International Development

The Impacts of International Migration on Remaining Household Members: Omnibus Results from a Migration Lottery Program

IZA

A 45-page discussion paper addressing the impacts of international migration on development in the sending countries, and especially the effects on remaining household members

Immigration & Refugees, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-09-10

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 Crisis Next Time: U.S. Leadership at the Pittsburgh G-20 and Beyond

CGDev

An 8-page US speech calling on the G-20 to begin working toward consensus on the institutional arrangements needed to implement a future climate agreement, including the potential role of multilateral institutions such as the World Bank in providing risk management tools to help developing countries respond to new threats arising from both climate change and the globalized economy

Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-09-18

The Global Financial Crisis and Developing Countries: Taking Stock, Taking Action

ODI

A 4-page UK briefing paper recommending steps to assist developing countries to recover from the fallout from the global financial crisis

International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-09-20

Re-Orient? MNC Penetration and Contemporary Shifts in the Global Political Economy

IZA

This 42-page discussion paper analyses IMF estimates of economic growth in 180 countries and links the results to the "Re-orient" approach. The paper also analyses the role of MNC (foreign capital) penetration as the key variable of past quantitative dependency studies for contemporary economic growth and social performance

Globalisation & International Trade, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-09-20

Which Countries Jump the FY2010 Corruption Hurdle?

CGD

This 8-page note offers a preliminary analysis of country scores on the FY10 control of corruption indicator to qualify for MCC funding

International Development, CorruptionPosted: 2009-09-21

Mainstreaming Emergency Contraception (EC) in Kenya

Population Council

A 38-page report on a project designed to mainstream emergency contraception in Kenya

Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-09-22

World Development Report 2010: Development and Climate Change

World Bank

This 365-page report states that developing countries can shift to lower-carbon paths while promoting development and reducing poverty, but this depends on financial and technical assistance from high-income countries. It also concludes that high-income countries need to act quickly to reduce their carbon footprints and boost development of alternative energy sources to help tackle climate change

Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-09-22

Protecting Progress: The Challenge Facing Low-Income Countries in the Global Recession

World Bank

This 26-page paper reports that while the global economy is showing tentative signs of recovery, 43 low-income developing countries are still suffering the consequences of the global recession, which highlights the need to increase support to the poorest countries dealing with economic volatility and crisis

International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2009-09-22

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

Opening Markets for Poor Countries: Are We There Yet?

CGD

This 28-page US working paper finds that much remains to be done to achieve the goal of meaningful market access for the poorest countries, including reformed rules of origin that facilitate rather than inhibit trade.

International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-10-14

Globalization and Informal Jobs in Developing Countries

ILO, WTO

This study discusses how trade reform affects different aspects of the informal economy in developing countries

International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-10-15

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

Beyond Planning: Markets and Networks for Better Aid

CGD

A 45-page US working paper arguing that a considered combination of market mechanisms, networked collaboration, and collective regulation would be more likely to lead to significant improvements in the utilization of aid than reliance on a planning paradigm

International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-10-19

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

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

Community Management of Natural Resources in Africa: Impacts, Experiences and Future Directions

IIED

This 171-page review provides an unprecedented pan-African synthesis of CBNRM, drawing on multiple authors and a wide range of documented experiences from Southern, Eastern, Western and Central Africa

International Development, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-10-28

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

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

Aid, Growth and Devolution

CESifo

This 37-page working paper examines whether the federal structure of aid-receiving countries matters in explaining aid effectiveness

International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-11-05

Reducing Economic Informality by Opening Access to Opportunity

CIPE

This 19-page toolkit on informal sector reform explains the sources and consequences of the informal sector, outlines methods for improving participation in markets, and describes three case studies from work in Peru, Guatemala, and Kenya

International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-11-11

Millions Fed: Proven Successes in Agricultural Development

IFPRI

This 179-page book examines how policies, programs, and investments in pro-poor agricultural development have helped to substantially reduce hunger across Africa, Asia, and Latin America

Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-11-13

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 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

Overcoming Fragility in Africa: Forging a New European Approach

Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies

This 219-page report, the first edition of the "European Report on Development" focuses on the issue of fragility in its various dimensions, on its implications for development policies and on the approached to tackle it

International Development, European UnionPosted: 2009-11-18

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

Reconciling Climate Change and Trade Policy

CGD

This 45-page US working paper offers some preliminary quantification of the impact of possible climate change policy approaches on growth in developing countries

International Development, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-11-25

What Role for the United Nations in Haiti?

USIP

This 8-page US briefing explains the importance of maintaining a U.N. presence there and how to enhance its prospects for continuing success in the impoverished country

International Development, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2009-11-27

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

Doha and the Global Crisis

ODI

A 4-page UK briefing paper arguing that concluding the Doha Development Agenda is central to enhancing multilateral cooperation and future prospects.

International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2009-12-01

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

The Millennium Development Goals Report 2009

UNDP

This 60-page report presents an annual assessment of progress towards the MDGs. Although data are not yet available to reveal the full impact of the recent economic downturn, they point to areas where progress towards the eight goals has slowed or reversed

International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2009-12-03

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

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

It's One Climate Policy World Out There—Almost

CGD

The results of a US survey of a broad sample of development and climate afficionados on what should be done about climate change

Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-12-09

Raising the Game: Mainstreaming Children's Rights

ODI

A 4-page UK briefing paper arguing that children’s rights should be mainstreamed into broader development policy debates

Families, Children & Youth, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-12-10

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

Rethinking Trade Policy for Development: Lessons From Mexico Under NAFTA

CEIP

This 22-page US report finds that Mexico’s experience with NAFTA underscores the need to reform trade agreements between the United States and developing countries

Globalisation & International Trade, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-12-22

Natural Resources in Côte d’Ivoire: Fostering Crisis or Peace?

BICC

This 84-page German brief investigates the extent to which natural resources have contributed to causing and sustaining this armed conflict and how natural resource exploitation can contribute to peace and development in Côte d’Ivoire

International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-01-02

Early Economic Recovery in Fragile States: Priority Areas and Operational Challenges

Clingendael

This 90-page Dutch report focuses on how economic activities can contribute to overall stability as part of an integrated reconstruction strategy in fragile states

Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-01-06

Security Sector Reform: A Case Study Approach to Transition and Capacity Building

SSI

This 119-page US monograph uses case studies of Haiti, Liberia, and Kosovo to assess the impact of SSR programs on host nation security sectors

Defence, Terrorism & Security, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-01-08

Banned Aid: Why International Assistance Does Not Alleviate Poverty

CFR

A 3-page US article examines the flaws in the concept of foreign aid

International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-01-10

Peace-Building without External Assistance: Lessons from Somaliland

CGDev

This 37-page paper examines how the lack of recognition of Somaliland by the international community—and the consequent ineligibility for foreign financial assistance—has shaped the region's political development

International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-01-15

The Economics of Adaptation to Extreme Weather Events in Developing Countries

CGDev

This 35-page paper assesses the economics of adaptation to extreme weather events in developing countries

Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-01-15

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

Tragedy and Opportunity for Haiti

CFR

This US article argues that the desire to move fast and "do something" to alleviate suffering in Haiti must be matched to what is a bitter opportunity to secure a more consistent and lasting commitment to Haiti's political and social stability

Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-01-18

Aid, Dutch Disease, and Manufacturing Growth

CGDev

This 39-page working paper examines the effects of aid on the growth of manufacturing using a methodology that exploits the variation within countries and across manufacturing sectors and that corrects for possible reverse causality

International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-01-20

Bases, Bullets, and Ballots: U.S. Military Aid in Colombia

CGDev

This 47-page US working paper studies the effects of US military assistance to Colombia in terms of violence and voter turnout

International Development, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2010-01-20

Beyond Emergency Relief for Haiti: The Challenge of Effective Development Assistance

Brookings

This US article considers the possible role of the international community in the reconstruction and development of Haiti in the short-to-medium term

International Development, Public Safety & Disaster MitigationPosted: 2010-01-25

Greater Aid Transparency: Crucial for Aid Effectiveness

ODI

This 4-page UK brief sets out and explores the link between donor aid and recipient country budgets, and the role greater transparency about aid can play in improving budget transparency, the quality of budgetary decisions, and accountability systems

International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-01-25

A Labor Mobility Agenda for Development

CGDev

This 28-page US paper argues that every rich country should consider its immigration policy to be part of its international development policy, and vice versa

International Development, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2010-01-29

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

Good Capitalism, Bad Capitalism: What Is a Market Economy and How Can It Deliver?

CIPE

This 5-page US article examines different kinds of capitalism

International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2010-02-04

Delivering Genetically Engineered Crops to Poor Farmers

IFPRI

A 4-page US analysis of regulatory reforms needed for farmers and consumers in developing countries to benefit from GE crops

Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-02-04

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 After the Earthquake

USIP

A 6-page US brief outlining Haiti's post-earthquake needs

Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-02-18

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

Matrix of Medicine Quality Reports Affecting USAID-assisted Countries

United States Pharmacopeia

This 63-page US publication is a repository of publicly-available information aiming to raise awareness of the problem of counterfeit and substandard medicines

Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-02-20

New Challenges and New Beginnings for European Development Cooperation

ODI et al.

A 94-page joint report from four think tanks considering how European collaboration and action on international development can be reinvigorated

International Development, European UnionPosted: 2010-02-24

Education’s Hardest Test: Scaling up Aid in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States

Brookings

A 12-page US policy outlook outlining the challenges that need to be addressed if the educational opportunities of children living in countries affected by conflict, fragility, or emergencies are to be improved

International Development, EducationPosted: 2010-02-25

Korea’s Role in Global Development

Brookings

A US article on Korea's contribution to international development

International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-02-25

Integrating Environment and Development in Viet Nam: Achievements, Challenges and Next Steps

IIED

This 60-psge report reviews what has worked well in integrating environment and development objectives in Viet Nam, as well as what currently constrains integration. It assesses future needs, given rapidly changing demographic, economic and environmental situations

International Development, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-02-25

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

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

Policy Coherence and the Future of the UK's International Development Agenda

IPPR

An 85-page UK report showing that, while the UK has made significant progress in achieving coherence between development and other objectives in some areas, policy tensions remain unresolved in others

International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-03-05

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

Technologies, Rules, and Progress: The Case for Charter Cities

CGD

This 12-page US working paper argues that a new type of development policy would be to voluntarily charter new cities for the purpose of changing rules, using a range of new legal and political structures analogous to the ones that made Hong Kong and Shenzhen possible

International Development, Urban IssuesPosted: 2010-03-10

Local Ownership of Security Sector Reform

USIP

A 4-page US brief arguing that sustainability is a critical component of success for SSR programs, and that early local ownership is a critical component of sustainability

Defence, Terrorism & Security, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-03-22

Paying for Chronic Diseases in Less Developed Countries

IPN

This 18-page UK paper is an attempt to see what lessons for the funding of chronic disease can be drawn from the international response to HIV/AIDS

Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-03-24

The Global Financial Crisis and Developing Countries

ODI

This 77-page UK synthesis of the effects of the global financial crisis on developing countries updates the description of the economic and social situation during the course of the crisis in 11 countries

International Development, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-03-24

Why a Careful Evaluation of the Millennium Villages Is Not Optional

CGDev

A US article arguing that a careful evaluation of the millennium village project is vital

International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2010-03-25

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

Silent and Lethal: How Quiet Corruption Undermines Africa’s Development

World Bank

This 48-page essay sheds light on “quiet corruption” in Africa —when public servants fail to deliver services or inputs that have been paid for by the government

International Development, CorruptionPosted: 2010-03-26

Protection Against Severe Earthquake Risks in Central Asia

Brookings

This US essay examines the seismic risks that Central Asia faces

Public Safety & Disaster Mitigation, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-03-28

Hazard Analysis of Unemployment Duration by Gender in a Developing Country: The Case of Turkey

IZA

A 49-page discussion paper studying the duration aspect of unemployment in a developing country, Turkey

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-03-30

Moving Mugabe's Mountain: Zimbabwe's Path to Arrears Clearance and Debt Relief

CGDev

A 28-page US working paper arguing that clearing Zimbabwe’s external debt arrears and securing comprehensive debt relief will be a critical step in eventual recovery

International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-04-06

Using Food Aid to Support, Not Harm, Haitian Agriculture

CEPR

A 5-page US issue brief arguing that buying up all of Haiti's rice should be close to the amount of food aid for rice that the international community is likely to provide this year, and would provide a tremendous boost to Haitian farmers, who currently are unable to compete with low-cost rice imports from the U.S.

International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2010-04-07

Comparing Food and Cash Transfers to the Ultra-Poor in Bangladesh

IFPRI

This 215-page study evaluates the relative impacts of food and cash transfers on food security and livelihood outcomes among the ultra poor in Bangladesh

Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-04-07

Sovereign Wealth Funds in the Next Decade

World Bank

A 5-page paper explaining that while sovereign wealth funds represent a new opportunity for developing countries, they also carry challenges for both home and host countries

International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-04-11

Capacity for Change: Reforming U.S. Assistance Efforts in Poor and Fragile Countries

Brookings

This 62-page report describes the context for reforming US aid and examines the key issues for decision by policymakers in an effort to inform a coherent and effective national approach to both stabilization and broader developmen

International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2010-04-11

Natural Resources and Development Strategy after the Crisis

WTO

An article considering the role of primary commodities in development

International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-04-12

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

Investment Contracts and Sustainable Development: How to Make Contracts for Fairer and More Sustainable Natural Resource Investments

IEED

This 104-page report discusses how to structure investment contracts for natural resource projects in ways that maximise the investment’s contribution to sustainable development

Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-04-25

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

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

Capital Controls and Monetary Policy in Developing Countries

CEPR

This US paper looks at both the theoretical and empirical literature on capital controls and finds that capital controls can play an important role in developing countries by helping to insulate them from some of the harmful effects of volatile and short-term capital flows

International Development, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-05-03

The Performance Governance System in the Philippines: Building the Capacity of Local Institutions

CIPE

This 9-page US paper describes ISA’s Performace Governance System (PGS), a successful management tool for local governments, civil society, and the private sector to work together on improving governance, service delivery, and community living standards

Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-05-03

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

Growth and Equity in Fragile States

Clingendael

This 33-page Dutch study takes a long-term perspective on economic development in fragile countries to discuss structural causes of fragility

Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-05-05

Decentralization and Foreign Aid Effectiveness: Do Aid Modality and Federal Design Matter in Poverty Alleviation?

CESifo

This 27-page working paper empirically studies the impact of decentralization on foreign aid effectiveness

International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-05-13

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

World Development Indicators 2010

World Bank

The access page to the World Bank's Data Catalogue of over 2,000 development indicators

International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2010-05-17

Caught in the Global Hurricane: Debating the Caribbean’s Development Challenges in an Uncertain World

Brookings et al.

The report of a US conference held to consider the well-being of the Caribbean region

International Development, RegionalPosted: 2010-05-17

A Seat at the Table: Including the Poor in Decisions for Development and Environment

WRI

This 28-page report closely examines access rights to environmental decision making in four countries: Cameroon, Paraguay, Philippines, and Sri Lanka

Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-05-18

Development on the Move

IPPR

This 11-page executive summary of a UK report argues that migration should not be viewed as a 'problem' for development

International Development, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2010-05-20

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

Channels for Change: Private Water and the Urban Poor

IIED

A 4-page UK briefing paper offering examples of innovative ‘private’ water suppliers in which elements of these models are replicable

Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-05-23

Mother or Motherland: Can a Government Have an Impact on Educational Attainment of the Population? Preliminary Evidence from India

IZA

This 22-page discussion paper examines the relative impacts of personal-household and state-level characteristics (including government policy) on the likelihood of transition from one educational level to the next

Education, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-05-28

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