- Fostering the creative economy helps build the wider economy
- Pacific Institute of Public Policy, 2012
- The Pacific islands have long been seen as having limited economic potential. This paper explores how the creative economy - based on art, music, film, media, etc. - can be an important element in the broader development agenda. ...
- Assessment of effectiveness of China aid in financing development in Sudan
- S. Nour / United Nations University, 2011
- This paper discusses the effectiveness of Chinese development aid to Sudan. It finds that there has been a significant increase in Chinese loans and grants offered to the country, but these have had mixed impacts. They provided altern...
- Redefining 'aid' in the China–Africa context
- M. Tan-Mullins / Wiley Online Library, 2010
- Discussions on the politics of Chinese engagement with Africa have been marked by China being criticised for using aid in exchange for preferential energy deals and undermining good governance in Africa. This paper argues that these c...
- European development cooperation to 2020: challenges by new actors in international development
- European Development Cooperation, 2009
- After an exceptionally positive period in the 1990s, development cooperation policy has come under increasing pressure since the beginning of the new millennium. This paper focuses specifically on the challenges Europe faces by the em...
- China and the African oil sector: channels of engagement, motives, actors and impacts
- F. urban / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2011
- China’s rapid economic growth and urbanisation puts pressure on the country’s scarce domestic natural resources, which are essential for powering the ever-growing economy. Consequently, China is increasingly engaging with lo...
- Report on South-South cooperation in Ibero-America 2010
- Secretaría General Iberoamericana, 2010
- There has been no major shift in the trend of international development cooperation in Ibero-America in recent years. This report explores the evolution of South-South cooperation modalities as practiced by Ibero-American countries - ...
- Marrying new global players with the international aid transparency initiative: the future of aid data governance
- University of Birmingham, 2011
- Development aid forms an important link between rich countries, poor countries and poor people. But there have been serious concerns raised by aid critiques about the quality and accuracy of the global aid data.This paper explores the...
- DAC (traditional) & non DAC (emerging) donors at the crossroads: the problem of export credits
- University of Birmingham, 2011
- Given the growth in the number of official donors, and especially when non Development Assistance Committee (DAC) donors like China and India are continuously increasing their respective aid financing, it becomes apparent that exclusi...
- China Africa in agriculture: a background paper on trade, investment and aid in agriculture
- J-R. Chaponniere / International Poverty Reduction Center in China, 2010
- This paper investigates China-Africa exchanges in agriculture, which is a relatively small component of the China-Africa trade. After a brief introduction to Chinese and African agriculture, the first part of the paper analyses Chines...
- Agricultural transformation, growth and poverty reduction
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2010
- This report summarises discussions from the ‘Agriculture, food security and rural development’ conference, held in Bamako, Mali, April 2010. The conference was organised to exchange experiences and promote learning on topi...
- Assessment of effectiveness of China aid in financing development in Sudan
- S. Nour / United Nations University, 2011
- This paper discusses the effectiveness of Chinese development aid to Sudan. It finds that there has been a significant increase in Chinese loans and grants offered to the country, but these have had mixed impacts. They provided altern...
- Redefining 'aid' in the China–Africa context
- M. Tan-Mullins / Wiley Online Library, 2010
- Discussions on the politics of Chinese engagement with Africa have been marked by China being criticised for using aid in exchange for preferential energy deals and undermining good governance in Africa. This paper argues that these c...
- European development cooperation to 2020: challenges by new actors in international development
- European Development Cooperation, 2009
- After an exceptionally positive period in the 1990s, development cooperation policy has come under increasing pressure since the beginning of the new millennium. This paper focuses specifically on the challenges Europe faces by the em...
- China and the African oil sector: channels of engagement, motives, actors and impacts
- F. urban / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2011
- China’s rapid economic growth and urbanisation puts pressure on the country’s scarce domestic natural resources, which are essential for powering the ever-growing economy. Consequently, China is increasingly engaging with lo...
- Report on South-South cooperation in Ibero-America 2010
- Secretaría General Iberoamericana, 2010
- There has been no major shift in the trend of international development cooperation in Ibero-America in recent years. This report explores the evolution of South-South cooperation modalities as practiced by Ibero-American countries - ...
- Marrying new global players with the international aid transparency initiative: the future of aid data governance
- University of Birmingham, 2011
- Development aid forms an important link between rich countries, poor countries and poor people. But there have been serious concerns raised by aid critiques about the quality and accuracy of the global aid data.This paper explores the...
- DAC (traditional) & non DAC (emerging) donors at the crossroads: the problem of export credits
- University of Birmingham, 2011
- Given the growth in the number of official donors, and especially when non Development Assistance Committee (DAC) donors like China and India are continuously increasing their respective aid financing, it becomes apparent that exclusi...
- China Africa in agriculture: a background paper on trade, investment and aid in agriculture
- J-R. Chaponniere / International Poverty Reduction Center in China, 2010
- This paper investigates China-Africa exchanges in agriculture, which is a relatively small component of the China-Africa trade. After a brief introduction to Chinese and African agriculture, the first part of the paper analyses Chines...
- Agricultural transformation, growth and poverty reduction
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2010
- This report summarises discussions from the ‘Agriculture, food security and rural development’ conference, held in Bamako, Mali, April 2010. The conference was organised to exchange experiences and promote learning on topi...
- The potential role of non-traditional donors’ aid in Africa
- P. Kragelund / International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, 2012
- Increasing South-South cooperation will result in more development assistance for African countries. This paper challenges the perception that non-traditional aid lacks transparency and contains little or any conditionality thereby un...
- Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED)
- CRED promotes research, training, and information dissemination on disasters, with a special focus on public health, epidemiology, structural and socio-economic aspects. It aims to enhance the effectiveness of developing countries' disaster management capabilities as well as fostering policy-oriented research.
- National alliance for disaster risk reduction (NADRR) (NADRR)
- Indian platform for community-led disaster reduction initiatives
- International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR) (UNISDR)
- Promoting links and the coordination of disaster reduction activities
- Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)
- The Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution devoted to the study of international economic policy. Since 1981 the Institute has provided timely and objective analysis of, and concrete solutions to, a wide range of international economic problems. It is one of the very few economics think tanks that are widely regarded as &qu...
- Integrated Food Security Phase Classification Website (IPC)
- The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) is a standardised tool that aims at providing a “common currency” for classifying food security. By using a common scale, which is comparable across countries, the tool is designed to make it easier for donors, agencies and governments to identify priorities for intervention before they become catastrophic. The IPC web...
- The RORG Network
- The RORG-network is a network of Norwegian NGOs engaged in Development Education in Norway. Their website looks to address concerns regarding the north/south development dynamic and global issues, including globalisation, debt, development cooperation, poverty eradication, World Bank - IMF, trade/WTO etc.
- Medair
- Medair brings life-saving relief and rehabilitation in disasters, conflict areas, and other crises by working alongside the most vulnerable. Its staff are inspired by their Christian faith to care for people in need, providing practical and compassionate support, regardless of race, religion, or politics. The organisation’s consistent focus ensures maximum efficiency and accountability, with...
- AidMarket
- Blog discussing how the development of an aid market could increase aid effectiveness
- The Global Partnership on Output-Based Aid (GPOBA)
- Providing funding for out-put based aid schemes that increase poor people's access to infrastructure and social services
- Jubilee Debt Campaign (JDC)
- UK-based coalition campaigning to change UK policy on poor country debt
