International Development
Global Malarial Control: U.S. and Multinational Investments and Implementation Challenges
U.S. Government Accountability Office
This 57-page correspondence reports on an investigation into U.S. investments in national malaria control programmes, describing key challenges to the implementation of such programmes and strategies for addressing those challenges
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-11-21
Global Immunization: Status, Progress, Challenges and Future
BMC
An 11-page paper briefly reviewing global progress and challenges with respect to public vaccination programmes
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-10-31
Global Imbalances, the U.S. Dollar, and How the Crisis at the Core of Global Finance Spread to “Self-insuring” Emerging Market Economies
Levy Economics Institute
This US working paper investigates the spread of what started as a crisis at the core of the global financial system to emerging economies
Economic Policy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-04-22
Global Health: U.S. AIDS Coordinator Addressing Some Key Challenges to Expanding Treatment, but Others Remain
U.S. Government Accountability Office
An 86-page U.S. study of major challenges to U.S. efforts to expand ARV treatment in resource-poor settings and the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator's response to those challenges
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-07-23
Global Health: Making Partnerships Work
ODI
A 4-page UK briefing paper setting out an agenda to improve the effectiveness of global public/private health partnerships
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-02-07
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
Global Health and Global Governance: Prioritizing Health Within the Framework of the Millennium Development Goals
Brookings Institution
This 11-page paper offers proposals for dealing with the critical state of global health conditions
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-01-17
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
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
Global Food Crisies: Monitoring and Assessing Impact
IFPRI
This 52-page study describes the data and methods needed by policymakers to understand and respond to the effects of a global food crisis on a country
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-09-25
Global Economic Prospects: The Economic Implications of Remittances and Migration
World Bank
This 182-page report deals with the size and importance of remittances by migrants from developing countries
Immigration & Refugees, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-11-21
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
Global Economic Prospects 2008: Technology Diffusion in the Developing World
World Bank
This 224-page report examines technology diffusion in the developing world
International Development, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2008-01-14
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
Global Development: Views from the Center
CGDev
An article listing 10 actionable ideas for a 21st century global development agenda
International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-03-03
Global Development Under Pressure
Brookings
This 48-page US meeting report discusses the state of global development cooperation, opportunities presented by international platforms for policy dialogue, the lessons of the Arab Spring, U.S. development policy reforms and the challenges of effective communications
International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-11-14
Global Development Finance Report 2006
World Bank
This 221-page report reviews and analyses flows in development finance during 2005
International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-06-05
Global Development Finance 2005: Mobilizing Finance and Managing Vulnerability
World Bank
This 171-page annual review reports on global economic performance in 2004, financial flows to developing countries, and the challenges to those flows
International Development, Economic PolicyPosted: 2005-04-11
Global Development Finance 2004 - Harnessing Cyclical Gains for Development
World Bank
This 248-page report reviews recent trends and prospects for financial flows to developing countries
International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-05-17
Global Corruption Report 2009
Transparency International
This 496-page report documents in unique detail the many corruption risks for businesses, ranging from small entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa to multinationals from Europe and North America. It also discusses the most promising tools to tackle corruption in business, identifi es pressing areas for reform and outlines how companies, governments, investors, consumers and other stakeholders can contribute to raising corporate integrity and meeting the challenges that corruption poses to sustainable economic growth and development
Corruption, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-10-19
Global Corporate Citizenship: The New Era of Opportunity
CIPE
An 8-page article arging for a greater contribution by private enterprise into relieving poverty
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-05-25
Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors
World Bank
This 552-page book summarizes the concepts and estimates of the burden of disease and the attribution of this burden to several key risk factors (single page linking to each chapter)
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-04-11
Giving Money Away? The Politics of Direct Distribution in Resource Rich States
CGD
This 25-page US working paper discusses the political feasibility and political implications of direct cash transfers to citizens in the specific context of resource-rich states
International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-11-09
Girls Count
CGD
This 97-page report describes why and how to provide adolescent girls in developing countries with a full and equal chance in life
International Development, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-01-15
Ghana's Transformation
IPRI
A first-person account of John Kufuor's years as president, describing some of his administration’s most successful projects, especially those related to agriculture
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-05-17
Getting to the Bottom of "Bottom-up" Approaches
Brookings Instiution
This article advocates research to scrutinise the social and developmental impact of social enterprises in developing countries
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2006-11-07
George Bush's Foreign Aid: Transformation or Chaos?
CGD
This 136-page study analyzes the dramatic changes in foreign aid during the Bush Administration
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2008-05-26
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
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
Generation of Political Priority for Global Health Initiatives: A Framework and Case Study of Maternal Mortality
CGD
This 32-page US paper investigates why some global health initiatives receive priority over others
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-10-17
Gender Equality and Development
World Bank
This 458-page report argues that gender equality is a core development objective in its own right. Further, that it is also smart economics
International Development, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-10-04
Gender and Development: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Action
International Food Policy Research Institute
This 4-page brief discusses the relevance of gender considerations on the utilization of resources in development.
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-03-17
GATS: Domestic Regulations versus Market Access
ICRIER
This 58-page Indian research paper highlights the dilemmas faced by developing countries in balancing market access rights with the need to regulate service providers
Globalisation & International Trade, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-07-02
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
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
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
Frontiers in Development Policy
World Bank
This 312-page book is a primer that examines interlinkages in various parts of the economy and the need for practical policy making to reach development goals in a globalized world of instabilities and complexities
International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-09-22
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Fracture Points in Social Policies for Chronic Poverty Reduction
Overseas Development Institute
A 52-page working paper examining the fracture points (areas of weakness and failure) in social policy formation, finding that this failure is particularly acute for the chronically poor, marginalised and vulnerable
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-11-20
Foresight Africa: Top Priorities for the Continent in 2012
Brookings
This 44-page US report outlines the top priorities for Africa in 2012 and beyond
International Development, RegionalPosted: 2012-01-09
Foreign Investment, Corporate Ownership, and Development: Are Firms in Emerging Markets Catching Up to the World Standards?
Institute for the Study of Labor
This 66-page discussion paper examines the extent to which the efficiency of firms in Russia and the Czech Republic has converged with world standards
Economic Policy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-01-11
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
Foreign Assistance Reform: Successes, Failures and Next Steps
Brookings Institution
A testimony proposing reforms in US foreign assistance
International Development, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2007-06-25
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
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
Food, Nutrition and HIV: What Next?
ODI
A 4-page briefing paper exploring issues relating to the ability of food and nutritional security to mitigate the effects of HIV/AIDS
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-09-11
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
Food Security in an Era of Economic Volatility
"Population and Development Review"
A 32-page US article considering the state of food insecurity, the nature of price variability, and the appropriate strategies for international agricultural development
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-01-06
Food Security and the Millennium Development Goal on Hunger in Asia
Overseas Development Institute
This 60-page working paper overviews food security issues in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, China, Indonesia, Cambodia and Vietnam
International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-01-29
Food Safety and Agricultural Health Requirements: Challenges and Opportunities for Developing Country Exports
World Bank
This 166-page report discusses the implications of rising health and food safety standards for exporting developing countries
International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2005-02-08
Food and Financial Crises: Implications for Agriculture and the Poor
IFPRI
This paper on the food crisis in developing countries argues that synchronized response is needed to ease the burden on the poor and allow agriculture to face new challenges and respond to new opportunities.
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-12-04
Flood Disasters: Learning from Previous Relief and Recovery Operations
ALNAP, Prevention Consortium
This 16-page report offers key lessons from evaluations of past responses to flooding
Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-01-25
Fixing Health Systems
International Development Research Centre
A 126-page book providing a case history of how mortality reductions were achieved in Tanzania by a sharper focusing of resources to local needs
International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-10-29
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
Fixing Famine: How Technologies & Incentives Can Help Feed Africa
IPN
A 20-page UK study about technologies that can improve food security and the wellbeing of smallholder farmers, based on field work in Malawi and Kenya
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-12-01
Five Debates on International Development: The US Perspective
Overseas Development Institute
Transcript of a speech challenging the international consensus on aid effectiveness and aid instruments
International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-03-06
Fiscal Impact of Aid: A Survey of Issues and Synthesis of Country Studies of Malawi, Uganda and Zambia
Overseas Development Institute
A 52-page working paper reviewing the literature on aid effectiveness and absorption of aid into the economies of recipient countries, with a summary of the conclusions of 3 African case studies
International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-11-20
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
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
Financing Africa Through the Crisis and Beyond
World Bank
This 308-page book takes stock of Africa's financial systems in light of recent changes in the global financial system. It addresses risk aversion of international investors, a shift in economic and financial powers towards emerging markets, the regulatory reform debate, and the increasing role of technology
International Development, RegionalPosted: 2011-09-22
Financial Globalization in Emerging Economies: Much Ado About Nothing?
Brookings
This 47-page US paper focuses on financial globalization (FG) from an empirical perspective, building on, updating, and specializing the existing literature to characterize the evolution and implications of FG in emerging economies
Globalisation & International Trade, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-06-09
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
Financial Crisis May Worsen Poverty in China, India
CFR
A US backgrounder examining how reduced economic growth in India and China could reverse poverty alleviation efforts and even push more people into poverty
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-11-25
FDA’s Role in Improving the Development Pathway for Neglected Disease Therapies
CGD
An 8-page US House testimony about the FDA’s role in improving the development pathway for neglected disease therapies
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-06-29
Farm Subsidies: Devastating the World's Poor and the Environment
National Center for Policy Analysis
A 2-page US brief analysis examines the effect of farm subsidies on economic growth in the developing world and on the environment
International Development, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-04-04
Famine in North Korea Redux?
Peterson Institute
A 24-page US working paper assessing current insecurity in North Korea
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-10-23
Fake Drugs: Causes, Consequences, and Possible Solutions
AEI
A US speech addressing the problem of substandard and counterfeit drugs
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-03-06
Failed States, Vicious Cycles, and a Proposal
CGD
This 14-page US working paper examines the problems of failed states, including the repeated return to power of former warlords, which he argues causes institutions to become weaker and people to get poorer
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-03-08
Exploring the Role of Development Co-Operation
International Institute for Environment and Development
The 12-page report explores how bilateral and multilateral donors can support business activity that contributes to sustainable development
International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-06-17
Explaining Namibia
Namibian Economic Policy Research Unit
This 34-page working paper examines the restraints on growth in Namibia and endeavours to identify the medium to long term policies needed to foster growth
International Development, Economic PolicyPosted: 2004-03-02
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
Expanding a Successful Health Care Initiative
Population Council
An article outlining how a successful pilot health care intitiative in Ghana is being extended throught the country
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-09-12
Exclusion, Gender and Education
CGD
A study of school enrollment, completion and learning in 7 developing countries, highlighting disadvantaged groups
Education, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-10-10
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
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
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
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
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
Ethics and Corporate Governance in the Fight against Corruption
CIPE
An 8-page article outlining action that business can take in the battle against corruption
Corruption, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-10-14
Establishing Leadership on Civilian Assistance to Afghanistan
USIP
This 6-page US briefing argues that leadership of civilian assistance is necessary for success in Afghanistan, and lays out the best options to move forward
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-02-18
Establishing Electoral Administration Systems in New Democracies
IDE
This 38-page Japanese discussion paper seeks to identify the conditions for establishing an autonomous and capable electoral administration system in newly-democratized countries
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-10-07
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
Environment at the Heart of Tanzania's Development
IIED
A 59-page paper describing the Tanzanian experience of environmental mainstreaming
International Development, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-02-05
Entrepreneurial Philanthropy in the Developing World
AEI
A US brief exploring the emerging entrepreneurial philanthropy sector, which may radically reshape foreign aid
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2008-01-28
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
Enhancing Development Through Better Use of Public Resources
Brookings Institution
A 9-page US policy brief arguing the potential of independent watchdog groups to promote accountability and transparency in developing countries
International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-10-03
Enhancing Accountability in Schools
World Bank
A 4-page brief exploring how some developing countries have tried to improve educational outcomes by introducing policies that emphasise choice, managerial autonomy and accountability
Education, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-06-19
Engineering Electoral Systems: Possibilities and Pitfalls
NIMD
This 24-page Dutch publication provides an introduction into the different electoral systems existing round the world
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-09-02
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
Energy Needs and Efficiency, Not Emissions: Re-framing the Climate Change Narrative
CGDEV
A 37-page US working paper suggesting some simple principles for determining equitable distribution of emission cuts between developed and developing countries to meet global targets
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-11-18
Energising Development: Report on Impacts
GTZ
A 40-page Dutch-German report on the impacts of projects implemented with the aim of achieving sustainable access to modern energy services for five million people in developing countries
International Development, EnergyPosted: 2010-10-20