Poverty focused aid
- Political, economic and social institutions : a review of growth evidence
- Janine Aron / Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford, 1998
- Integrates North's institutional framework with the notion of institutions in the augmented Solow growth model, to clarify the direct and indirect channels by which institutions influence growth. Four ways to extend the Solow model in...
- Implications for the design and targetting of more formal safety nets
- S. Devereux / Institute of Development Studies UK, 1999
- Examines role of informal safety nets in providing protection against livelihood shocks. Summarises state of knowledge on informal safety nets by reviewing available literature and also reporting on household survey carried out...
- Sustainable livelihoods approaches and policy on poverty reduction
- A. Norton; M. Foster / Overseas Development Institute, 2001
- This paper looks at the question of whether sustainable livelihood approaches have value at the level of overall policy on poverty reduction, and specifically addresses to what extent the approach might be used in support of poverty r...
- Does Swedish debt relief contribute to economic growth? Does economic growth reach the poor? Does Sweden influence policies in partner countries? Have donors supported the "right" reforms?
- H. White / Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, 1999
- Programme aid - that is, import support, debt relief and budget support - has constituted a considerable part of Swedish aid in the 1990's. However, the volumes of programme aid have fallen both in relative and absolute terms during t...
- A guide for developing poverty reduction strategies with examples of international best practice
- Poverty Reduction Strategies and PRSPs, PovertyNet, World Bank, 2001
- Developing or strengthening a poverty reduction strategy is on the agenda of about 70 low-income countries, as a requirement for receiving debt relief under the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative (HIPC) and concession...
- The changing face of aid: an historical analysis
- K. Matlosa / Southern African Regional Institute for Policy Studies, Zimbabwe, 1999
- The paper examines historical trends and patterns of aid and unravels its interface with development and democracy in Lesotho. It identifies three different periods and considers the characteristics of each. Finds that: 1966-19...
- Globalization, poverty and inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa: a political economy appraisal
- Y. Tsikata / OECD Development Centre, 2001
- Paper explores the policies and political context underlying the response of African countries to globalisation, with an emphasis on trade liberalisation. African countries have had mixed experiences with globalisation, with so...
- Institutional variables play a role in shaping the poverty performance
- S.M. Ahsan / World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2001
- This paper seeks to discern and evaluate the process by which economic growth leads to poverty alleviation and attempt to identify the role of governance institutions in that process. The article asks 'do institutions matter in determ...
- Making European aid more relevant for the poor in Zambia
- J. Carlsson; P. Chibbamullilo; C. Orjuela; O. Saasa / Overseas Development Institute, 2000
- Paper questions whether the policy and practice of European donors, or more specifically, members of the European Union (EU), is attuned to the fact that poverty reduction is the most pressing human issue in Zambia today. Paper asks: ...
- Competing ideas about the role states should play in encouraging particular forms of development
- C. Johnson; D. Start / Overseas Development Institute, 2001
- Paper addresses the ways in which politics and power affect pro-poor policy. An important point of departure in this literature, is the assertion that poor people are generally disadvantaged when it comes to influencing policy and are...
- Implications for the design and targetting of more formal safety nets
- S. Devereux / Institute of Development Studies UK, 1999
- Examines role of informal safety nets in providing protection against livelihood shocks. Summarises state of knowledge on informal safety nets by reviewing available literature and also reporting on household survey carried out...
- Sustainable livelihoods approaches and policy on poverty reduction
- A. Norton; M. Foster / Overseas Development Institute, 2001
- This paper looks at the question of whether sustainable livelihood approaches have value at the level of overall policy on poverty reduction, and specifically addresses to what extent the approach might be used in support of poverty r...
- Does Swedish debt relief contribute to economic growth? Does economic growth reach the poor? Does Sweden influence policies in partner countries? Have donors supported the "right" reforms?
- H. White / Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, 1999
- Programme aid - that is, import support, debt relief and budget support - has constituted a considerable part of Swedish aid in the 1990's. However, the volumes of programme aid have fallen both in relative and absolute terms during t...
- A guide for developing poverty reduction strategies with examples of international best practice
- Poverty Reduction Strategies and PRSPs, PovertyNet, World Bank, 2001
- Developing or strengthening a poverty reduction strategy is on the agenda of about 70 low-income countries, as a requirement for receiving debt relief under the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative (HIPC) and concession...
- The changing face of aid: an historical analysis
- K. Matlosa / Southern African Regional Institute for Policy Studies, Zimbabwe, 1999
- The paper examines historical trends and patterns of aid and unravels its interface with development and democracy in Lesotho. It identifies three different periods and considers the characteristics of each. Finds that: 1966-19...
- Globalization, poverty and inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa: a political economy appraisal
- Y. Tsikata / OECD Development Centre, 2001
- Paper explores the policies and political context underlying the response of African countries to globalisation, with an emphasis on trade liberalisation. African countries have had mixed experiences with globalisation, with so...
- Institutional variables play a role in shaping the poverty performance
- S.M. Ahsan / World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2001
- This paper seeks to discern and evaluate the process by which economic growth leads to poverty alleviation and attempt to identify the role of governance institutions in that process. The article asks 'do institutions matter in determ...
- Making European aid more relevant for the poor in Zambia
- J. Carlsson; P. Chibbamullilo; C. Orjuela; O. Saasa / Overseas Development Institute, 2000
- Paper questions whether the policy and practice of European donors, or more specifically, members of the European Union (EU), is attuned to the fact that poverty reduction is the most pressing human issue in Zambia today. Paper asks: ...
- Competing ideas about the role states should play in encouraging particular forms of development
- C. Johnson; D. Start / Overseas Development Institute, 2001
- Paper addresses the ways in which politics and power affect pro-poor policy. An important point of departure in this literature, is the assertion that poor people are generally disadvantaged when it comes to influencing policy and are...
- Economic Policy Reform and Growth Prospects in Emerging Africa Economies
- P. Guillaumont; S.G. Jeanneney; A. Varoudakis / OECD Development Centre, 1999
- Assesses the prospects for growth of African economies up to the year 2010 by modelling structural and policy determinants of growth, under different scenarios for changes in the exogenous factors and economic policies which shape the...
- 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...
