International Development
Experiences of Plantation and Large-Scale Farming in 20th Century Africa
DIIS
A 56-page Danish working paper examining the lessons to be drawn from a re-assessment of large-scale agriculture in Africa during the twentieth century
International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-11-15
Between Pockets of Efficiency and Elite Capture in Mozambique
DIIS
This 52-page Danish working paper synthesises the main findings from four case studies of productive sectors in Mozambique
International DevelopmentPosted: 2012-01-09
Development Interventions, Export Sectors and the Poor: Mixed Results
DIIS
This 120-page Danish study examines a variety of interventions directed at increasing Low Income Country exports while benefiting the poor
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2011-12-12
Cooperating with China in Africa
DIIS
This 4-page Danish policy brief explores Western donor efforts to engage China on development in Africa
International DevelopmentPosted: 2012-03-23
Furthering Democracy through the European Union’s Development Policy: Legal Limitations and Possibilities
DIIS
This Danish paper argues that the European Union should take a much more consistent approach in its external relations as required under the Lisbon Treaty. In this way it will be possible to further democracy outside the European Union much more efficiently
European Union, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-05-16
Cargo Cult in Africa: Remittances and the State in Tanzania
DIIS
This 23-page Danish working paper explores the current celebration of remittances in Tanzania as a magic bullet for the creation of development and economic growth
International Development, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2010-07-01
Comparing the Palm Oil Industry in Malaysia and Ghana
DIIS
This 43-page Danish paper explores what can be learned about the development of a productive sector and the factors that affect the process of upgrading and innovation, through a comparative assessment of the experiences of Malaysia and Ghana in the palm oil sector
International DevelopmentPosted: 2012-03-01
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
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
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
Engaging in Productive Sector Development: Comparisons between Mozambique and Ghana
DIIS
In this 35-page Danish paper, four factors are used to explain why state intervention in developing countries is sometimes a success and sometimes not
International Development, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-11-15
European Food Safety Regulation and the Developing Countries: Regulatory Problems and Possibilities
DIIS
This 44-page Danish working paper identifies those EU food safety law requirements that cause the most problems for developing countries exporters of food products and it points to possible ways of overcoming them
International Development, European UnionPosted: 2009-06-07
Skilled Migration: Boon or Bane? The Role of Policy Intervention
DIIS
A 22-page Danish working paper on the brain drain and the role of policy intervention
Immigration & Refugees, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-10-27
Budget Support Lessons from Post-conflict Support to Mozambique
DIIS
This Danish policy brief revisits the main lessons from support to Mozambique during its post-conflict reconstruction phase
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-05-22
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
Recurrent Cost Boom Threathens Millennium Development Goals
DIIS
A 4-page Danish policy brief arguing that it is urgent to address the long-term financing of the costs of the MDGs. Otherwise, present achievements can be undermined by a potential recurrent cost boom in many poor donor-dependent countries
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2011-01-07
Tanzania’s Land Law Reform
DIIS
A 20-page Danish working paper providing an overview of the major land reform implementation projects carried out in Tanzania so far
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-01-07
Justice and Security – When the State Isn’t the Main Provider
DIIS
This 4-page Danish policy brief reports on a conference held to discuss current development assistance to justice and security-related programming that supports actors that are not part of a state entity
International Development, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2011-01-07
Budget Support Lessons from Post-conflict Support to Mozambique
DIIS
This Danish policy brief revisits the main lessons from support to Mozambique during its post-conflict reconstruction phase
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-04-14
The Financial Crisis and Lower Income Countries
DIIS
The 17-page report of a Danish conference held to explore the impacts, responses and initial lessons of the financial crisis for low income countries
International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-11-24
How Countries Become Rich and Reduce Poverty
DIIS
A 28-page Danish working paper reviewing the literature explaining why some countries are rich and others are poor
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2011-08-25
Combating Illicit Financial Flows from Poor Countries. Estimating the Possible Gains
DIIS
A 4-page Danish policy brief arguing that if the world’s developed countries put their act together to combat such illicit financial flows, the costs of meeting the Millennium Goals could be financed by developing countries themselves
International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-11-13
The Forgotten Villages: Land Reform in Tanzania
DIIS
A 4-page Danish policy brief analyzing the causes for the slow progress of land reform in Tanzania
International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-11-03
Bandits, Borderlands and Opium Wars in Afghanistan
DIIS
This 28-page Danish working paper examines Afghan state-building viewed from the margins
International Development, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2009-12-02
Building Civil Servant Capacity in South Sudan
DIIS
This 4-page Danish policy brief recaps on some main tenets of IGAD initiative and presents a number of policy recommendations
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-10-11
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
The Future of European Development Cooperation: Seeking Global Solutions or Retracing a Niche by 2020?
DIIS
This 12-page Danish working paper discusses the future prospects for European development cooperation
International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-11-17
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
Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) in South Africa
DIIS
A series of working papers presented at a Danish workshop on black economic empowerment in South Africa (single page linking to each paper)
International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-11-01
What Drives States to Support the Development of Productive Sectors?
DIIS
This 34-page working paper examines why and how ruling political elites in developing countries support productive sector development and with what outcomes
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-09-16
Elections in Africa: Mixed Blessings for Growth and Poverty Alleviation
DIIS
This 4-page Danish policy brief finds that although elections motivate political elites to be responsive to popular demands in Africa, the impacts on peoples’ livelihoods are ambiguous
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-06-30
(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
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
Terror Prevention and Development Aid: What We Know and Don't Know
DIIS
A 198-page Danish Report summarizing the extent of knowledge about the links between terrorism and its prevention, focusing on factors which might be addressed by development aid
Defence, Terrorism & Security, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-05-21
Diasporas and Fragile States
DIIS
This 4-page Danish policy brief examines the influence of diasporas on fragile states
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-10-16
Working in "Fragile States": Problems, Dilemmas and Guidance
DIIS
A 9-page Danish brief providing a concise overview of the problems and dilemmas confronting organizations and companies working in fragile states, and offering guidance to overcome them
International Development, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2007-01-31
Shifting Financial Flows to Low-Income Countries: From Official Aid to Private Finance?
DIIS
This 20-page Danish working paper aims to provide an overview of recent and current changes in financial flows to developing countries
International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-10-23
Better (RED) tm Than Dead: "Brand Aid", Celebrities and the New Frontiers of Development Assistance
DIIS
A 33-page Danish working paper examining the rise of compassionate consumption in development aid
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-09-19
Harmonisation and Alignment: The Double-Edged Swords of Budget Support and Decentralised Aid Administration
DIIS
This 24-page Danish working paper offers a new perspective on the harmonisation and alignment agenda applied to development aid
International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-02-04
The Changing Context for Small Farmers and Implications for Their Future
DIIS
This 19-page Danish working paper sets out the challenges facing small farms in the developing world
International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-07-03
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
Soldiers and State-Building: The Approach of the Danish Armed Forces
DIIS
This 58-page report analyzes how the Danish armed forces have approached and prioritised reconstruction support, and examines how their performance might be improved
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-03-30
Whither Aid? Financing Development in Mozambique
DIIS
A 50-page Danish report analyzing the future of development finance to Mozambique
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-03-18
Between Bureaucracy and the People: A Political History of Informality
DIIS
This 22-page Danish working paper explores the dialectic of formal and informal economy in the context of ‘development’ discourse over the last four decades.
Economic Policy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-11-26
Supporting Local Innovation for Rural Development
DIIS
This 88-page Danish report reviews five innovation support funds for local communities in developing countries
International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-06-25
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
From Conflict to Regional Stability: Linking Security and Development
DGAP
This report contains the papers presented at the 10th New Faces Conference, held to offer perspectives for better integrating development and security policy in the world's regions
Defence, Terrorism & Security, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-03-15
Doing Business in Disputed Regions
DGAP
A 19-page German proposal for a new focus on private sector support for statebuilding
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-12-13
Rethinking Health Sector -wide Approaches Through the Lens of Aid Effectiveness
Development Policy Centre, Crawford School of Economics and Government
This 52-page Australian paper argues that the theory of change underlying SWAps is highly consistent with effective aid, while the practice is not
International Development, HealthPosted: 2012-02-24
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
Between Ignorance and Intervention: Strategies and Dilemmas of External Actors in Fragile States
Development and Peace Foundation
This 12-page policy paper examines the options for external actors in promoting failed or fragile states
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2005-05-04
Between Ignorance and Intervention: Strategies and Dilemmas of External Actors in Fragile States
Development and Peace Foundation
A 12-page policy paper exploring aspects of external intervention in weak and failing states
Foreign Policy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-04-06
Foreign Assistance: An Agenda for Reform
Dept. of State - US
A speech by the US Aid administrator announcing a strategy for revitalizing the US's foreign aid apparatus
International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-02-08
Health is Global: Proposals for a UK Government-Wide Strategy
Department of Health - UK
This 64-page report provides the rationale for a UK government-wide strategy for global health
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-03-12
Global Health Partnerships: The UK Contribution to Health in Developing countries
Department of Health - UK
This 180-page report describes how UK experience and expertise in health could be used to best effect to help improve health in developing countries
International Development, HealthPosted: 2007-02-20
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
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
The Development Dimension of Migrant Transfers
Danish Institute for International Studies
This 41-page Danish working paper addresses fundamental questions relating to the role of remittances in the migration-development nexus
Immigration & Refugees, International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-10-06
The United Nations as a Security Political Actor - With a Special Focus on Africa
Danish Institute for International Studies
A 121-page Danish report analysing the UN's role in the provision of different forms of security, in general and in respect of Africa
Defence, Terrorism & Security, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-11-19
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
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
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
Building an Open and Inclusive Regional Architecture for Asia
CSIS, Stanley Foundation
A 12-page US report presenting an overview of the history of Asia Pacific regionalism, and exploring its future
Foreign Policy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-03-21
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
Voices of Afghanistan: An Evaluation Study
CSIS
The provisional findings of a study evaluating the impact of reconstruction efforts on Afghan people
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-10-11
Managed Retreat of Coastal Communities: Understanding Responses to Projected Sea Level Rise
CSIRO
This 39-page study finds that managed retreat - the relocation of homes and infrastructure under threat from coastal flooding - is one of the few policy options available for coastal communities at risk from sea level rise
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-03-04
The World Bank's International Development Association (IDA)
CRS
A 21-page US report providing a brief background to the IDA, the US role at the institution and information on the current IDA-14 replenishment
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2007-05-07
The Global Economic Crisis: Impact on Sub-Saharan Africa and Global Policy Responses
CRS
This 30-page US report examines how the global economic crisis is impacting Sub-Saharan African states and how global policy responses may ameliorate the situation
International Development, Economic PolicyPosted: 2009-09-11
The Millennium Development Goals: The September 2010 U.N. High-level Meeting
CRS
This 19-page US report examines trends in MDG progress and lessons learned
International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-10-21
The Global Economic Crisis: Impact on Sub-Saharan Africa and Global Policy Responses
CRS
This 30-page US report analyzes Africa’s vulnerability to the global crisis and potential implications for economic growth, poverty alleviation, fiscal balances, and political stability. The report describeschannels through which the crisis is affecting Africa, and provides information on international efforts to address the impact, including U.S. policies and those of multilateral institutions in which the United States plays a major role
International Development, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-05-04
International HIV/AIDS, Tubercolosis and Malaria: Key Changes to US Programs and Funding
CRS
This 23-page US report discusses changes in the coordination and funding for international HIV/AIDS, tubercolosis and malaria by the US
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-07-31
The Global Financial Crisis: The Role of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
CRS
This 6-page US report discusses potential roles the International Monetary Fund (IMF) may have in helping to resolve the current global financial crisis
Economic Policy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-11-18
Multilateral Development Banks: General Capital Increases
CRS
A 17-page US perspective on how the major Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) are simultaneously seeking increases in their capital bases to fund the continued expansionof their development lending programmes
International DevelopmentPosted: 2012-02-16
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
Escaping the Conflict Trap: Promoting Good Governance in the Congo
Crisis Group
A 35-page report calling for Kinshasa and donors to increase efforts to create a transparent and accountable government
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-07-23
Central African Republic: Keeping the Dialogue Alive
Crisis Group
This 24-page policy briefing argues that if the government of the Central African Republic (CAR) fails to re-engage with the opposition on upcoming elections and negotiate with remaining rebels, its fragile peace process will be at serious risk
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-01-16
Myanmar: New Threats to Humanitarian Aid
Crisis Group
This 16-page briefing examines recent restrictions on humanitarian agencies working in Myanmar, and the possible implications for the population
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-12-09
Sri Lanka’s North I: The Denial of Minority Rights
Crisis Group
This 46-page report calls for governments and aid agencies supporting the reconstruction of Sri Lanka's Northern Province to structure their assistance so as to encourage the demilitarisation and democratisation of the former war zone and full respect for minority rights
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, International DevelopmentPosted: 2012-03-19
Nigeria: Want in the Midst of Plenty
Crisis Group
A 41-page report analyzing the origins of thwarted reform and stalled economic development in Nigeria
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-07-23
Somaliland: A Way out of the Electoral Crisis
Crisis Group
This 20-page policy briefing examines what stalled democratisation could mean for Somaliland
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-12-08
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
Islamist Terrorism in the Sahel: Fact or Fiction?
Crisis Group
This 46-page report urges U.S. and EU cooperation on counterterrorism and development work in the Sahel to build resistance to extremism
Defence, Terrorism & Security, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-04-03
Stopping Guinea's Slide
Crisis Group
A 36-page report recommending steps that need to be taken internally and by the international community if Guinea is not to become a failed state
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2005-06-20
Liberia: Staying Focused
Crisis Group
This 16-page update briefing lays out the prerequisites of a successful recovery for Liberia
International Development, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2006-01-17
Katanga: The Congo's Forgotten Crisis
Crisis Group
This 30-page report warns of acute violence during the forthcoming March elections in Katanga, and recommends actions needed to stabilize the province
Defence, Terrorism & Security, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-01-10
Sri Lanka’s North II: Rebuilding under the Military
Crisis Group
This report argues that international engagement with Sri Lanka should prioritise the reestablishment of civilian and democratic governance in the north, and the end of the military control over development activities
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2012-03-19
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
The Curse of Cotton: Central Asia's Destructive Monoculture
Crisis Group
A 56-page report describing the wide-ranging deleterious effects of Central Asia's cotton sector, and offering proposals to the international community for amelioration
International Development, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-03-02
Guinea: Change or Chaos
Crisis Group
The English-language executive summary of a report examining the existing government in Guinea and offering recommendations for the international community and Guinean actors to implement in order to bring about peaceful change
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-02-16
Burundi: Ensuring Credible Elections
Crisis Group
This report examines the rise in tensions before communal, presidential, legislative and additional local elections that are to be conducted separately between May and September in Burundi (executive summary and recommendations only)
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-03-04
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
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
Zimbabwe: Engaging the Inclusive Government
Crisis Group
This 16-page policy briefing examines the opportunity for recovery in Zimbabwe from a disastrous decade with the entry of the opposition into government
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-04-20
Water Stress in Sub-Saharan Africa
Council on Foreign Relations
This article examines the issues relating to water stress in Sub-Saharan Africa
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-08-08
U.S. Aid: the Next Four Years
Council on Foreign Relations
Transcript of an address by the Administrator of USAID, outlining trends in U.S. aid policy
International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-05-02
Congressional Testimony: China's Environmental Challenges
Council on Foreign Relations
Congressional testimony on the environmental challenges created by China's rapid economic development, how they might impact upon the U.S. and how the U.S. might assist China in meeting them
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-09-25
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
Trick or Treat?
Council on Foreign Relations
A commentary on the first year of the U.S. Administration's Global Aids Initiative
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-11-04
Freedom, Prosperity, and Security: The G8 Partnership with Africa: Sea Island 2004 and Beyond
Council on Foreign Relations
A 44-page report designed to maintain the focus of the G8 states on the critical nature of Africa's needs
International Development, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2004-06-11
Liberia's Post-War Recovery: Key Issues and Developments
Congressional Research Service - U.S.
A 20-page report describing developments in Liberia since the 2003 peace accord
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-12-29