International Development
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
The Global Financial Crisis: The Beginning of the End of the “Development” Agenda?
CGD
This 25-page US policy paper discusses the pre-crisis subtle shift in the prevailing model of capitalism in developing countries and whether the financial crisis will be a trigger for a new twenty-first-century approach to collective action on global problems
International DevelopmentPosted: 2012-05-02
The Global Financial Crisis: The Role of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
CRS
This 6-page US report discusses potential roles the International Monetary Fund (IMF) may have in helping to resolve the current global financial crisis
Economic Policy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-11-18
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
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
The Government Assistance Center: A Vehicle for Transitioning to the Host Government
PKSOI
This 74-page US monograph proposes a way for non-military organizations to render assistance and development to fragile states through an organizational approach
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-10-10
The Growth Report: Strategies for Sustained Growth and Inclusive Development
Commission on Growth and Development
This 180-page report studies how developing countries can achieve fast sustained and equitable growth
International Development, Economic PolicyPosted: 2008-05-27
The High Return to Private Schooling in a Low-Income Country
CGDEV
This 12-page working paper finds a large effect of private schooling in Kenya on test scores, equivalent to one full standard deviation. The effect dwarfs the impact of any rigorously tested intervention to raise performance within public schools
Education, International DevelopmentPosted: 2012-03-21
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
The Impact of Aid Policies on Domestic Democratisation Processes: The Case of Mali
FRIDE
This 36-page Spanish working paper looks at efforts to harmonise aid in Mali
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2008-05-15
The Impact of Crime on the Enterprise Sector: Transition versus Non-Transition Countries
EBRD
This 23-page working paper examines the impact of organised crime and street crime in the transition countries
Crime, Law & Order, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-08-09
The Impact of Employment Guarantee Schemes and Cash Transfers on the Poor
ODI
This 104-page review applies a systematic protocol to the identification and retrieval of published and unpublished documents relating to the impacts of i) EGSs and ii) CTs on the poor (defined in relation to national poverty lines), and examines the relative effectiveness of both interventions
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-06-28
The Impact of Immunization on the Association Between Poverty and Child Survival
Population Council
A 26-page working paper examining the impact of immunization on child survival in Ghana
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-12-09
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
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
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
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 Implications of the Current Global Financial Crisis for Developing Countries
IDS
A UK article on the challenges facing emerging market economies in the wake of the global financial crisis
International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-10-15
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
The Increasing Irrelevance of the World Bank
AEI
A US article criticising the World Bank's lending policy
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2007-05-15
The Ishraq Program in Rural Upper Egypt
Population Council
The 46-page report of a pilot programme in rural Upper Egypt designed to provide improved opportunities for adolescent girls
Families, Children & Youth, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-05-17
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
The Least Developed Countries Report 2006: Developing Productive Capacities
UNCTAD
A 387-page report on the economies of the world's 50 poorest countries
International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-07-27
The Linkages Between FDI and Domestic Investment
IZA
This 34-page discussion paper studies the developmental impact of FDI in Sub-Saharan Africa
International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-02-07
The Little Green Data Book 2007
World Bank
This 240-page compendium of environmental data focuses on carbon dioxide emissions
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-05-14
The Looming Arab Employment Crisis
"International Economy"
A 4-page US paper examining the employment implications of population growth in the Arab world
Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-08-28
The Market for Voluntary Carbon Offsets: A New Tool for Sustainable Development?
International Institute for Sustainable Development
This 24-page paper examines the potential benefits of voluntary carbon offset projects in sustainable development
International Development, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-04-05
The MDG Monitor
UNDP
The MDG Monitor is designed as a one-stop-shop for information on progress towards the millennium development goals (link to home page of the monitor)
International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-12-01
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
The MDGs' 2015 Deadline Must Not be Postponed
Europe's World
An article urging political leaders to explain why the MDGs are vital to us all
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2010-11-19
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
The Millennium Development Goals Report 2011
United Nations
A 72-page report on progress towards the MDGs
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2011-08-01
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
The Millennium Development Goals: The September 2010 U.N. High-level Meeting
CRS
This 19-page US report examines trends in MDG progress and lessons learned
International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-10-21
The 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 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 Negative Consequences of Overambitious Curricula in Developing Countries
CGD
This 57-page US working paper argues that many education systems in developing countries are attempting to push children through curricular material faster than their teachers can teach it and their students can learn it
International Development, EducationPosted: 2012-05-02
The New Bottom Billion: What If Most of the World’s Poor Live in Middle-Income Countries?
CGD
A 4-page US brief reporting that an estimated 960 million poor people — a - new bottom billion — live in middle-income countries, and considering how donors will have to change the way they think about poverty alleviation
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-03-30
The New Philanthropy and Development Aid
Brookings Institution
A commentary arguing that private development aid is more effective than governmental assistance
International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-04-29
The New Politics of Development and Development Policy’s Big Private Sector Push as response
The Indo-Pacific Governance Research Centre
This 7-page Australian policy brief examines how over the last decade or more a new mode of development practice has emerged that both complements and, in many ways, transforms the agendas of organisations tasked with facilitating development
International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-06-08
The New Post-Conflict Strategy: Building Domestic Capacity for Reform
CIPE
A 10-page article arguing for approaching post-conflict reconstruction by building it around local groups
Disarmament & Peacekeeping, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-01-15
The New Sudan: Challenges and Opportunities
CEIP
This US Q&A analyzes the latest developments on the ground in Sudan, the realities that face the north and south, the impact of the secession on Darfur, and what lessons the international community can take from the peace process
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-02-17
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
The Pacific Is Viable!
Centre for Independent Studies
This 12-page issue analysis argues for radical changes in economic policy and governance to enable Pacific economies to grow
International Development, Economic PolicyPosted: 2004-12-10
The Pentagon and Global Development: Making Sense of DoD's Expanding Role
CGD
This 19-page working paper examines the surging role of the US Department of Defense in US foreign aid
International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-11-23
The Politics of Hunger
CFR
A 4-page US article explaining what needs to be done to end the global food crisis
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-11-07
The Potential Effects of Economic Partnership Agreements: What Quantitative Models Say
Overseas Development Institute
This 4-page briefing paper explains how quantitative modelling can be used to estimate the potential of Economic Partnership Agreements
International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-07-03
The Power of Jurisdiction in Promoting Social Policies in Smaller States
UNRISD
This 40-page paper argues that a stronger appreciation of strategic issues, institutional practices, legal features, regulatory capacities and behavioural response mechanisms would help in understanding why some small states succeed while others do not
Social Policy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-04-01
The Primacy of Domestic Politics and the Dilemmas of Aid: What Can Donors Do in Ethiopia and Uganda?
Overseas Development Institute
This 2-page U.K. opinion deals with the dilemma faced by states donating to developing countries where human rights abuses are taking place
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2006-03-05
The Quest for Investment
Project Syndicate
An article proposing a multilateral investment agreement to facilitate overseas investment in developing countries
International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-03-21
The Race Against Drug Resistance
CGD
This 116-page US report urges action to contain the threat posed by drug resistance in developing countries
International Development, HealthPosted: 2010-06-15
The Real Wealth of Nations: Pathways to Human Development
United Nations
This 236-page edition of the Human Development Report celebrates the contributions of the human development approach to improve people’s well-being
Social Policy, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-11-09
The Renewable Energy Toolkit
World Bank
This toolkit is an operational guide to the design of renewable energy projects in developing countries
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-03-01
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
The Rise, Fall, Rise and Imminent Fall of DDT
AEI
A 9-page US paper reviewing the history of DDT in disease prevention
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-01-07
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 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
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
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
The Spirit of Democracy: How to Make Democracies Work
CIPE
A 10-page US article on the state of global democracy development and the prerequisites for future success
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-12-03
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
The Third Wave of Development Players
FRIDE
This 5-page Spanish policy brief describes the impact of the CIVETS group of countries on international development
International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-11-25
The Toppling of the Tunisian Regime: Ramifications for the Arab World
INSS
This Israeli commentary examines possible reactions in the Arab world to recent Tunisian events
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-01-20
The Treasury Approach to State-Building and Institution-Strengthening Assistance: Experience in Iraq and Broader Implications
USIS
This 16-page report focuses on the role of the U.S. Treasury Department in providing finance-related state-building and institution-strengthening assistance.
International Development, Disarmament & PeacekeepingPosted: 2008-11-20
The Trouble with the MDGs: Confronting Expectations of Aid and Development Success
Center for Global Development
A 45-page working paper arguing that the failure to achieve unrealistic MDGs may create unnecessary pessimism and obscure real development success
International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-08-03
The U.S. Response to Precarious States: Tentative Progress and Reducing Obstacles to Coherence
CGDev
A 32-page essay on US efforts to help reconstruct failing states
International Development, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2007-08-07
The Unhealthy World Bank
American Enterprise Institute
A U.S. commentary on the effectiveness of the World Bank in disease control
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-02-27
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
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
The Urban Middle Class in the Instability of New Democracies
IDE
This 33-page Japanese discussion paper seeks to explain why an urban middle class, which is expected to stabilize democracy, seeks to expel democratically elected leaders through extra-constitutional action
Governance & Politics, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-11-25
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
The White House and the World
CGD
This 388-page US volume offers practical suggestions for a coherent US development strategy
International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-08-27
The World Bank's International Development Association (IDA)
CRS
A 21-page US report providing a brief background to the IDA, the US role at the institution and information on the current IDA-14 replenishment
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2007-05-07
The World Trade Organisation and Sustainable Development: A Guide to the Debate
Royal Institute of International Affairs
A 12-page briefing paper providing a concise background to the main issues at stake in the interaction between the WTO system and sustainable development
Globalisation & International Trade, International DevelopmentPosted: 2005-12-21
The WTO's Development Crumbs
Global Development and Environment Institute
This 4-page U.S. paper describes how little benefit will accrue to developing countries from the WTO's Hong Kong talks
International Development, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2006-02-25
Thinking Ahead - Development Models and Indicators of Well-being Beyond the MDGs
FES
This 20-page German policy analysis examines different projects of "alternative" models and measure of well-being and development and provides an outlook on a way forward towards the definition of a new set of global development goals
International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-12-11
Thinking Big: Responding to Urbanization in the Developing World
Canadian International Development Agency
A 55-page Canadian booklet presenting a range of urban strategies for developing countries, with examples of CIDA-assisted projects
International Development, Urban IssuesPosted: 2006-08-03
Thougth for Food: The Challenges of Coping with Soaring Food Prices
CGDev
This 66-page working paper addresses the challenges posed for developing countries by rising food prices
International Development, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2008-11-04
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
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
Through the Looking Glass, and What OLS Found There
CGD
A 38-page paper examining the relationship between foreign aid and growth
International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-02-27
Time and Poverty from a Developing Country Perspective
Levy Economics Institute
This 38-page US working paper is concerned with the measurement of poverty in the context of developing countries
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-06-15
Time for a Big Push on Infrastructure in Africa: What the G-20 Can Do
Brookings
This 10-page US policy paper argues that what the G-20 decides to do on infrastructure in Africa will be a critical test of whether it can amount to more than a talkshop
International Development, RegionalPosted: 2011-09-06
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
Toward Food and Nutrition Security in Africa
IFPRI
A 20-page strategy document for improving food and nutrition security in Africa
Poverty & Hunger, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-01-28
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
Toward Results-Based Social Policy Design and Implementation
CGD
This 42-page US paper shows how Mexico has improved the evidence base for public policy in a number of ways
International Development, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-04-20
Toward the Enhanced Effectiveness of Foreign Aid
Economic Growth Center
A 20-page discussion paper examining the past record of aid and proposing a new modus operandi based on a more passive donor posture and greater initiative on the part of recipients
International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-08-09
Toward World Water Welfare
JIIA
A 4-page Japanese commenntary on the need for improved water management worldwide
Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-12-14
Towards a People-Driven African Union: Current Obstacles and New Opportunities
OSI, Oxfam GB, AFRODAD
A 72-page report examining the challenges and opportunities surrounding the achievement of the original vision for the African Union
International Development, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2007-02-07
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
Tracking Progress in Maternal, Newborn & Child Survival: The 2008 Report
WHO
This 111-page report measures the coverage of basic health services proven to reduce maternal and child mortality
Health, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-04-18
Trade and Development Report 2004
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
This 188-page report concludes that the developmental effects of globalisation have been disappointing, and recommends a more comprehensive policy framework that reinforces coherence between the international trading system and the international monetary
Globalisation & International Trade, International DevelopmentPosted: 2004-09-27