International Development
New Partnerships for Growth Research in Africa: Launch Workshop Report
Brooklings
This 24-page US workshop report details discussions on how to strengthen the voice and deepen the policy impact of African research institutions, and how to increase collaboration among institutions to benefit Africa’s growth and development
International Development, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2010-07-15
How Can Canada Improve Its Development Aid? Lessons from Other Aid Agencies
C. D. Howe Institute
A 30-page report comparing Canada's development aid strategies with those of other countries
International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-04-27
Can Aid Work? Thinking About Development Strategy
C. D. Howe Institute
A 40-page Canadian study giving an overview of recent policy ideas for improving the effectiveness of development aid and a series of recommendations for making Canadian aid programmes more effective
International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-04-20
Sustainable Energy in Cambodia: Status and Assessment of the Potential for Clean Development Mechanism Projects
Cambodian Research Centre for Development
A 70-page study comprising an overview of Cambodia's energy sector and an initial assessment of the potential for sustainable energy projects
International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-08-27
Assessing Cambodia's Potential for Bio-Energy
Cambodian Research Centre for Development
A 43-page study of the potential for bio-energy in the development of Cambodia
International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-02-28
Education: Gender Equality
Canadian International Development Agency
A 32-page Canadian paper on gender equality in education
Education, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-08-16
Thinking Big: Responding to Urbanization in the Developing World
Canadian International Development Agency
A 55-page Canadian booklet presenting a range of urban strategies for developing countries, with examples of CIDA-assisted projects
International Development, Urban IssuesPosted: 2006-08-03
Why Did the Poorest Countries Fail to Catch Up?
Carnegie Emdowment for International Peace
A 38-page paper examining why poorer countries have failed to benefit from globalization
International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2005-10-13
Winners and Losers: Impact of the Doha Round on Developing Countries
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Preview of a study presenting the potential impact of Doha proposals on different regions and countries
International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-01-03
Beijing's Safari
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
A 7-page policy outlook examining how China's burgeoning relationship with Africa should be viewed by the West
Foreign Policy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-11-15
Cambodia Blazes a New Path to Economic Growth and Job Creation
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
A 24-page paper describing a policy experiment in Cambodia that demonstrates how trade agreements can create jobs and improve working conditions, pay and labour rights
International Development, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2004-10-12
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
Nickel and Diming the Poor: US Implementation of the LDC Initiative
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
This 13-page policy outlook paper urges the US to provide open access for least developed country exports
International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-08-05
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
Recovery: The Global Financial Crisis and Middle-Income Countries
CEIP
A 40-page US report advocating the introduction of fundamental labour markets reforms to create high-paying jobs as the key to restarting economic growth in middle-income countries
Economic Policy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-07-16
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
Rethinking Trade Policy for Development: Lessons From Mexico Under NAFTA
CEIP
This 22-page US report finds that Mexico’s experience with NAFTA underscores the need to reform trade agreements between the United States and developing countries
Globalisation & International Trade, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-12-22
Will Emerging Economies Repeat the Environmental Mistakes of their Rich Cousins?
CEIP
A US article illustrating how emerging markets will face ever-increasing environmental consequences that will eventually constrain growth
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2012-03-13
Beijing's Safari: China's Move Into Africa and its Implications for Aid, Development and Governance
CEIP
This 7-page US policy outlook reports on the growth of Chinese influence in Africa, and questions whether this new relationship could be damaging to Africa's politics, environments and debt loads
International Development, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2006-12-22
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 FDI-Growth Nexus in Latin America
CENTer
This 36-page Dutch paper examines the recent history of FDI-sponsored growth in Latin America
International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-07-25
The Bertelsmann Transformation Index 2006
Center for Contemporary Conflict
A special edition of "Strategic Insights" devoted to the Bertelsmann Transformation Index 2006, the global ranking that analyses development and transformation processes in 119 countries. Single page with links to all articles
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-12-07
Going Down With the Dollar: The Cost to Developing Countries of a Declining Dollar
Center for Economic and Policy Research
Article warning that developing countries with large dollar reserves should expect substantial losses over the next decade
International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-10-12
The Trouble with the MDGs: Confronting Expectations of Aid and Development Success
Center for Global Development
A 45-page working paper arguing that the failure to achieve unrealistic MDGs may create unnecessary pessimism and obscure real development success
International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-08-03
Latin America's Alternative: Reversing the Paradigm of Underdevelopment
Center for International Private Enterprise
A 5-page article by a former prime minister of Peru examining the causes of Latin America's underdevelopment
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2005-01-11
Effecting Corporate Governance Reforms in Asia and the Pacific: The ADFIAP Corporate Governance Rating System
Center for International Private Enterprise
A 6-page paper describing a corporate governance rating system used to evaluate progress in governance among national development finance institutions in Asia and the Pacific
International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-02-06
Chronicle of a Bust Foretold
Center for International Private Enterprise
This 5-page article describes the prerequisites for sustained growth in Latin America
Economic Policy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-08-01
Good Intentions and Bad Consequences: How Overregulation Impedes Uzbekistan
Center for International Private Enterprise
This 6-page analysis argues that the Uzbek government's attempts to shrink its informal economy have backfired, due to poor legislation and overregulation
International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-02-10
The Brasilia Consensus: A New Model of Development
Center for International Private Enterprise
A 6-page commentary on the progress of Brazil's new development model containing the macroeconomic elements of the Washington Consensus with enhanced spending on social services
Economic Policy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-09-28
State-Building in Afghanistan: A Civil Society Approach
Center for International Private Enterprise
This 4-page article argues for a greater involvement of Afghan civil society in the country's reconstruction process
International Development, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2005-04-15
Linkages Between MDGs and PRSPs in Transitional Countries of Eurasia
Center for Social and Economic Research
This 19-page Polish paper examines the linkages between MDGs and PRSPs in 6 transition countries
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-03-27
Do Democratic Transitions Produce Bad Economic Outcomes?
Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law
This 16-page working paper examines the effect of democratization on economic performance
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-01-26
Security Promotion in Fragile States: Can Local Meet National?
Centre for Conflict Studies
This 142-page Dutch study argues that the lack of local involvement in Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) is arguably one of the causes of the limited success of DDR programmes
Defence, Terrorism & Security, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-09-09
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
The Effects of Trade Liberalization on Agriculture in Smaller Developing Countries: Implications for the Doha Round
Centre for European Policy Studies
This study examines how the agriculture of small developing countries can benefit from international trade
International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-07-01
The Pacific Is Viable!
Centre for Independent Studies
This 12-page issue analysis argues for radical changes in economic policy and governance to enable Pacific economies to grow
International Development, Economic PolicyPosted: 2004-12-10
Sustaining East Asia's Economic Dynamism: How Aid Worked
Centre for Strategic and International Studies - Jakarta
A 35-page working paper examining the role of foreign aid and development assistance in helping to sustain East Asia's economic dynamism
International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-06-03
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
Signposts to More Effective States: Responding to Governance Challenges in Developing Countries
Centre for the Future State
This 60-page study examines how public authority in developing countries can best be reshaped and reconstituted to meet the challenges of poverty reduction
International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-06-21
WTO Trade Talks: A Bird in the Hand is Worth Two in the Bush
CEPII
A 4-page French article arguing that for sub-Saharan Africa, the losses from multilateral liberalisation may be largely offset by unrestricted access for their products into major emerging countries
Globalisation & International Trade, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-02-14
International Trade and Income Distribution: Reconsidering the Evidence
CEPII
A 44-page working paper reconsidering the evidence concerning the effect of international trade on income distribution
Globalisation & International Trade, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-11-07
What Are the EU Trade Preferences Worth for Sub-Saharan Africa and Other Developing Countries?
CEPII
This 37-page French study examines the utilization reate and value of EU preferences to developing countries
International Development, European UnionPosted: 2006-01-10
Using Food Aid to Support, Not Harm, Haitian Agriculture
CEPR
A 5-page US issue brief arguing that buying up all of Haiti's rice should be close to the amount of food aid for rice that the international community is likely to provide this year, and would provide a tremendous boost to Haitian farmers, who currently are unable to compete with low-cost rice imports from the U.S.
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2010-04-07
Ecuador’s Economy Since 2007
CEPR
This 25-page US paper describes how Ecuador has experienced strong progress in key economic, social and health indicators since 2007, with a dramatic rebound from the global recession since 2009
Economic Policy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2012-05-03
Update - Debt Cancellation for Haiti: No Reason For Further Delays
CEPR
This 17-page US paper presents an update of CEPR’s December 2007 overview of Haiti’s outstanding foreign debt, and how much of this debt is scheduled to be canceled under Haiti’s participation in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank’s Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative.
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-12-08
Empowering the IMF: Should Reform be a Requirement for Increasing the Fund's Resources?
CEPR
A 23-page US paper that argues that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is still prescribing inappropriate policies that could unnecessarily worsen economic downturns in a number of countries
International Development, Economic PolicyPosted: 2009-04-20
Capital Controls and Monetary Policy in Developing Countries
CEPR
This US paper looks at both the theoretical and empirical literature on capital controls and finds that capital controls can play an important role in developing countries by helping to insulate them from some of the harmful effects of volatile and short-term capital flows
International Development, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-05-03
Escaping the Vicious Cycle of Poverty: Towards Universal Access to Energy
CEPS
A 33-page working paper showing that renewable energy sources – and especially small decentralised solutions – have huge potential for providing reliable, sustainable and affordable energy services for the poor, particularly in rural areas of developing countries
Energy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2012-03-13
The Financing of the Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund (GEEREF)
CEPS
This 10-page policy brief provides an update on GEEREF with a special focus on its financing and possible impacts of the financial crisis
Energy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-07-12
Re-imagining EU Development Aid
CER
An article reporting on a new EU approach to development aid
International Development, European UnionPosted: 2007-07-26
Decentralization and Foreign Aid Effectiveness: Do Aid Modality and Federal Design Matter in Poverty Alleviation?
CESifo
This 27-page working paper empirically studies the impact of decentralization on foreign aid effectiveness
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-05-13
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
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
Economic Geography and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
CESifo
This 42-page working paper assesses the importance of relative geography, and access to foreign markets in particular, in explaining the substantial income differences between SSA countries
International Development, RegionalPosted: 2009-01-21
Natural Resources: Curse or Blessing?
CESifo
This working paper studies whether natural resources are a source of benefit or loss for developing countries
International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-08-05
Delayed Participation of Developing Countries to Climate Agreements: Should Action in the EU and US be Postponed?
CESifo
This 22-page paper analyses the cost implications for climate policy in developed countries if developing countries are unwilling to adopt measures to reduce their own GHG emissions
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-12-02
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
The Future of Foreign Assistance Amid Global Economic and Financial Crisis
CFR
A 45-page US report urging the new US Administration to stay the course in its commitments to global health and development, as well as basic humanitarian relief.
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-01-27
The Challenge of Global Health
CFR
This 10-page article calls for a more coordinated approach to improving health in the developing world
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-12-31
Nigeria: Elections and Continuing Challenges
CFR
A 53-page US report suggesting immediate and mid-term courses of action for Nigerians and the international community, in the interest of the country's stability
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-04-20
Tragedy and Opportunity for Haiti
CFR
This US article argues that the desire to move fast and "do something" to alleviate suffering in Haiti must be matched to what is a bitter opportunity to secure a more consistent and lasting commitment to Haiti's political and social stability
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-01-18
Financial Crisis May Worsen Poverty in China, India
CFR
A US backgrounder examining how reduced economic growth in India and China could reverse poverty alleviation efforts and even push more people into poverty
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-11-25
The Politics of Hunger
CFR
A 4-page US article explaining what needs to be done to end the global food crisis
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-11-07
Banned Aid: Why International Assistance Does Not Alleviate Poverty
CFR
A 3-page US article examines the flaws in the concept of foreign aid
International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-01-10
Bolivia on the Brink
CFR
A 56-page US report addressing the ongoing social, political and economic challenges facing Bolivia
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-02-23
Reform of the International Monetary Fund
CFR
A 48-page US report arguing for the continuation and reform of the IMF
International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-05-11
Planning for Post-Mugabe Zimbabwe
CFR
This 56-page US report examines the prospects for regime change in Zimbabwe
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-12-08
Congo: Securing Peace, Sustaining Progress
CFR
This US paper analyzes the problems besetting the DRC and proposes some solutions
International Development, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2008-11-02
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
From Innovation to Impact: Next Steps for the Millennium Challenge Corporation
CGD
This 13-page US paper highlights a specific set of reforms that the MCC can implement moving forward to fulfill its core mandate. The proposed reforms are aimed at enabling the MCC to accelerate and bolster the effectiveness of compacts, while at the same time paving the way for sustained results well into the future
International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-01-20
Power and Roads for Africa
CGD
A 36-page essay urging the US to assist Africa in the provision of roads and power as a major step in poverty reduction
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2008-04-01
Beyond the ABCs: Higher Education and Developing Countries
CGD
This 109-page working paper examines higher education in developing countries and its effects
Education, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-02-08
Reconciling Climate Change and Trade Policy
CGD
This 45-page US working paper offers some preliminary quantification of the impact of possible climate change policy approaches on growth in developing countries
International Development, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-11-25
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
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
Pulling Agricultural Innovation and the Market Together
CGD
A 27-page US working paper exploring how advance market commitments and other market-like pull mechanisms can strengthen incentives for the private sector to invest more in agricultural R&D to benefit poor people
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2010-06-24
Toward Measuring the Impact of the World Food Program's Purchase for Progress Initiative
CGD
An 8-page US essay questioning some of the assumptions underlying the World Food Program's Purchase for Progress Initiative
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-01-07
The Pentagon and Global Development: Making Sense of DoD's Expanding Role
CGD
This 19-page working paper examines the surging role of the US Department of Defense in US foreign aid
International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-11-23
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
Technologies, Rules, and Progress: The Case for Charter Cities
CGD
This 12-page US working paper argues that a new type of development policy would be to voluntarily charter new cities for the purpose of changing rules, using a range of new legal and political structures analogous to the ones that made Hong Kong and Shenzhen possible
International Development, Urban IssuesPosted: 2010-03-10
Sustaining and Leveraging AIDS Treatment
CGD
This 68-page US essay estimates the fiscal burden of international AIDS treatment programs and suggests ways that donors, governments, and patients can link treatment and prevention to stop the epidemic
International Development, HealthPosted: 2010-06-16
Multilateralism Beyond Doha
CGD
A 37-page working paper arguing for a wide-ranging agenda for multilateral cooperation
International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-10-14
George Bush's Foreign Aid: Transformation or Chaos?
CGD
This 136-page study analyzes the dramatic changes in foreign aid during the Bush Administration
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2008-05-26
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
People and Places: Can They Align to Bring Growth to Africa?
CGD
This 30-page US essay explores the demographic forces transforming developing countries and how policymakers should respond to support infrastructure development that meets people's needs, creates jobs, and spurs economic growth
International Development, RegionalPosted: 2010-10-19
Development Impacts of Financial Crisis
CGD
A commentary assessing the likely impacts of the financial crisis on development
International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-09-23
Opportunities for Presidential Leadership on AIDS
CGD
A 4-page article examining US options for its spending on global AIDS
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-09-09
The White House and the World
CGD
This 388-page US volume offers practical suggestions for a coherent US development strategy
International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-08-27
Seizing the opportunity on AIDS and Health Systems
CGD
This 72-page report examines how the HIV/AIDS donor programs interact with key operational parts of health systems
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-08-06
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
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
The Race Against Drug Resistance
CGD
This 116-page US report urges action to contain the threat posed by drug resistance in developing countries
International Development, HealthPosted: 2010-06-15
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
It's One Climate Policy World Out There—Almost
CGD
The results of a US survey of a broad sample of development and climate afficionados on what should be done about climate change
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-12-09
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
The Age of Turbulence and Poor Countries: The Case for MDB Help with Risk Management
CGD
This brief argues that the World Bank and other MDBs can play an important role in helping developing countries to better cope risks arising from high volatility
International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2008-11-21
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
Tripping Over Health
CGD
A 4-page article proposing that the next U.S. president should come down clearly in favor of a new policy that better balances public health needs in developing countries with private incentives for innovative activities.
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-11-13
Macro Aid Effectiveness Research: A Guide for the Perplexed
CGD
This 23-page working paper studies how foreign aid affects country-level outcomes
International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-01-14
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