Poverty focused aid
- Addressing the needs of the Dhaka's urban poor
- World Bank Office, Dhaka, 2007
- Dhaka is the fastest growing mega-city in the world, attracting an estimated 300,000 to 400,000 mostly poor migrants a year. This paper argues that urgent measures are required to address the vital needs of the city's rapidly growing ...
- Chinese aid is growing - but what do we really know about it?
- C. Lancaster / Center for Global Development, USA, 2007
- China has become a major source of foreign aid in Asia, Latin America and especially in Africa. However, little is known about this aid and some Western aid agencies fear it may discourage needed economic and political reforms in...
- How can aid allocation be assessed?
- E. Anderson / Overseas Development Institute, 2007
- This briefing paper discusses issues around, and principles of, aid distribution amongst developing countries. It particularly focuses on these debates in the context of the Millennium Development Goal’s (MDG’S) and asks que...
- Aid and conflict in Uganda
- S. Bayne / Saferworld, 2007
- Can NGO’s, the government of Tanzania and donors successfully fight poverty and achieve development?
- Research on Poverty Alleviation, Tanzania, 2007
- This paper presents findings from a survey of a section of Tanzanian NGOs on their perceptions of their relationships with the government and donors, and their views on their roles and impacts on poverty reduction and development. ...
- The dangers of rapid urbanisation for the poor
- CARE International, 2006
- In 2007 the world will tip from being predominantly rural to predominantly urban. This report describes the consequences of the global trend toward urbanisation, including disease, malnutrition, low service provision, higher costs of ...
- Can cash help in emergencies?
- P. Harvey / Overseas Development Institute, 2007
- People affected by disasters may need external assistance in order to survive and recover. To the extent that this involves transfers to individuals, this assistance can either be provided in-kind, in the form of food aid, shelter mat...
- What is pro-poor growth and how is it best put into operation?
- Bundesministerium fur wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung, 2006
- This briefing paper provides an introduction to concepts of "pro-poor growth" (PPG) as a strategic approach to development. It discusses alternative definitions of PPG and considers important factors in putting the PPG approach into o...
- International Finance Corporation annual report
- International Finance Corporation, 2006
- The International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, is the largest multilateral provider of financing for private enterprise in developing countries. This annual report describes the IFC’s activ...
- Better measurements of health and education for more effective policy making in Asia
- A. Tandon / Dalberg Global Development Advisors, 2006
- Vast inequality in health and education attainment exists within most Asian countries, yet government spending is not pro-poor. These profound discrepancies are stifling progress towards achieving the global Millennium Development Goals (MD...
- Chinese aid is growing - but what do we really know about it?
- C. Lancaster / Center for Global Development, USA, 2007
- China has become a major source of foreign aid in Asia, Latin America and especially in Africa. However, little is known about this aid and some Western aid agencies fear it may discourage needed economic and political reforms in...
- How can aid allocation be assessed?
- E. Anderson / Overseas Development Institute, 2007
- This briefing paper discusses issues around, and principles of, aid distribution amongst developing countries. It particularly focuses on these debates in the context of the Millennium Development Goal’s (MDG’S) and asks que...
- Aid and conflict in Uganda
- S. Bayne / Saferworld, 2007
- Can NGO’s, the government of Tanzania and donors successfully fight poverty and achieve development?
- Research on Poverty Alleviation, Tanzania, 2007
- This paper presents findings from a survey of a section of Tanzanian NGOs on their perceptions of their relationships with the government and donors, and their views on their roles and impacts on poverty reduction and development. ...
- The dangers of rapid urbanisation for the poor
- CARE International, 2006
- In 2007 the world will tip from being predominantly rural to predominantly urban. This report describes the consequences of the global trend toward urbanisation, including disease, malnutrition, low service provision, higher costs of ...
- Can cash help in emergencies?
- P. Harvey / Overseas Development Institute, 2007
- People affected by disasters may need external assistance in order to survive and recover. To the extent that this involves transfers to individuals, this assistance can either be provided in-kind, in the form of food aid, shelter mat...
- What is pro-poor growth and how is it best put into operation?
- Bundesministerium fur wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung, 2006
- This briefing paper provides an introduction to concepts of "pro-poor growth" (PPG) as a strategic approach to development. It discusses alternative definitions of PPG and considers important factors in putting the PPG approach into o...
- International Finance Corporation annual report
- International Finance Corporation, 2006
- The International Finance Corporation, the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, is the largest multilateral provider of financing for private enterprise in developing countries. This annual report describes the IFC’s activ...
- Better measurements of health and education for more effective policy making in Asia
- A. Tandon / Dalberg Global Development Advisors, 2006
- Vast inequality in health and education attainment exists within most Asian countries, yet government spending is not pro-poor. These profound discrepancies are stifling progress towards achieving the global Millennium Development Goals (MD...
- Aid and development in Palestine
- United Nations [UN] Conference on Trade and Development, 2006
- This study considers the background to the Palestinian Authority (PA), institution building and reform and development policy. The authors recommend that the PA complement short-term emergency responses with long-term planning and pol...
- 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...
