International Development
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
Transforming Development: The Role of Philanthropic Foundations in International Cooperation
GPPi
This 40-page German study examines expenditure by foundations on international development
International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-06-02
To Perpetuate their Dictatorships, Arab Rulers Resort to the Islamic Creed
Gloria Center
A 12-page Israeli article on why Muslim majority states offer fewer political rights than non-Muslim countries
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-01-29
Bridging the Transatlantic Climate Divide
Globus Institute for Globalisation and Sustainable Development
This 49-page Dutch paper proposes a model to measure changes in U.S. and European attitudes to coping with climate change
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-12-10
The WTO's Development Crumbs
Global Development and Environment Institute
This 4-page U.S. paper describes how little benefit will accrue to developing countries from the WTO's Hong Kong talks
International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-02-25
Doha Round's Development Impacts: Shrinking Gains and Real Costs
Global Development and Environment Institute
A 4-page policy brief examining the disappointing gains from world trade liberalization and the associated costs
Globalisation & International Trade, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-12-02
Doha Round and Developing Countries: Will the Doha Deal Do More Harm Than Good?
Global Development and Environment Institute
A 4-page US policy brief identifying the shortcomings of the new WTO agreement for developing countries
International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-06-09
The Shrinking Gains from Trade: A Critical Assessment of Doha Round Projections
Global Development and Environment Institute
A 28-page working paper criticising estimates of the benefits of trade liberalization by the World Bank as being over-optimistic
Globalisation & International Trade, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-11-03
Constraints to Economic Development and Growth in the Middle East and North Africa
GIGA
A 46-page German working paper attempting to identify the most significnt constraints on Arab Mediterranean economic development
International Development, RegionalPosted: 2008-10-01
Democracy and Human Development in the Broader Middle East
German Marshall Fund of the United States
A 22-page paper synthesising the contributions of an international working group laying out the broad contours of a transatlantic strategy to promote democracy and human development in the broader Middle East
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-06-23
Generous Gestures: What is the Point of G8 Debt Cancellation?
German Institute for International and Security Affairs
This 4-page German commentary queries the likely efficacy of G8 Debt Reduction
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-08-25
Generous Gestures: What is the Point of G8 Debt Collection?
German Institute for International and Security Affairs
A 4-page German commentary arguing that debt cancellation fails to affect any of the root causes of third world poverty
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-07-24
Conditionality in Development Aid Policy
German Institute for International and Security Affairs
A 27-page German research paper identifying the options for applying conditionality to development aid
International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-08-15
The Millennium Development Goals: Thinking Beyond the Sachs Report
German Development Institute
A 4-page German briefing paper commenting on the Sachs report on achieving the millennium development goals
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-07-28
The Challenges and Opportunities of Security Sector Reform in Post-Conflict Liberia
Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces
An 88-page occasional paper examining the role of the security sector in the post-conflict reconstruction of Liberia
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-01-12
Foreign Assistance
GAO
A 21-page US testimony on the challenges limiting the effectiveness and efficiency of US food aid
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2007-05-29
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
Foreign Assistance
GAO
A 110-page report identifying the challenges to the efficiency and effectiveness of US food aid
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-04-21
Foreign Assistance
GAO
A 42-page House testimony on an enquiry into the efficiency of US food aid
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-03-22
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
Innovative Sources of Finance After the Paris Conference
Friedrich Ebert Foundation - New York
This 11-page paper discusses progress in identifying innovative sources of finance to revitalize international development finance
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-04-19
Innovative Sources of Finance after the Paris Conference
Friedrich Ebert Foundation
This 11-page German paper analyzes different proposals for new sources of development finance
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-06-09
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
Spanish Development Cooperation: Right on Track or Missing the Mark?
FRIDE
A 44-page report on the reform of Spanish development cooperation
International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-08-17
The Third Wave of Development Players
FRIDE
This 5-page Spanish policy brief describes the impact of the CIVETS group of countries on international development
International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-11-25
The Impact of Aid Policies on Domestic Democratisation Processes: The Case of Mali
FRIDE
This 36-page Spanish working paper looks at efforts to harmonise aid in Mali
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2008-05-15
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
When More is Less: Aiding Statebuilding in Afghanistan
FRIDE
A 31-page Spanish working paper providing a critical examination of international economic and military assistance to the statebuilding efforts in Afghanistan
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-10-25
Chasing the Tigers: Can Fragile States Copy the Asian Miracle?
FRIDE
This 32-page Spanish report, based on a seminar of experts from four continents held in Madrid, asks what lessons can be salvaged from the developmental state for today’s poor and fragmented nations
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-07-17
South-South Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean: Ways Ahead from Accra
FRIDE
This 6-page Spanish document aims to analyse the opportunities and challenges of South-South cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean
International Development, RegionalPosted: 2009-03-27
The Rise of Budget Support in European Development Cooperation: A False Panacea
FRIDE
European aid donors are delivering a higher share of development aid directly to governments in the form of budget support. While this offers potential for enhancing local accountability within developing states, this 5-page Spanish policy brief argues that the way it is being implemented in practice is having a negative impact
International Development, European UnionPosted: 2010-02-07
Haiti: The Sour Grapes of Corruption
FRIDE
This 12-page Spanish article illustrates that for Haiti, the starting point for the long journey towards progress is none other than the fight against corruption
Corruption, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-04-14
South-South Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean: Ways Ahead from Accra
FRIDE
This 6-page Spanish document aims to analyse the opportunities and challenges of South-South cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean
International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-04-14
Direct Foreign Investment in Developing Countries: Leveraging the Role of Multinationals
French Institute of International Relations and French Development Agency
This 196-page French collection of studies examines whether Direct Foreign Investment (FDI) contributes to the development of host countries and, if so, under what conditions
International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2005-02-16
How and Why Differentiate Developing Countries in the WTO?
French Institute of International Relations
A 22-page review of the literature dealing with differentiating between developing countries in the World Trade Organisation
Globalisation & International Trade, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-12-19
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
Financing Development: What Are the Challenges in Expanding Aid Flows?
French Development Agency
Papers presented at the 3rd AFD/EUDN conference on meeting the challenges to expanding aid flows (single page, linking to each page)
International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-01-09
The Improvized Mutation of Official Development Assistance
French Development Agency
This 5-page French article interprets recent changes in official development assistance policy
International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-06-26
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
Food Security in North Korea: Designing Realistic Possibilities
Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
This 29-page US paper outlines a strategy for agricultural revitalization in North Korea
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-03-27
Is More Better? Evaluating External-Led State Building After 1989
Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies
A 32-page US working paper proposing a framework for evaluating the success of state building operations
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-04-26
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
African Women Confront Bush's AIDS Policy
Foreign Policy in Focus
An article criticising U.S. AIDS Policy
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-12-14
Who Can Deliver Sustainable Development?
Foreign Policy Centre
This 4-page UK policy brief examines the problems of economic growth and social stagnation in Latin America
International Development, Social PolicyPosted: 2006-04-14
The Beijing Consensus
Foreign Policy Centre
A 79-page paper argues that China is replacing the U.S. as a model for developing countries
International Development, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2004-05-22
European Development Policy: A Response to the Crisis Affecting Globalization?
Fondation pour l’innovation politique
This 14-page French essay is intended to provide a fresh overview of the goals and particularities of European development cooperation, looking at progress made in recent years, as well as the outlook for the future, against the backdrop of the crisis currently affecting globalisation
International Development, European UnionPosted: 2009-07-16
European Development Policy: A Response to the Crisis Affecting Globalization?
Fondation pour l’innovation politique
This 14-page French essay is intended to provide a fresh overview of the goals and particularities of European development cooperation, looking at progress made in recent years, as well as the outlook for the future, against the backdrop of the crisis currently affecting globalisation
International Development, European UnionPosted: 2009-06-15
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
Diversity in Development: Reconsidering the Washington Consensus
FONDAD
A 260-page book exploring what is right and wrong with the policies prescribed in the Washington Consensus
International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-01-15
Helping the Poor? The IMF and Low-Income Countries
FONDAD
A book discussing the successes, failures and shortcomings of how the IMF and World Bank have assisted poor countries, analyzing in detail the policies pursued (single page linking to all chapters)
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-08-19
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
HIPC Debt Relief: Myths and Realities
Fondad
A 147-page book analyzing the successes and failures of the HIPC (Heavily Indebted Poor Countries) Initiative and offers proposals for future action
International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-06-13
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
Elephant in the Room: The New G77 and China Dynamics in Climate Talks
FIIA
A 9-page Finnish briefing paper assessing the stance of developing countries in respect of climate change talks and agreements
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-06-09
Innovative Sources of Finance after the Paris Conference
FESNY
An 11-page German briefing paper analyzing different proposals for new sources of development finance
International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-04-23
Towards a Renewed Debt Crisis?
FES
This 68-page German occasional paper argues that the shortcomings in multilateral debt control and relief mechanisms are amplified by the financial crisis. It also provides a detailed debt default risk assessment of HIPC countries which - among other indicators - takes climate change into account.
International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-07-19
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
Thinking Ahead - Development Models and Indicators of Well-being Beyond the MDGs
FES
This 20-page German policy analysis examines different projects of "alternative" models and measure of well-being and development and provides an outlook on a way forward towards the definition of a new set of global development goals
International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-12-11
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
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 Global Slump Makes a Fair Trade Revolution More Urgent Than Ever
Europe's World
This article argues for a radical reduction in the handicaps to export-led growth by the world's poorest countries
International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2010-03-26
The MDGs' 2015 Deadline Must Not be Postponed
Europe's World
An article urging political leaders to explain why the MDGs are vital to us all
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2010-11-19
We Are at a Turning Point for the MDGs
Europe's World
An article arguing that it will demand a major effort and the leadership of the EU for the ill-effects of the global economic crisis on development to be reversed
International Development, European UnionPosted: 2010-10-08
Why We Need a Radical Re-think of Official Aid
Europe's World
This article charts the debate of recent years on reforming aid-giving and highlights the major problems to be resolved
International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-05-28
Governance - Made in Africa
European Policy Centre
This 44-page issue paper examines the EU's contribution to Africa and urges the Union to play a greater role in supporting regional integration, development and good governance
International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-08-24
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
International Development and Foreign Policy
European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes
This 4-page briefing paper is the second in a series identifying the main issues in the debate about European development cooperation in this decade
International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-03-22
The European Union and the South: A New Era
European Assn. of Development Research and Training Institutes
20-page report of a conference for parliamentarians and experts from the 10 Acceding Countries to consider the responsibilities of an enlarged E.U. to developing countries
International Development, European UnionPosted: 2004-02-17
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
The ETI Code of Labour Practice: Do Workers Really Benefit?
ETI, IDS
A 63-page study of the impact of the Ethical Trade Initiative on worker benefits
International Development, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2006-11-09
What Scenario for the Future?
Eoropean Association of Development Research and Training Institutes
This 4-page briefing paper, first of a series in the project "European Development Cooperation to 2010", seeks to identify the main issues in the debate about European development cooperation during this decade.
International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-03-22
From Bound Duties to Actual Protection: Industrial Liberalisation in the Doha Round
ENEPRI
A 51-page working paper offering a CGE assessment of the effects of a multilateral liberalisation of market access for non-agricultural products
Globalisation & International Trade, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-12-08
Fragile States and the International Response: In Pursuit of Security or Development?
Egmont
This 4-page Belgian policy brief explores the meaning of the concept of fragile states and considers the attention that is being paid to it as a consequence of integrating security and development into the policy of the major donor countries
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-10-03
European Development Cooperation in a Changing World: Rising Powers and Global Challenges after the Financial Crisis
EDC2020
This 40-page UK working paper addresses the significance for EU development cooperation of two large and important new actors in this field, China and India. More specifically, it considers these implications in the context of new challenges for development cooperation arising from global instabilities and the 2008-9 global financial crisis
International Development, European UnionPosted: 2010-11-27
In Need of Coherence: European Development Policies and the Global Economic Crisis
EDC2020
A 2-page opinion on the importance of Europe coordinating its development policies
International Development, European UnionPosted: 2009-05-13
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
International Climate Finance: Principles for European Support to Developing Countries
EDC
A 19-page working paper examining Europe’s approach to the provision of new finance in support of climate change actions in developing countries
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-04-26
The Evolution of Development Thinking: Theory and Policy
Economic Growth Center Yale University
A 40-page discussion paper tracing the course of development thinking and associated development policy over the past six decades
International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-07-22
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
The Economic Impact of AIDS Treatment: Labor Supply in Western Kenya
Economic Growth Center
This 49-page paper estimates the economic impacts of antiretroviral treatment, using survey results from Kenya
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-01-10
Health Economics for Low-Income Countries
Economic Growth Center
This 79-page discussion paper reviews the literature on the returns to health improvements in low-income countries and how best to achieve these improvements
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-05-27
Toward the Enhanced Effectiveness of Foreign Aid
Economic Growth Center
A 20-page discussion paper examining the past record of aid and proposing a new modus operandi based on a more passive donor posture and greater initiative on the part of recipients
International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-08-09
The Food Problem and the Evolution of International Income Levels
Economic Growth Center
A 46-page discussion paper examining the effect of agricultural development on a country's overall development and growth
International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-01-10
Funding the Millennium Development Goals
Economic and Social Research Institute
A 21-page lecture on the funding needs to achieve the millennium development goals, and possible sources, including a proposal for global taxation
International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-03-31
Shaping the Future of Social Protection: Access, Finance and Solidarity
ECLAC
A 180-page report analyzing the latest initiatives in social programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-04-28
The EU and Africa: The Policy Context for Development
ECDPM
This 36-page report explains the policy context, as well as the specific added value, funding and institutional aspects of the main frameworks for EU-Africa relations
International Development, European UnionPosted: 2010-12-16
Improving Governance and Public Financial Management through Budget Support: The Experience of the African Development Bank
ECDPM
This discussion paper describes the experience of the African Development Bank in using budget support as an aid delivery mechanism
International Development, RegionalPosted: 2010-04-26
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
The Impact of Crime on the Enterprise Sector: Transition versus Non-Transition Countries
EBRD
This 23-page working paper examines the impact of organised crime and street crime in the transition countries
Crime, Law & Order, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-08-09
Sustainability Report 2005: Working Towards a Sustainable Future
EBRD
This 80-page report takes an in-depth look at the impact of EBRD activities on the people and the environment in the countries where it operates
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-08-09
Curbing the HIV Epidemic
Earth Policy Institute
An article outlining a strategy for curbing the HIV epidemic, with special reference to Africa
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-03-03
Global Governance for Sustainable Development: The Need for Policy Coherence and New Partnerships
EADI
The 48-page report of a conference held to discuss issus concerning the global governance of sustainable development
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2008-12-09
entitled "Global Governance for Sustainable Developmet: The Need for Policy Coherence and New Partnerships
EADI
The 48-page report of a conference held to discuss aspects of global governance for sustainable development
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2008-12-09
Global Governance for Sustainable Development: The Need for Policy Coherence and New Partnerships
EADI
The 48-page report of a conference held to discuss aspects of global governance for sustainable development
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2008-12-09
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
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
Convergence, Divergence and Global Development
EADI
An address urging the reduction of inequality and divergence in international development
International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-12-18
The MDGs and Beyond: Pro-poor Policy in a Changing World
EADI
The working paper analyses what the MDGs have achieved, what the 2010 MDG review should do and gives an outlook on how the context is changing further for global development 2010-2020
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2010-05-20
Innovation Theories: Relevance and Implications for Developing Country Innovation
DIW
This 38-page German discussion paper presents a framework for innovation applicable to developing countries, and recommendations
International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-12-05
Counting Carbon in the Marketplace – and at the Border
DIIS
A 4-page Danish policy brief explaining that developing countries need to prepare for the challenges that product carbon footprints (PCFs) pose
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-12-14