International Development
Rising Food and Fuel Prices: Addressing the Risks to Future Generations
World Bank
A 20-page study assessing the effect of rising food and fuel prices on malnutrition
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-10-14
Review of the Recent Trends in Development Economics Research
IZA
A 73-page discussion paper reviewing recent trends in development economics research
International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-12-20
Revamping Development Efforts: An Assessment of Development Policy in the EU
European Policy Centre
A 39-page issue paper addressing the key development issues facing the EU
International Development, European UnionPosted: 2005-09-13
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
Rethinking Nation-Building
Overseas Development Institute
This 2-page opinion piece stresses the criticality of functioning states in nation-building
International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-01-30
Restoring Confidence in Lebanon's Future
Brookings Institution
This 10-page US testimony deals with Lebanon's need for a return to normalcy
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-09-19
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
Resolving Sovereign Debt Crises:
FES
This 42-page German study aims at guiding governments, parliamentarians, and an interested public in today’s critically indebted low- and middle-income countries in the global South to possible alternative crisis resolutions mechanisms
International Development, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-10-05
Repositioning Nutrition as Central to Development
World Bank
A 272-page report urging that efforts to combat malnutrition in developing countries should be targeted toward pregnant women and children under two
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-03-06
Report on Migrant Remittances
International Peace Research Institute
This 99-page report addresses the development impacts of migrants' remittances and examines policy options for increasing their benefits
International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-01-28
Report on Development Aid 2005-2006: The Challenges of an Unstable International Context
French Development Agency
This 81-page French report highlights a number of issues of growing importance to the development aid community
International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-08-08
Remittances: Latin America's Faulty Lifeline
MIT Center for International Studies
This 4-page essay examines some of the deleterious effects of remittances sent by migrants to their native countries
Immigration & Refugees, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-04-07
Remittances, Institutions and Economic Growth
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 29-page discussion paper considers the impact of international migrants' remittances to sustainable economic development
International Development, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2006-05-24
Religion and Development Aid: The Special Case of Islam
Clingendael
This 31-page Dutch paper argues that Western donors should engage with Islamic organisations but restrain from instrumentalizing religion
International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-12-08
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
Reforming the Judiciary in Pakistan
Crisis Group
This 42-page report examines the legacy of Pakistan's military rule in respect of fundamental freedoms
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-10-16
Reforming the International Aid Architecture: Options and Ways Forward
ODI
A 24-page UK working paper setting out some of the options for reforming the international aid architecture, and identifying where high-level political engagement will be needed if significant reform is to be achieved
International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-11-16
Reform of the Multilateral Development System: Call for a High-Level Commission
Brookings
A US article calling for a radical reform of the multilateral development system
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-10-10
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
Reflections on the Macro Foundations of the Middle Class in the Developing World
CGD
This 22-page US working paper reviews how macroeconomic policies shape incentives for inclusive growth
International Development, Economic PolicyPosted: 2007-10-30
Reengaging in Agricultural Water Management: Challenges and Options
World Bank
This 242-page report outlines options for sustainable agricultural water management and calls for a doubling of investment in irrigation
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-03-28
Reducing Urban Violence in Developing Countries
Brookings Institution
This 9-page US policy brief introduces a new violence-focused research methodology aimed at reducing violence in developing countries
International Development, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2006-11-28
Reducing Poverty through Low Carbon Development
DIIS
Focusing on the so-called Least Developed Countries, this 4-page Danish policy brief outlines the benefits from low carbon development for national governments and the poor, and provides recommendations for development cooperation in agriculture, forestry and energy in Least Developed Countries
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2009-12-09
Reducing Economic Informality by Opening Access to Opportunity
CIPE
This 19-page toolkit on informal sector reform explains the sources and consequences of the informal sector, outlines methods for improving participation in markets, and describes three case studies from work in Peru, Guatemala, and Kenya
International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-11-11
Reducing Disaster Risk: A Challenge for Development
United Nations Development Program
This 137+ page report is designed to identify linkages between development and disaster and to promote methods of disaster risk reduction
International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-02-12
Redefining the Role of Food Aid
International Food Policy Research Institute
A 2-page paper examining current debates and trends in the delivery of food aid
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-04-17
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
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
Reconstruction of Afghanistan
JIIA
A 3-page Japanese article assessing the prerequisites for success in reconstructing Afghanistan
International Development, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2009-02-14
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
Reconciliation and Architectures of Commitment
ANU E Press
This 176-page Australian monograph examines how post-conflict reconciliation in Bougainville was based on indigenous traditions of peacemaking
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-10-18
Rebuilding the Afghan State: The European Union's Role
Crisis Group
A 31-page report urging the EU to play a more effective part in the rebuilding of Afghanistan
International Development, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2005-12-02
Rebuilding Iraq: Status of DOD's Reconstruction Program
GAO
A 14-page US report to Congress on the status of DOD's reconstruction activities in Iraq
International Development, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2006-12-18
Realising the Promise and Potential of African Agriculture
InterAcademy Council
A report addressing the question of how science and technology can be mobilised to boost agricultural productivity, profitability and sustainability in Africa ( page containing links to downloads)
International Development, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2004-07-04
Ready for Action in Africa?
International Food Policy Research Institute
Report on a pan-African conference on food and nutrition security
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-05-18
Re-Orient? MNC Penetration and Contemporary Shifts in the Global Political Economy
IZA
This 42-page discussion paper analyses IMF estimates of economic growth in 180 countries and links the results to the "Re-orient" approach. The paper also analyses the role of MNC (foreign capital) penetration as the key variable of past quantitative dependency studies for contemporary economic growth and social performance
Globalisation & International Trade, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-09-20
Re-imagining EU Development Aid
CER
An article reporting on a new EU approach to development aid
International Development, European UnionPosted: 2007-07-26
Re-Examining Sovereign Debt: Forgiveness and Innovation
ODI
A 4-page briefing paper highlighting trends in sovereign borrowing and discussing remaining weaknesses in the sovereign debt regime that require attention
International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-09-13
Raising the Game: Mainstreaming Children's Rights
ODI
A 4-page UK briefing paper arguing that children’s rights should be mainstreamed into broader development policy debates
Families, Children & Youth, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-12-10
Purchase Commitments: Big Business Bias or Solution to the 'Neglected Diseases' Dilemma?
Australian Review of Public Affairs
An Australian article considering issues involved in underinvestment in medical research to cope with the diseases of developing countries
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-11-02
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
Public Sector Reform: What Works and Why
World Bank
This 120-page study evaluates public sector reform in developing countries
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2008-06-18
Public Private Partnerships in Water and Electricity in Africa
AFD
This 31-page working paper analyzes the costs and benefits of private participation in the electricity and water industries in Sub-Saharan Africa
International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-02-27
Prudential Responses to De Facto Dollarization
Inter-American Development Bank
A 47-page study of dollarization and de-dollarization with special reference to the risks attendant on both processes
Economic Policy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-10-14
PRTs in Afghanistan: Successful But Not Sufficient
Danish Institute for International Studies
A 54-page Danish report analysing the contributions made by the provincial reconstruction teams (PRTs) on the ground in Afghanistan
International Development, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2005-04-15
Providing Aid in Insecure Environments: 2009 Update
ODI
A 12-page UK policy brief providing an update on trends in violence against aid workers and the operational response
International Development, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2009-04-06
Protection Against Severe Earthquake Risks in Central Asia
Brookings
This US essay examines the seismic risks that Central Asia faces
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-03-28
Protecting the Poor: Global Financial Institutions and the Vulnerability of Low-Income Countries
FONDAD
This 174-page book addresses the vulnerabilities of low-income countries and the need for fundamental reforms in the governance of the global financial system
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-01-16
Protecting Progress: The Challenge Facing Low-Income Countries in the Global Recession
World Bank
This 26-page paper reports that while the global economy is showing tentative signs of recovery, 43 low-income developing countries are still suffering the consequences of the global recession, which highlights the need to increase support to the poorest countries dealing with economic volatility and crisis
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2009-09-22
Protecting Developing Economies from Price Shocks
Financial Policy Forum
This paper explores policy options for protecting developing economies from the consequences of international price fluctuations
International Development, Economic PolicyPosted: 2004-09-28
Prospects for the Development of the Garment Industry in Developing Countries
IDE
A 35-page Japanese discussion paper examining the effect of the abolition of the Multi-Fiber Arrangement on the garment industry in Asian developing countries
International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-04-23
Projected Benefits of the Doha Round Hinge on Misleading Trade Models
SCEPA
A 3-page paper querying the reliability of CGE models in predicting the benefits of a new round of tariff reform
Globalisation & International Trade, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-03-13
Procurement for Development: Aligning Social with Commercial Considerations in the Supply Chain
Chatham House
An 8-page UK briefing paper arguing that development indicators and principles of fairness and equity need to be integrated into mainstream procurement practices if large-scale pro-poor growth is to be delivered
International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2010-09-29
Priorities in Health
World Bank
A 212-page distillation of "Disease Control Priorities in Developing Countries" (2nd edition), giving the essence of that report in a succinct and readable format
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-04-11
Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean
UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
This 19-page briefing paper reports, in summary form, on the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean during 2005
Economic Policy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-02-15
Power, Politics and Performance: Community Participation in South African Public Works Programs
International Food Policy Research Institute
This 85-page report examines the benefits and challenges of community involvement in public works programs in South Africa
International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-02-06
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
Poverty Unperceived: Traps, Biases and Agenda
Institute of Development Studies
This 48-page working paper identifies effective and efficient ways of staying in touch with the changing situations of people living in poverty
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-08-30
Poverty Reduction and the IDB: An Evaluation of the Bank's Strategy and Efforts
Inter-American Development Bank
This 64-page report was prepared as a guide to making the Bank's future poverty reduction activities more effective
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-03-01
Poverty Lines and Lives of the Poor: Underestimation of Urban Poverty, the Case of India
IIED
This 56-page UK working paper describes the development of poverty lines in India, from the 19th century to the present, and assesses their limitations as an indication of poverty
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-02-27
Post-Election Zimbabwe: What Next?
Crisis Group
A 34-page report on the steps that should be taken by internal actors and the international community if Zimbabwe is to embark on democratic reform and economic recovery
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2005-06-12
Population Issues in the 21st Century: The Role of the World Bank
World Bank
An 83-page discussion paper drawing attention to the importance of reproductive health programmes in promoting poverty reduction, nutrition, health and education in poorer countries
International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-07-25
Poorer Nations Turn to Publicly Developed GM Crops
Nature Biotechnology
A 7-page article highlighting results of a new study on the development of genetically-modified crops by research institutes in 15 developing countries, identifying the gene types being used and the biosafety and regulatory challenges being faced
International Development, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-01-07
Political Risk, Institutions and Foreign Direct Investment
Hamburg Institute of International Economics
This 28-page discussion paper explores the linkages between political risk, institutions and foreign direct investment inflows
International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2005-05-14
Political Oppositions in African Countries
Nordic Africa Institute
An 85-page discussion paper exploring the role of opposition parties in Kenya, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwi
International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-03-15
Political Conditions for Fair Elections
IDE
This 29-page Japanese paper deals with two questions, (1) under what conditions does a ruler have an incentive to hold fair elections (or to rig elections), and (2) what makes a ruler prefer to establish an independent election governing institution?
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2008-12-06
Policy Space: Are WTO Rules Preventing Development?
ODI
A 4-page UK briefing paper examines WTO rules in relation to developing countries
International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2007-02-07
Policy Engagement: How Civil Society Can be More Effective
Overseas Development Institute
This 60-page report illustrates how civil society organizations in developing countries can be utilized to improve the effectiveness of development
International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-07-03
Policy Coherence and the Future of the UK's International Development Agenda
IPPR
An 85-page UK report showing that, while the UK has made significant progress in achieving coherence between development and other objectives in some areas, policy tensions remain unresolved in others
International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-03-05
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
Pitfalls of "Automatic" Donor Co-ordination
Hamburg Institute of International Economics
A 40-page German paper examining Malawi experience to illustrate drawbacks to the "automatic" donor co-ordination system used in the provision of international aid
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2004-07-27
Petroleum, Poverty and Security
Royal Institute of International Affairs
This 10-page briefing paper explains the relationship of petroleum and poverty, with special reference to sub-Saharan Africa
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-07-07
Perpetuating Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa
International Policy Network
A 13-page study examining under-development in Africa and its causes
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-07-06
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
Peace-Building without External Assistance: Lessons from Somaliland
CGDev
This 37-page paper examines how the lack of recognition of Somaliland by the international community—and the consequent ineligibility for foreign financial assistance—has shaped the region's political development
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-01-15
Peace, Aid & Renewed Anti-Colonial Resistance
Danish Institute for International Studies
A 28-page working paper dealing with the development of secular Palestinian NGOs in the post-Oslo period
International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-03-08
Paying for Chronic Diseases in Less Developed Countries
IPN
This 18-page UK paper is an attempt to see what lessons for the funding of chronic disease can be drawn from the international response to HIV/AIDS
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-03-24
Paths to Property: Approaches to Institutional Change in International Development
IEA
This 63-page monograph stresses the importance of adopting enforcible private property rights for international development
International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-02-22
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
Partnership or Neo-Colonialism?
SEF-Bonn
A 4-page commentary on the relationship between North and South in the global governance of resources
International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-09-22
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
Parliaments and Development
ODI
A 4-page UK briefing paper discussing what shapes parliamentary performance in developing countries and what donors can do to enhance it
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2007-05-17
Papua: Answers to Frequently-Asked Questions
Crisis Group
This 16-page briefing paper aims to correct common misconceptions concerning the situation in Papua
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2006-09-06
Paging Dr. Ricardo
AEI
A US essay examining how best to improve access to pharmaceutical drugs in developing countries
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-02-12
Pacific Economic Survey 2008
AusAID
This 123-page Australian survey provides an overview of economic developments in the Pacific island region and Timor-Leste
International Development, Economic PolicyPosted: 2008-04-02
Ownership and the Donor-Recipient Relationship
DIIS
A 12-page Danish working paper assessing the impact of recent aid reforms to put ownership into practice
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2009-11-17
Overcoming Fragility in Africa: Forging a New European Approach
Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies
This 219-page report, the first edition of the "European Report on Development" focuses on the issue of fragility in its various dimensions, on its implications for development policies and on the approached to tackle it
International Development, European UnionPosted: 2009-11-18
Overcoming fragility in Africa - Forging a new European Approach
EU, EUI
This 219-page report focuses on the challenge facing fragile African countries in an unstable economic climate and they point to the disruptive effect of global economic slowing
International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-11-03
Outward FDI from and Intraregional FDI in ASEAN: Trends and Drivers
IDE-JETRO
A 30-page discussion paper examining the increasing importance of developing-country transnational corporations in the global economy
International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-12-06
Organisation Capacity of Local Societies in Rural Development: A Comparative Study of Microfinance Organisations in Thailand and the Philippines
Institute for Developing Economies
This 22-page Japanese working paper focuses on the capacity of local societies in developing countries to create and manage organisations for development
International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-02-21
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
Opening Markets for Poor Countries: Are We There Yet?
CGD
This 28-page US working paper finds that much remains to be done to achieve the goal of meaningful market access for the poorest countries, including reformed rules of origin that facilitate rather than inhibit trade.
International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-10-14
On the Trail of a Cure: Reality and Rhetoric on Treating Malaria
AEI
A 9-page US article drawing attention to problems in the global effort to treat malaria
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-03-26
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
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
Odious Lending: Debt Relief as if Morals Mattered
NEF
This 50-page report urges debt relief for "odious debts" wrongly forced on developing countries
International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-10-04
North Africa: A Security Problem for Themselves, for the EU and for the US
DIIS
This 40-page Danish report examines the security problems of North Africa and the implications for the EU, US and democratization
Defence, Terrorism & Security, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-02-22
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
No Choice, But Democracy: Prising the People Out of Politics in Africa
Nordic Africa Institute
This 30-page Swedish paper poses critical questions about the nature and depth of the democratic experience in Africa
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2008-04-24
Nigeria’s Imperative for Youth-Led Entrepreneurial Development
CIPE
A 6-page article calling for an environment in Nigeria in which young entrepreneurs can lead the country’s development
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2008-12-15