International Development
2003-2004 Projects Evaluation Report
French Development Agency
A 141-page evaluation of development projects recently conducted by the French Development Agency
International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-12-09
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
The Bertelsmann Transformation Index 2006
Center for Contemporary Conflict
A special edition of "Strategic Insights" devoted to the Bertelsmann Transformation Index 2006, the global ranking that analyses development and transformation processes in 119 countries. Single page with links to all articles
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-12-07
Rebuilding the Afghan State: The European Union's Role
Crisis Group
A 31-page report urging the EU to play a more effective part in the rebuilding of Afghanistan
International Development, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2005-12-02
Doha Round's Development Impacts: Shrinking Gains and Real Costs
Global Development and Environment Institute
A 4-page policy brief examining the disappointing gains from world trade liberalization and the associated costs
Globalisation & International Trade, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-12-02
Haiti: International Assistance Strategy for the Interim Government and Congressional Concerns
Congressional Research Service
This 26-page U.S. report examines the progress made under the Internation Cooperation Framework, a strategy for providing aid to Haiti
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-11-29
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 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
The United Nations as a Security Political Actor - With a Special Focus on Africa
Danish Institute for International Studies
A 121-page Danish report analysing the UN's role in the provision of different forms of security, in general and in respect of Africa
Defence, Terrorism & Security, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-11-19
Agricultural Trade Reform and the Doha Development Agenda
World Bank
A 425-page report illustrating the benefit to global welfare that would accrue from the abolition of tariffs, subsidies and domestic support programmes
Globalisation & International Trade, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-11-15
The Global Fund and PEPFAR in U.S. International AIDS Policy
Congressional Research Service
A 16-page briefing paper on U.S. policy issues in respect of contributions to the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and the Global Fund for AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-11-15
Liquid Assets: How Demographic Changes and Water Management Policies Affect Freshwater Resources
Rand Corporation
A 152-page U.S. report examining the interaction between demographics and water resources, focusing on developing countries
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-11-13
International Trade and Income Distribution: Reconsidering the Evidence
CEPII
A 44-page working paper reconsidering the evidence concerning the effect of international trade on income distribution
Globalisation & International Trade, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-11-07
The Shrinking Gains from Trade: A Critical Assessment of Doha Round Projections
Global Development and Environment Institute
A 28-page working paper criticising estimates of the benefits of trade liberalization by the World Bank as being over-optimistic
Globalisation & International Trade, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-11-03
Purchase Commitments: Big Business Bias or Solution to the 'Neglected Diseases' Dilemma?
Australian Review of Public Affairs
An Australian article considering issues involved in underinvestment in medical research to cope with the diseases of developing countries
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-11-02
International Migration, Remittances and the Brain Drain
World Bank
This 292-page report examines the economic effects of migration on developing countries
Immigration & Refugees, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-11-01
Lifting the Lid on Foreign Investment Contracts: The Real Deal for Sustainable Development
International Institute for Environment and Development
A 6-page briefing paper focusing on deals between foreign investors and governments
International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-10-24
A Stitch in Time: Helping Vulnerable Countries Meet the Challenges of Apparel Quota Elimination
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
This 23-page policy outlook offers recommendations for assisting less industrialized countries likely to be adversely affected by apparel quota elimination
International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-10-13
Why Did the Poorest Countries Fail to Catch Up?
Carnegie Emdowment for International Peace
A 38-page paper examining why poorer countries have failed to benefit from globalization
International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2005-10-13
Chronic Diseases (series)
"The Lancet"
A series of four articles highlighting the prevalence of chronic diseases globally, and in poorer countries especially (one page linking to all four articles)
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-10-12
2006 World Development Report: Equity and Development
World Bank
A report analyzing the relationship between equity and development (single page linking to each chapter)
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-09-27
Human Development Report 2005: International Cooperation at a Crossroads
UNDP
This 388-page report takes stock of human development, including progress towards the MDGs. It examines barriers to human development and the human costs of missed targets and broken promises
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-09-27
How to Make Poverty History: The Central Role of Local Organisations in Meeting the MDGs
International Institute for Environment and Development
A 197-page book stressing the importance of more effective and pro-poor local organisations being engaged in all aspects of meeting the MDGs
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-09-23
How Can Corporate Social Responsibility Deliver in Africa? Insights from Kenya and Zambia
International Institute for Environment and Development
A 5-page paper describing key aspects of the emerging corporate social responsibility agenda in Kenya and Zambia
International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-09-23
Revamping Development Efforts: An Assessment of Development Policy in the EU
European Policy Centre
A 39-page issue paper addressing the key development issues facing the EU
International Development, European UnionPosted: 2005-09-13
Meeting the Challenge of Africa's Development: A World Bank Group Action Plan
World Bank
This 115-page document is an action plan for the Development Committee of the World Bank, detailing its Africa strategy and addressing the Gleneagles call for improved international aid coordination
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-09-12
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
The Nine Principles of Reconstruction and Development
U.S. Army War College
A 17-page U.S. paper, written for a military readership, enumerating principles designed to provide aid and development agencies with greater opportunities for success
International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-09-07
Closing the Sovereignty Gap: An Approach to State-Building
Overseas Development Institute
This 20-page working paper develops the view that building effective and capable states is the only sustainable way to bring about social stability, create wealth and reduce poverty
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-09-06
HIV/AIDS International Programs: Appropriations, FY2003-FY2006
Congressional Research Service - U.S.
This 6-page report shows U.S. appropriations in support of overseas HIV/AIDS programmes
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-09-01
Making Development Work
Hoover Institution
A U.S. paper advocating the use of information markets to improve the efficiency of development and aid programmes
International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-08-27
Doha Development Round Perspective
Hamburg Institute of International Economics
A 6-page German paper examining where the Doha round stands today
International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2005-08-25
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
Governance - Made in Africa
European Policy Centre
This 44-page issue paper examines the EU's contribution to Africa and urges the Union to play a greater role in supporting regional integration, development and good governance
International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-08-24
Global Poverty: Goals and Realities
One World US
This U.S. article offers an overview of global poverty and aid efforts
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-08-24
Helping the Poor? The IMF and Low-Income Countries
FONDAD
A book discussing the successes, failures and shortcomings of how the IMF and World Bank have assisted poor countries, analyzing in detail the policies pursued (single page linking to all chapters)
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-08-19
The Millennium Development Goals: A Latin American and Caribbean Perspective
UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
A 345-page report providing an in-depth survey of developmental progress and concerns in the Latin American and Caribbean Region
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-08-10
Rule of Law Programs in Peace Operations
International Peace Academy
A 19-page policy report aiming to integrate recent developments in rule of law programmes in peace operations into discussions currently taking place
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-08-08
Aid Harmonization: What Will It Take to Meet the MDGs?
Development Gateway
A 49-page report focusing on aid harmonization and the promise it holds for meeting the MDGs
International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-08-08
Canada in Afghanistan: Assessing the 3-D Approach
Institute for Research on Public Policy
A 17-page report of a conference held to assess the impact of Canada's contribution to reconstruction in Afghanistan
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-08-07
Making Development Work
Hoover Institution
This U.S. article proposes a model for making development aid more effective
International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-08-05
The Millennium Development Goals: Thinking Beyond the Sachs Report
German Development Institute
A 4-page German briefing paper commenting on the Sachs report on achieving the millennium development goals
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-07-28
The Impact of the Reform of International Trade on Urban and Rural Change
Institute of Development Studies
A 34-page U.K. working paper explaining how trade policy and urban-rural balance may be linked
International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2005-07-28
New Challenges in State Building
Institute of Development Studies
A 5-page report of a conference held to consider how developing countries can build more effective, accountable states
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2005-07-25
Generous Gestures: What is the Point of G8 Debt Collection?
German Institute for International and Security Affairs
A 4-page German commentary arguing that debt cancellation fails to affect any of the root causes of third world poverty
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-07-24
The Future of Development Economics
World Institute for Development Economics Research
Single page providing links to the papers delivered at this Helsinki conference held to discuss the future of development economics
International Development, Economic PolicyPosted: 2005-07-08
Petroleum, Poverty and Security
Royal Institute of International Affairs
This 10-page briefing paper explains the relationship of petroleum and poverty, with special reference to sub-Saharan Africa
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-07-07
Perpetuating Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa
International Policy Network
A 13-page study examining under-development in Africa and its causes
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-07-06
The Drive to Economic Integration in Africa
Hamburg Institute of International Economics
This 15-page German discussion paper deals with the drive to political and economic integration in Africa
International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-06-26
The Improvized Mutation of Official Development Assistance
French Development Agency
This 5-page French article interprets recent changes in official development assistance policy
International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-06-26
Signposts to More Effective States: Responding to Governance Challenges in Developing Countries
Centre for the Future State
This 60-page study examines how public authority in developing countries can best be reshaped and reconstituted to meet the challenges of poverty reduction
International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-06-21
Stopping Guinea's Slide
Crisis Group
A 36-page report recommending steps that need to be taken internally and by the international community if Guinea is not to become a failed state
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2005-06-20
2004 Annual Review of Development Effectiveness
World Bank
This 134-page report examines the growth and poverty reduction experience of the client countries of the World Bank and the effectiveness of the bank's interventions
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-06-15
Post-Election Zimbabwe: What Next?
Crisis Group
A 34-page report on the steps that should be taken by internal actors and the international community if Zimbabwe is to embark on democratic reform and economic recovery
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2005-06-12
Governance Matters IV: Governance Indicators for 1996-2004
World Bank
A 61-page report providing a set of worldwide governance indicators covering 209 countries.
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-05-19
Political Risk, Institutions and Foreign Direct Investment
Hamburg Institute of International Economics
This 28-page discussion paper explores the linkages between political risk, institutions and foreign direct investment inflows
International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2005-05-14
WHO's Latest Initiative: Blame Avoidance
American Enterprise Institute
A commentary on the treatment of AIDS/HIV in Africa, and the WHO's stance
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-05-11
Between Ignorance and Intervention: Strategies and Dilemmas of External Actors in Fragile States
Development and Peace Foundation
This 12-page policy paper examines the options for external actors in promoting failed or fragile states
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2005-05-04
Debunking Myths on Worldwide Governance and Corruption
World Bank
A 64-page Powerpoint presentation of a lecture explaining the importance of measuring corruption in the development agenda, and the economic costs associated with it
Corruption, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-05-03
U.S. Aid: the Next Four Years
Council on Foreign Relations
Transcript of an address by the Administrator of USAID, outlining trends in U.S. aid policy
International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-05-02
Economic Growth in the 1990s: Learning from a Decade of Reform
World Bank
A report analysing economic growth and development lessons that can be drawn from reforms undertaken during the 1990s (single page linking to all sections)
Economic Policy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-04-26
Rolling Back Malaria: The World Bank Global Strategy & Booster Program
World Bank
A 122-page document describing the World Bank's strategy for increasing efforts to control malaria
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-04-26
Alliances Against Poverty: DFID's Experience in Peru 2000-2005
Department for International Development - U.K.
This 192-page U.K. report argues that effective development aid may depend on an involvement with local politics
International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-04-22
Democracy and Economic Development: Democracy and Peace-Building
Institute for Research on Public Policy
Two Canadian studies published as one paper. The first surveys research on the link between democracy and economic growth. The second examines the link between democratization and peace-building (51 pages in total).
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-04-22
Global Monitoring Report 2005: From Consensus to Momentum
World Bank and IMF
Report on progress towards meeting the Millennium Development Goals on poverty, disease and illiteracy (single page linking to all sections of the report)
International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-04-20
Kenya's Development Path: The Case for Service Sector-led Development
Institute of Policy Analysis & Research
A 4-page policy brief advocating the service sector as an engine for economic growth in Kenya
International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-04-15
PRTs in Afghanistan: Successful But Not Sufficient
Danish Institute for International Studies
A 54-page Danish report analysing the contributions made by the provincial reconstruction teams (PRTs) on the ground in Afghanistan
International Development, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2005-04-15
State-Building in Afghanistan: A Civil Society Approach
Center for International Private Enterprise
This 4-page article argues for a greater involvement of Afghan civil society in the country's reconstruction process
International Development, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2005-04-15
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
The Challenges of Creating a Global Health Resource Tracking System
Rand Corporation
This 141-page monograph urges the establishment of a global tracking system for health resources provided by disparate sources to developing countries, to help ensure their optimal use
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-04-06
Trade, Development Cooperation - What Future for Africa?
Nordic Africa Institute
A 45-page paper comprising three analyses centred on related issues in the ongoing process of globalisation under the WTO regime, and their likely effect on African countries
International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-04-06
Between Ignorance and Intervention: Strategies and Dilemmas of External Actors in Fragile States
Development and Peace Foundation
A 12-page policy paper exploring aspects of external intervention in weak and failing states
Foreign Policy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-04-06
Increasing Access to Infrastructure for Africa
International Food Policy Research Institute
A 6-page paper examining the need for improvements in hard infrastructure to assist the alleviation of poverty in Africa
International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-04-04
Islamist Terrorism in the Sahel: Fact or Fiction?
Crisis Group
This 46-page report urges U.S. and EU cooperation on counterterrorism and development work in the Sahel to build resistance to extremism
Defence, Terrorism & Security, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-04-03
Applying Conditionality to Development Assistance
Centre for Democratic Institutions
This 14-page Australian paper examines the efforts of the Bush Administration's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) to apply the principle of conditionality to development aid
International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-03-31
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
Tsunami Response in Sri Lanka
Netherlands Institute of International Relations
A 33-page report on a field visit in February 2005
International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-03-28
Peace, Aid & Renewed Anti-Colonial Resistance
Danish Institute for International Studies
A 28-page working paper dealing with the development of secular Palestinian NGOs in the post-Oslo period
International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-03-08
The UN's Role in Nation-Building
Rand Corporation
This 318-page publication reviews UN efforts to transform eight unstable countries into democratic, peaceful and prosperous partners, and compares those missions with U.S. nation-building operations
International Development, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2005-03-04
Development Strategies and Food and Nutrition Security in Africa: An Assessment
International Food Policy Research Institute
This 60-page discussion paper examines the impact of strategies designed to assist Africa's development, in particular their outcomes in respect of achieving food and nutrition security
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-03-02
The Curse of Cotton: Central Asia's Destructive Monoculture
Crisis Group
A 56-page report describing the wide-ranging deleterious effects of Central Asia's cotton sector, and offering proposals to the international community for amelioration
International Development, Employment, Industrial Relations & Training Posted: 2005-03-02
The Millennium Project: A Sound Strategy for Reaching the MDGs?
Overseas Development Institute
This 2-page opinion considers how realistic the Millennium Development Goals are.
International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-02-24
"The Main Institution in the Country is Corruption": Creating Transparency in Angola
Stanford Institute for International Studies
This 19-page U.S. case study describes how the Angolan government, from a starting point of massive corruption, was induced to take some initial steps towards accountability
Corruption, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-02-23
The Seven Habits of Effective Aid: Best Practices, Challenges and Open Questions
Overseas Development Institute
A 4-page opinion summarizing the growing consensus on what needs to be done to improve the effectiveness of aid to developing countries
International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-02-19
A Preference Erosion Compensation Fund
Overseas Development Institute
This 2-page opinion proposes the creation of a fund to protect developing countries from the negative effects of trade liberalization
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2005-02-19
Africa Policy Outlook 2005
Foreign Policy in Focus
An 8-page commentary on U.S. policy towards Africa, and the continent's most critical needs
International Development, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2005-02-16
Direct Foreign Investment in Developing Countries: Leveraging the Role of Multinationals
French Institute of International Relations and French Development Agency
This 196-page French collection of studies examines whether Direct Foreign Investment (FDI) contributes to the development of host countries and, if so, under what conditions
International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2005-02-16
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
Report on Migrant Remittances
International Peace Research Institute
This 99-page report addresses the development impacts of migrants' remittances and examines policy options for increasing their benefits
International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-01-28
Investing in Development: A Practical Plan to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals
UN Millennium Project
This 353-page report outlines a way to achieve the Millennium Development Goals
International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-01-26
Do Democratic Transitions Produce Bad Economic Outcomes?
Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law
This 16-page working paper examines the effect of democratization on economic performance
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-01-26
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
Diversity in Development: Reconsidering the Washington Consensus
FONDAD
A 260-page book exploring what is right and wrong with the policies prescribed in the Washington Consensus
International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-01-15
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
Latin America's Alternative: Reversing the Paradigm of Underdevelopment
Center for International Private Enterprise
A 5-page article by a former prime minister of Peru examining the causes of Latin America's underdevelopment
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2005-01-11
The Food Problem and the Evolution of International Income Levels
Economic Growth Center
A 46-page discussion paper examining the effect of agricultural development on a country's overall development and growth
International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-01-10
Poorer Nations Turn to Publicly Developed GM Crops
Nature Biotechnology
A 7-page article highlighting results of a new study on the development of genetically-modified crops by research institutes in 15 developing countries, identifying the gene types being used and the biosafety and regulatory challenges being faced
International Development, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2005-01-07
Growing Up Global: The Changing Transition to Adulthood in Developing Countries
National Academy of Sciences
A 574-page book reporting on the condition of young people entering alolescence in developing countries. Uncorrected, pre-publication edition. Single page with links to all chapters
Families, Children & Youth, International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-12-17
Agricultural Subsidies and the Developing Nations: How Far Have We Come?
Africa Institute of South Africa
A South African paper examining the impact of agricultural subsidies on developing nations
International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2004-12-13
Lessons Learned in Political Party Assistance
Netherlands Institute of International Relations
The 10-page report of a Netherlands seminar held to outline the main problem areas in political party assistance (in democratizing countries) and to highlight the elements of a future research and policy agenda
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-12-13