how to use mobile phones as part of a literacy and numeracy class.
Education, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-09-19
A Study of Civil Society in Nicaragua
Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
An 80-page Norwegian report providing an analysis of civil society in Nicaragua, especially the relationship between organisations of civil society and the state and issues of representation and accountability
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-03-27
A Stitch in Time: Helping Vulnerable Countries Meet the Challenges of Apparel Quota Elimination
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
This 23-page policy outlook offers recommendations for assisting less industrialized countries likely to be adversely affected by apparel quota elimination
International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-10-13
A Seat at the Table: Including the Poor in Decisions for Development and Environment
WRI
This 28-page report closely examines access rights to environmental decision making in four countries: Cameroon, Paraguay, Philippines, and Sri Lanka
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-05-18
A Response to Critics of Family Planning Programs
International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
A 6-page article arguing for the importance of family planning programmes in development
Social Policy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-04-08
A Reality Check on African Aid
Brookings Institution
A commentary on US aid to Africa
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2008-02-26
A Pro-Poor Urban Agenda for Africa: Clarifying Ecological and Development Issues for Poor and Vulnerable Populations
International Institute for Environment and Development
This 80-page discussion paper covers key aspects of a pro-poor and ecologically sustainable urban agenda for Africa
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-04-05
A Preference Erosion Compensation Fund
Overseas Development Institute
This 2-page opinion proposes the creation of a fund to protect developing countries from the negative effects of trade liberalization
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-02-19
A New Era in Sustainable Development
IIED
A 4-page briefing paper calling for a new approach to sustainable development
International Development, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-03-27
A Labor Mobility Agenda for Development
CGDev
This 28-page US paper argues that every rich country should consider its immigration policy to be part of its international development policy, and vice versa
International Development, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2010-01-29
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
A Grand Design for Northeast Asia
National Institute for Research Advancement
A Japanese conference paper proposing a grand design for the revitalizing of Northeast China and promoting regional co-operation in Northeast Asia
International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2004-11-13
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
2006 World Development Report: Equity and Development
World Bank
A report analyzing the relationship between equity and development (single page linking to each chapter)
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-09-27
2004 Annual Review of Development Effectiveness
World Bank
This 134-page report examines the growth and poverty reduction experience of the client countries of the World Bank and the effectiveness of the bank's interventions
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-06-15
2003-2004 Projects Evaluation Report
French Development Agency
A 141-page evaluation of development projects recently conducted by the French Development Agency
International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-12-09
(How) Does Aid Work? A Literature Review of Aid Effectiveness & Welfare Studies
DIIS
A 13-page Danish literature review of aid effectiveness and welfare studies
International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-12-02
The Performance Governance System in the Philippines: Building the Capacity of Local Institutions
CIPE
This 9-page US paper describes ISA’s Performace Governance System (PGS), a successful management tool for local governments, civil society, and the private sector to work together on improving governance, service delivery, and community living standards
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-05-03
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
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
A Global Education Fund: Toward a True Global Compact on Universal Education
CFR
This 42-page US working paper examines the question as to whether the world needs a new Global Education Fund to elevate education on the global agenda
Education, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-01-19