Yemen: Fear of Failure

Chatham House

A 12-page UK briefing paper explaining how Yemen presents a potent combination of problems for policy-makers confronting the prospect of state failure in this strategically important Red Sea country

Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-12-13

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

Strengthen the Millennium Challenge Corporation: Better Results are Possible

The Brookings Institution

A 9-page US policy brief assessing the effectiveness of the Millennium Challenge Corporation

International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2008-12-16

Global Economic Prospects 2009: Commodities at the Crossroads

World Bank

This 196-page report on prospects for the global economy says that, along with the deepening crisis, commodity prices have plummeted, ending an historic five year boom. But the report, says the worst should be over by 2010 when growth is projected to pick up in developing countries

Economic Policy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-12-16

Taking Steps: Mainstreaming National Adaptation

IIED

Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-12-18

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

How to Help Pakistan

Search for Common Ground

An article arguing that the developed world needs to provide Pakistan with targeted economic assistance to fight extremism

Defence, Terrorism & Security, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-01-08

Integrating Socio-economic Recovery into Post-conflict Stabilization Programmes

Clingendael

This 5-page Dutch policy brief examines the close interconnection between economic development and violent conflict

Disarmament & Peacekeeping, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-01-10

Linkages between Land Management, Land Degradation, and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa

IFPRI

This 132-page report seeks to demonstrate the strong strong linkage between poverty and land management

Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-01-13

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

Does the Minimum Wage Have a Higher Impact on the Informal than on the Formal Labor Market?

IZA

This 38-page paper investigates a puzzle in the literature on labour markets in developing countries: labour laws not only have an impact on the formal labour market but also impact on the informal sector

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-01-21

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

China as an Emerging Donor in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan

IFRI

This 29-page French paper discusses the characteristics of Chinese assistance to Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, comparing its activities and policies in Central Asia with those in Africa, and draws conclusions about the implications of such growing engagement

International Development, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2009-01-27

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

Just Desserts? Securing Global Food Futures

IPPR North

A 37-page UK report arguing that in order to achieve global food security, greater harmonisation of efforts is needed as well as the full participation of countries who have become increasingly influential in either production, aid or investment such as China, India and Brazil.

Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-01-28

Innovative Firms or Innovative Owners? Determinants of Innovation in Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises

IZA

A 34-page discussion paper examining whether and how owner characteristics matter for innovation in developing countries

International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-02-12

Understanding and Supporting the Role of Local Organisations in Sustainable Development

iied

This 32-page publication is the overview in a series of case studies and synthesis papers looking at the work of local organisations in development and environmental management

International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-02-12

The Storm in Sub-Saharan Africa

Project Syndicate

An article highlighting the effect of the global financial crisis on Sub-Saharan Africa

International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2009-02-13

Reconstruction of Afghanistan

JIIA

A 3-page Japanese article assessing the prerequisites for success in reconstructing Afghanistan

International Development, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2009-02-14

How to Unlock the $1 Trillion that Developing Countries Urgently Need to Cope with the Crisis

CGD

This 4-page US paper estimates that developing countries may need $1 trillion for bank rescues, fiscal stimulus, and to maintain their minimal social safety nets over the next couple of years. It then explains how these funds could be unlocked from existing resources

International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-02-19

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

Measuring Migration’s Development Impacts: Preliminary Evidence from Jamaica

IPPR

This 39-page UK report is part of a research project aiming to examine the impact of migration on development

International Development, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2009-02-27

Democracy and Stability in West Africa: The Ghanaian Experience

Uppsala University

A 77-page Swedish paper drawing lessons from Ghana’s successes (and failures) in terms of striving towards ‘positive peace’, particularly with regard to state-making, nation-building, democratization and development

Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-03-09

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

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

Financial Globalization and Economic Policies

IZA

An 84-page review of the extensive literature dealing with various economic policies that could help developing economies effectively manage the process of financial globalization.

International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-03-18

Aid Effectiveness and Governance: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Brookings Institution, World Bank

A US article tracing the development of the aid effectiveness concept in overseas development

International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-03-24

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

From Recession to Slump: Crisis or Opportunity?

ORG

A 4-page UK briefing offering an assessment of the economic downturn and its impact on poorer communities

International Development, Economic PolicyPosted: 2009-03-30

Financing REDD: How Government Funds Can Work with the Carbon Market

IIED

A 4-page UK briefing paper examining whether a combined funding approach to REDD is feasible

Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-03-31

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

A Response to Critics of Family Planning Programs

International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

A 6-page article arguing for the importance of family planning programmes in development

Social Policy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-04-08

Strengthening Field-based Training in Low and Middle-income Countries to Build Public Health Capacity

Australia and New Zealand Health Policy

This 23-page Australian paper describes Australia's first Master of Applied Epidemiology (MAE) model (established in 1991), which uses field-based training to strengthen the control of communicable diseases

Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-04-09

Digging for Peace: Private Companies and Emerging Economies in Zones of Conflict

BICC

A 52-page German brief examining trends in the causes of violent conflict in Africa

Defence, Terrorism & Security, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-04-10

UNESCO World Water Development Report, 2009

UNESCO

This 249-page report offers a holistic approach to links between water and climate change, food, energy, health and human security

Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-04-13

The End of ODA: Death and Rebirth of a Global Public Policy

CGD

This 32-page US paper argues for the need to move from the conventional measure of Official Development Assistance to the construction of clearer benchmarks for what ultimately matters: resources and results that concur to 21st century international development. The

International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-04-14

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

The Global Financial Crisis, Developing Countries and Policy Responses

IDS

A 2-page UK policy briefing addressing the development dimensions of the global financial crisis

International Development, Economic PolicyPosted: 2009-04-15

Knowledge to Policy: Making the Most of Development Research

IDRC

A 224-page Canadian study examining the influence of research on international development policy

International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-04-15

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

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

National Adaptation Funding: Ways Forward for the Poorest Countries

IIED

This 2-page briefing argues that to avoid wasting the massive investment in NAPAs so far, it is key for richer nations to give NAPAs the fiscal and institutional support they need

Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-04-23

Where Every Drop Counts: Tackling Rural Africa’s Water Crisis

IIED

This 4-page briefing analyzes the root cause of catastrophic water loss in Africa

Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-04-23

Thresholds in the Process of International Financial Integration

IZA

This 51-page discussion paper investigates the "threshold" levels of financial and institutional development that an economy needs to attain before it can derive the indirect benefits of international financial integration and reduce the risks of financial openness

Globalisation & International Trade, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-04-26

The Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism

Parliamentary Library - Australia

This 25-page Australian background note provides information on the Clean Development Mechanism and its associated emissions credits

Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-04-28

Strengthening Field-based Training in Low and Middle-income Countries to Build Public Health Capacity

Australia and New Zealand Health Policy

An Australian re-assessment of how rich countries should support capacity development for communicable disease control in low and medium income countries

Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-04-28

Benefits of Organic Agriculture as a Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Strategy for Developing Countries

RFF

This 19-page US discussion paper is a short review of organic agriculture as an adaptation strategy to climate change and variability

Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-04-29

The Role of the Ministerial Advisor in Security Sector Reform: Navigating Institutional Terrains

USIP

An 8-page US briefing of a panel meeting discussing what common challenges foreign advisors involved in security sector reform face and how they might pool intellectual resources and “lessons learned” to address these challenges

Defence, Terrorism & Security, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-05-01

The Global Financial Crisis: Risks for Fragile States in Africa

ODI

This UK Opinion argues that the impact of the global financial crisis in fragile states has serious implications for peace and security

International Development, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2009-05-03

Social Protection: A Global Imperative

ODI

A UK opinion on how to realise the G-20 commitment to fund social protection for the poorest countries as part of its global plan for recovery

Social Policy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-05-03

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

“Land Grabbing” by Foreign Investors in Developing Countries: Risks and Opportunities

IFPRI

A 4-page policy brief arguing that foreign investment can provide key resources for agriculture, but only if arrangements are properly negotiated, practices are sustainable, and benefits are shared

International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2009-05-07

Setting Priorities for Public Spending for Agricultural and Rural Development in Africa

IFPRI

This 4-page policy brief argues that the global recession underscores the need for urgent attention to measures that could promote agricultural growth in Sub-Saharan Africa

International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-05-07

The Impact of Aid on Growth Revisited: Do Donor Motives Matter?

IZA

A 28-page discussion paper examining the relevance of donor motives to development aid effectiveness

International Development, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2009-05-12

New Tools to Fight Fake Medicines

SciDev.net

A US article on combating the availability of counterfeit medicines in Africa

Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-05-13

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

Beyond Lending: How Multilateral Banks Can Help Developing Countries Manage Volatility

CGDEV

This US book argues that multilateral development banks (MDBs) should move beyond lending to provide innovative risk-management tools for developing countries to manage volatility and create long-term stability (single page, linking to each chapter)

International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-05-18

Global Economic Crisis

GSDRC

This 59-page UK report pulls together the key findings from a series of recent research reports which explore the potential impacts of the current economic crisis on developing countries

International Development, Economic PolicyPosted: 2009-05-18

The Scarcity of Land in Somalia: Natural Resources and their Role in the Somali Conflict

BICC

A 17-page German occasional paper explaining the causes of the current violence in Somalia

Defence, Terrorism & Security, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-05-20

Easing the Strain: Understanding Brain Drain and Where Policy Can Respond

IPPR

This 20-page UK report attempts to synthesise theresults of a number of surveys of migrants and people intending to migrate, in order to develop a typology of factors driving brain drain

Immigration & Refugees, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-05-26

The US Government’s Global Health Policy Architecture: Structure, Programs, and Funding

Kaiser Family Foundation

This 40-page report provides a comprehensive look at the US government agencies and programs involved in the nation’s global health response, including their funding and their approaches

Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-05-26

Measuring the Economic Impacts of Transgenic Crops in Developing Agriculture during the First Decade

IFPRI

This 125-page review examines whether biotech crops can benefit poor farmers

International Development, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2009-06-04

Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change: An Update

iied

This 4-page UK briefing reassesses the role of community-based adaptation (CBA) in building resilience to climate change in poor communities

International Development, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-06-04

The Global Financial Crisis and Developing Countries

ODI

The results of a study examining the effects of the global financial crisis on developing countries (single page linking to each section)

International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-06-04

Governance and Citizenship from Below: Views of Poor and Excluded groups and Their Vision for a New Nepal

ODI

This 51-page report is the first community level participatory research endeavour with poor and excluded groups in Nepal since the peace process. It focuses on grassroots experiences and understandings of governance and citizenship, and the implications thereof for state building in post-conflict Nepal

International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-06-05

From Promises to Action in Kenya: How to Make Democracy Work

CIPE

A 9-page article on improving democratic government in Kenya

Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-06-05

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

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

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

The Impact of Microcredit on the Poor in Bangladesh: Revisiting the Evidence

CGDEV

How robust is the evidence that microcredit improves the lives of the poor by, for example, increasing or stabilizing household consumption? Three landmark studies put microfinance to that test in Bangladesh, but the contradictions among them have produced lasting controversy and confusion. This 50-page working paper reevaluates the previous studies and finds a way to end the impasse

International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2009-06-22

Do International Labor Standards Contribute to the Persistence of the Child Labor Problem?

IZA

This 43-page discussion paper studies whether international labour standards and product boycotts may delay the ultimate eradication of child labour

Families, Children & Youth, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-06-23

The Global Financial Crisis: Lessons Learned and Challenges for Developing Countries

Peterson Institute

A US speech offering a perspective on the causes of the global financial crisis and how it differs from previous global financial crises.The speaker then proposes some key relevant lessons

Economic Policy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-06-24

World Disasters Report 2009 - Focus on Early Warning, Early Action

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

While natural hazards cannot be prevented, they only become disasters because affected communities are vulnerable and unprepared. This 204-pagereport argues that early warning without early action is not enough

Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-06-25

G8 Africa Action Plan: Enhance Strategies for Development

Brookings

This US article argues that the G8's proposed innovations for development funding do not go far enough and suggests alternative strategies to make the G8 Africa Action Plan more effective in meeting the development goals

International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-07-06

Introducing Unemployment Insurance to Developing Countries

IZA

This 40-page policy paper identifies key labor market and institutional differences between developed and developing countries, analyzes how these differences affect the working of the standard, OECD-style unemployment insurance (UI) program, and derives a desirable design of unemployment benefit program in developing countries

International Development, Social PolicyPosted: 2009-07-10

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

Subsidizing Vocational Training for Disadvantaged Youth in Developing Countries: Evidence from a Randomized Trial

IZA

This 46-page paper evaluates the impact of a randomized training program for disadvantaged youth introduced in Colombia in 2005. This randomized trial offers a unique opportunity to examine the impact of training in developing countries

Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-07-13

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

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

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

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

Inquiry into Aid Effectiveness

IDS

A submission on aid effectiveness to the UK All Party Parliamentary Group for Dept, Aid and Trade

International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-07-22

Beyond Subsidies: Triggering a Revolution in Rural Sanitation

IDS

This 4-page UK policy briefing asks how can we maximise the huge potential for transforming rural sanitation in developing countries

Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-07-22

The Dark Figure of Corruption

Hoover Institution

A US article on the effects of corruption on developing economies

Corruption, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-07-24

Climate Change and Vulnerable Societies

Brookings

A US House testimony on America’s critical role in supporting climate change adaptation in the world’s most vulnerable communities

Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-07-26

Aid Coordination on the Ground: Are Joint Country Assistance Strategies the Answer?

Brookings

This 39-page US working paper considers whether the use of joint country assistance strategies will improve aid effectiveness

International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2009-07-27

Conditional Cash Transfers : Reducing Present and Future Poverty

World Bank

A 384-page report showing that there is good evidence that conditional cash transfers (CCTs) have improved the lives of poor people

Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-07-29

How Will Latin America Fare after the Current Crisis?

CGD

This 6-page speech analyzes the effect of the global financial crisis on Latin America

International Development, Economic PolicyPosted: 2009-07-29

Access to Sustainable Energy: What Role for International Oil and Gas Companies? Focus on Nigeria

IIED

This 46-page report explores how international oil and gas companies can contribute to tackling energy poverty in the regions where they operate

Energy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-07-31

Land Grab or Development Opportunity? Agricultural Investment and International Land Deals in Africa

IIED

This 145-page report discusses key trends and drivers in land acquisitions, the contractual arrangements underpinning them and the way these are negotiated, and the early impacts on land access for rural people in recipient countries

International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-07-31

From Unpaid to Paid Care Work: The Macroeconomic Implications of HIV and AIDS on Women's Time-tax Burdens

Levy Economics Institute

This 32-page US working paper considers public employment guarantee programs in the context of South Africa as a means to address the nexus of poverty, unemployment, and unpaid work burdens—all factors exacerbated by HIV/AIDS

Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-08-04

Criss-Crossing Globalization: Uphill Flows of Skill-Intensive Goods and Foreign Direct Investment

CGD

This 38-page working paper considers the developmental impact on source countries of uphill flows of skill-intensive goods and foreign direct investment

International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-08-12

The Impact of the Financial Crisis on Conflict and State Fragility in Sub-Saharan Africa

GSDRC

This 41-page issues paper collates recommendations from a range of sources on how the impacts of the financial crisis on countries which are currently politically unstable and suffer from pre-existing conflicts might be addressed and suggests potential areas of collaboration among donors

Disarmament & Peacekeeping, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-08-17

Fixing Global Nutrition Institutions

CGD

This 29-page US essay shows why nutrition is too often a low priority for rich-world donors and even for governments in the most affected countries, and offers two practical suggestions for improvement

Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-08-17

European Development Policy: A Response to the Crisis Affecting Globalisation

AFD

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: 2009-08-30

Mapping US Engagement in Global Public Health

Kaiser Family Foundation

This 137-page report represents an effort to map the United States government’s engagement in global health activities as a basis for analysis and to help decision makers understand the scope and organization of programs, policies, authorities, funding and coordinating mechanisms that comprise US support for public health abroad

Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-08-31

Threat Assessments and Reviews: A Note on Current Practice

Stimson Center

Using the existing literature, this 12-page practice note examines current practice in conducting threat assessments. Using the cases of Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Uganda it attempts to draw out relevant lessons learned in this area.

Defence, Terrorism & Security, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-08-31

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