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General News - Briefs[Updated: July 22, 2010] This is a new page of the DDRN website established to provide you with easier access to briefs concerning general development issues posted on this site. Please note that new items are posted on top of the list. Making education inclusive for all. Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Insights 81, June 2010. Investing in Gender Equality: Looking Ahead. Poverty Reduction and Economic Management (PREM) Network, World Bank, Note 22, by Mayra Buvinic, Trine Lunde, and Nistha Sinha, July 2010. Social transfers reduce extreme poverty. University of Manchester, Brooks World Poverty Institute, Issue 4, by Armando Barrientos, June 2010. Why Care Matters for Social Development. United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) Research and Policy Brief 9, February 2010. The MDGs and Gender. Overseas Development Institute (ODI) policy brief, by Rebecca Holmes and Nicola Jones, June 2010. Gender-sensitive social protection and the MDGs. Overseas Development Institute (ODI) briefing paper 61, by Rebecca Holmes and Nicola Jones, June 2010. Combating poverty and inequality. United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) Research and Policy Brief 10, May 2010. European development policy. Overseas Development Institute (ODI) policy brief, by Mikaela Gavas and Simon Maxwell, May 2010. Will 'Philanthrocapitalism' Reduce Global Poverty? The Brooks World Poverty Institute (BWPI) Policy Briefing Issue 3, by Michael Edwards, April 2010. What does an effective multilateral donor look like? Overseas Development Institute (ODI) Project Briefing No. 40, by Cecilie Wathne & Edward Hedger, April 2010. How do the Poor Deal with Risk? - Lessons from Portfolios of the Poor: How the World’s Poor Live on $2 a Day. Financial Access Initiative brief, July 2009. What drives donor financing of basic education? Overseas Development Institute (ODI) Project Briefing No. 39, by Liesbet Steer & Geraldine Baudienville, February 2010. The global crisis, social protection and jobs. Brooks World Poversty Institute, worldpoverty@manchester briefing, Issue 1, by Joseph Stiglitz, February 2010. The rise of budget support in European development cooperation: a false panacea. European Think Tank for Global Action (FRIDE) policy brief Nº 31, by Raquel C. Álvarez, January 2010. Spanish. Aid effectiveness through the recipient lens. Overseas Development Institute (ODI) Briefing Paper 55, by Cecilie Wathne & Edward Hedger, November 2009. Greater aid transparency: crucial for aid effectiveness. Overseas Development Institute (ODI) Project Briefing 35, by Sam Moon and Tim Williamson, January 2010. After 2015: Promoting Pro-Poor Policy After the MDGs. Institute of Development Studies (IDS) In Focus Policy Briefings 9, by Sumner et al., January 2009. Making Science of Influencing: Assessing the Impact of Development Research. Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Research Summary of Working Paper 335, by Andy Sumner, Nick Ishmael-Perkins, and Johanna Lindstrom, November 2009. Women’s Livelihoods, Global Markets and Citizenship. Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Research Summary of Working Paper 336, by Julie Thekkudan and Rajesh Tandon, October 2009. Development effectiveness: towards new understandings. North-South Institute brief, by Shannon Kindornay and Bill Morton, September 2009. Redistribution and Beyond: Exploring the Basics. Institute of Development Studies (IDS) In Focus Policy Briefing 11 (11.1-11.6), by C. Melamed et al., 2009. After 2015: Gender Equality. Institute of Development Studies (IDS) In Focus Policy Briefings 9.3, by N. Jones, R. Holmes, and J. Espey, January 2009. The “Inspiration Day” Model: Fostering Women’s Leadership by Connecting National Leaders with Grassroots Candidates. The Institute for Inclusive Security Brief, June 2009. Gender Symposia During Donor Conferences: A Model to Guarantee Women Leaders A Voice in Setting Priorities for Reconstruction. The Institute for Inclusive Security Policy Brief, by Carla Koppell, November 2009. Combating illicit financial flows from poor countries. Estimating the possible gains. DIIS Policy Brief, by Jakob Vestergaard and Martin Højland, November 2009. Are statistics the orphans of aid effectiveness? Supporting statistics to strengthen rather than dilute results management. Oxford Policy Management briefing note, by Mary Strode and Ian MacAuslan, May 2009. Capacity development: between planned interventions and emergent processes. European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) Policy Management Brief No 22, by Tony Land, Volker Hauck and Heather Baser, March 2009. ‘Beyond Aid’ for sustainable development. Overseas Development Institute project briefing No 22, by Alan Hudson and Linnea Jonsson, May 2009. Which Diaspora for Whose Development? Some Critical Questions about the Roles of African Diaspora Organizations as Development Actors. Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) Brief, by Oliver Bakewell, May 2009. Social Protection: Opportunities for Africa. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Policy Brief No. 05, by Michelle Adato and John Hoddinott, September 2008. Setting Priorities for Public Spending for Agricultural and Rural Development in Africa. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Policy Brief No. 12, by Shenggen Fan, Tewodaj Mogues, and Sam Benin, April 2009. Humanitarian action and older persons: an essential brief for humanitarian actors. Inter-Agency Standing Committee (IASC) Advocacy Brief, 2008. Policy responses to the global financial crisis. Institute of Development Studies (IDS) In Focus Policy Briefing 7, 2009. Knowledge and Innovation for Agricultural Development. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Policy Brief No. 11, by Kwadwo Asenso-Okyere and Kristin Davis, March 2009. Social protection: A global imperative. Overseas Development Institute (ODI) Opinion 129, by Anna McCord, April 2009. Financial Crisis, Global Economic Governance and Development: Responses of Asia and the Global South. Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) Policy Brief No. 41, February 2009. MDGs and the environment: Are environmental institutions ‘fit for purpose’? Overseas Development Institute (ODI) Opinion No 110, by Neil Bird, September 2008. Shifting the balance: equity and sustainable consumption. International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) Briefing Paper, by Sonja Vermeulen, Ben Garside and Gabriela Weber De Morais, January 2009. Effective targeting of poverty-focussed programmes - how to reach the poorest households. Oxford Policy Management (OPM) Briefing Note, by Alex Hurrell, January 2009. China’s Environmental Footprint in Africa. Policy Breifing published by the China in Africa Project of the SA Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), by Peter Bosshard, April 2008. Home-owned and home-grown: development policies that can work. OECD Development Centre Policy Insights no 71, by Felix Zimmermann, July 2008. A farewell to policy conditionality? OECD Development Centre Policy Insights no.74, by Andrew Mold and Felix Zimmermann, August 2008. Better aid: responding to gaps in effectiveness. Brookings Institution Policy Brief 2008-6, by Homi Kharas and Johannes F. Linn, November 2008. Ændrede finansielle strømme til udviklingslandene: fra official bistand til privat finansiering? [in Danish] Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) Policy Brief, by Lotte Thomsen, October 2008. Achieving the MDGs: The fundamentals. Overseas Development Institute (ODI) Briefing Paper No 43, by Andrew Shepherd, September 2008. Gender and the MDGs: a gender lens is vital for pro-poor results. Overseas Development Institute (ODI) Briefing Paper No. 42, by Nicola Jones, Rebecca Holmes, and Jessica Espey, September 2008. The Danish Africa Commission's Focus on Youth. Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) Brief, by Jairo Munive, August 2008. European Development Co-operation to 2020 - The EU as an answer to global challenges? EDC2020 Briefing Paper No. 1, by Sven Grimm, August 2008. Innovative Funding for Women's Organisations. Gender Equality, Women's Empowerment and the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness: Issue Brief 3, by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) Network on Gender Equality, July 2008. Mutual accountability: issues and challenges. Maastricht Graduate School of Governance Brief, by Paolo de Renzio, June 2008. Reforming Foreign Aid Practices: What country ownership is and what donors can do to support it. Department of International Development (Queen Elizabeth House), University of Oxford brief, by Paolo de Renzio, Lindsay Whitfield, and Isaline Bergamaschi, June 2008. The Commitment to Development Index for Africa: How Much do the Richest Countries Help the Poorest Continent? Center for Global Development (CGD) Brief by David Roodman, May 2008. Opportunities and challenges in South–South collaboration. Policy brief on the Science and Development Network's website, by Athar Osama, May 2008. Regional Evidence Building Agenda (REBA) Case Study and Thematic Briefs. Regional Hunger and Vulneralbility Programme (RHVP) series on social transfer schemes by Stephen Devereux, Frank Ellis and Philip White, November 2007 and April 2008. Common funds for sector support - Building blocks or stumbling blocks? Overseas Development Institute (ODI) Briefing Paper No. 36, by by Zainab Kizilbash Agha and Tim Williamson, February 2008. Southern non-DAC Actors in development cooperation. German Development Institute Briefing paper 13/2008, by Tatjana Chahoud, 2008. Cross-Border Higher Education and Development. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Policy Brief, January 2008. Pro-poor growth and development - Linking economic growth and poverty reduction. Overseas Development Institute (ODI) Briefing Paper No. 33, by Steve Wiggins and Kate Higgins, January 2008. Supporting pro-poor growth processes: Implications for donors - Policies and programmes to strengthen the productive capacities of poor people. Overseas Development Institute (ODI) Briefing Paper No. 34, by Eva Ludi and Kate Bird, January 2008. The political economy of pro-poor growth - The challenge of making growth pro-poor. Overseas Development Institute (ODI) Briefing Paper No. 35, by Kate Bird, January 2008. Kina i international politik - vestlige dilemmaer [in Danish]. Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) Brief af Erik Beukel, November 2007. Blind spot - The continued failure of the World Bank and IMF to fully assess the impact of their advice on poor people. Joint NGO Briefing Note, September 2007. The politics of what works in tackling chronic poverty. Chronoc Poverty Research Centre, Policy Brief No. 5, August 2007. Changing aid delivery and the environment - Can General Budget Support (GBS) be used to meet environmental objectives? Overseas Development Institute (ODI), Briefing Paper 17, March 2007. Social protection transfers for chronically poor people. Chronic Poverty Research Centre, Policy Brief No. 2, by Rachel Marcus, February 2007. |
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