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Governance assessments and domestic accountability: how can donors aid the process?
- ( S. Meyer / Fride , 2009)
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This paper follows on from recently completed research that investigated the impact of donor harmonisation on domestic processes of democratisation. The aim of this research is to further info...
To what extent do donors 'herd' in their allocation of aid?
- ( E. Frot;J. Santiso / OECD Development Centre , 2009)
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This article attempts to measure herding behaviour in the allocation of foreign aid, proposing different indexes that try to capture the specific features of aid allocation. The author chose to use...
- Analysing and addressing governance in sector operations
- ( N. Boesen / EuropeAid Co-operation Office , 2008)
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Ensuring sustainable results with sector aid and sector programmes can be a challenge as a result of governance constraints within the sector. The importance of addressing governance weaknesse...
- Conflict and state fragility: assessing the impact of the financial crisis on Africa
- ( S. Bakrania;B. Lucas / Governance and Social Development Resource Centre , 2009)
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It was thought that Sub-Saharan Africa would be largely unaffected by the financial crisis. However, as many Sub-Saharan African countries are dependent on foreign finance inflows and are even...
Aid reform: bringing emerging donors in from the cold
- ( L. Hammad;B. Morton / North-South Institute , 2009)
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Over recent years, calls for reform of the international aid architecture have intensified. The aid architecture – the institutions and systems that govern the provision, delivery and managem...
How will the financial crisis affect fragile states in Africa?
- ( I. Othieno / Overseas Development Institute, London , 2009)
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This commentary brief considers the risks of the global financial crisis to fragile states, particularly in Africa. The author writes that it poses a serious threat to global peace and securit...
- The impact of global health initiatives on equity in financing Uganda's health sector
- ( Charlotte M Zikusooka;Mark Tumwine;Patrick Tutembe / EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa , 2009)
- Global health initiatives (GHIs) are an emerging and global trend in health that focus on partnerships. The introduction of GHIs in Uganda has had significant impacts on the overall financing of the h...
- Do 'commercial practices' have a place in development philanthropy?
- ( M. Edwards (ed) / Demos , 2008)
- This book is about a new form of philanthropy dubbed 'philanthrocapitalism'. The authors determine that philanthrocapitalists believe that foundations and non-profit civil society organisations s...
- Should donors strictly adhere to the MDG agenda?
- ( F. Grimard (ed) / Centre for Developing-Area Studies, McGill University , 2008)
- The paper reflects on the consequences of missing the 2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) targets. It alludes to the change in donor countries’ foreign aid policies over time and points out...
- Improving development assistance support to local organisations
- ( D. Satterthwaite;G. Sauter / International Institute for Environment and Development , 2008)
- This publication is one in a series of case studies that reviews the experiences of local organisations in development and environmental management . It also examines the different kinds of external f...
