- Comparing the rights and livelihoods approaches to development in Bangladesh
- K.A. Toufique / Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies, 2001
- This paper compares and evaluates two approaches to development: the rights based approach and the livelihoods approach. It explores useful areas of convergence and relates them them to Bangladesh in order to suggest further areas for...
- Is the promotion of export horticulture a successful pro-poor development strategy for Kenya?
- N. McCulloch; M. Ota / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2002
- In sub-Saharan Africa, the promotion of export horticulture has often been proposed as a pro-poor development strategy due to its intensive use of land and unskilled labour. This paper reports the results of a household survey in Keny...
- What has been Malawi’s experience in introducing propoor public expenditure policies?
- F. Fozzard; C. Simwaka / Overseas Development Institute, 2002
- This paper assesses Malawi’s experience in introducing propoor public expenditure policies from the 90s to 2001. Performance is assessed in terms of the consistency of fiscal policy and resource allocations with the Government...
- Has NEPAD neglected the people of Africa ?
- Africa Action, 2002
- The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) presents itself as a visionary initiative by African leaders to reconstruct and develop the continent. However, the South African Council of Churches (SACC) argues that NEPAD's visi...
- The launch of the New Partnership for Africa's Development must be the occasion for a profound questioning of the dominant, neo-liberal model of development.
- Pambazuka, 2002
- Report which welcomes the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) and particularly the engagement of the G8 countries as an important political moment but expresses a number of concerns. These can be summarised as...
- Indigenous conflict resolution mechanisms among East African pastoralists: what role should it play?
- J. Osamba / African Centre for Constructive Resolution of Disputes, 2001
- This article explores the conflict and conflict resolution among East African pastoralists and the role of indigenous conflict resolution processes and mechanisms. The article finds that: violence among the pasto...
- Is sedentarisation a good think for pastoralists in Tibet?
- W. Ning; C. Richard / International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, 1999
- This article disucsses the effects of the last four decades of change in China in relation to traditional Tibetan pastoral production systems. The article particularly studies the government's ambitious rangeland intensification schem...
- New challenges in providing humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan: a post-Taliban perspective
- Conflict Prevention Initiative, Harvard University, 2002
- This policy brief aims at providing basic information on humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan. The article chronicles humanitarian assistance within a Taliban and post-Taliban perspective. During the Taliban era: ...
- What are the chances of meeting the Millenium Development Goals?
- R. Greenhill / Jubilee Research, 2002
- This report tracks the progress of poor countries towards debt sustainability under the HIPC initiative; as well as likely progress towards meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The article concludes that: ...
- Knowledge-based aid: a radical evaluation
- R. Torres / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 2001
- This paper approaches “knowledge-based aid” in vogue today within the international aid community from the following specific perspectives: a view “from the South” a critical perspective, ...
- Is sedentarisation a good think for pastoralists in Tibet?
- W. Ning; C. Richard / International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, 1999
- This article disucsses the effects of the last four decades of change in China in relation to traditional Tibetan pastoral production systems. The article particularly studies the government's ambitious rangeland intensification schem...
- New challenges in providing humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan: a post-Taliban perspective
- Conflict Prevention Initiative, Harvard University, 2002
- This policy brief aims at providing basic information on humanitarian assistance in Afghanistan. The article chronicles humanitarian assistance within a Taliban and post-Taliban perspective. During the Taliban era: ...
- What are the chances of meeting the Millenium Development Goals?
- R. Greenhill / Jubilee Research, 2002
- This report tracks the progress of poor countries towards debt sustainability under the HIPC initiative; as well as likely progress towards meeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The article concludes that: ...
- Knowledge-based aid: a radical evaluation
- R. Torres / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 2001
- This paper approaches “knowledge-based aid” in vogue today within the international aid community from the following specific perspectives: a view “from the South” a critical perspective, ...
- What are politically viable means of establishing global user charges?
- German Advisory Council on Global Change, 2002
- In this special report, the Council makes recommendations for a politically viable implementation of the concept of global user charges for three specific areas of application: charges on the use of airspace by aviation...
- Grassland tenure in China: influenced by group tenure arrangements and 'fuzzy' boundaries
- T.J. Banks / Department of Applied and International Economics, Massey University, 2001
- The primary purpose of this paper is to make a contribution towards extending the coverage of this cropland tenure literature to China's extensive grasslands, which comprise some 40% of its territory. The article finds that: ...
- Environmental variability in an extensive pastoral area northern Xinjiang, China
- T. Banks; S. Doman / Department of Applied and International Economics, Massey University, 2001
- This paper considers the degree of environmental variability in an extensive pastoral area of Altay, northern Xinjiang (China); assesses the extent to which institutional arrangements are able to accommodate environmental variability,...
- The Global Development Gateway: a flawed initiative?
- A. Wilks / Bretton Woods Project, 2001
- This article looks at the World Bank's role as a Knowledge Bank. The article in particular investigates the Global Development Gateway. The article finds that: the Gateway it is in fact conceived, designed and operated ...
- The World Bank's water strategy: reveals a fixation with privatisation?
- D. Hall; K. Bayliss; E. Lobina / Public Services International Research Unit, PSIRU, 2002
- This article discusses the World Bank's water strategy. The article is critical of the water strategy. The article suggests that the strategy's limitations stem from the organisation's misplaced faith in the private sector. The...
- World Bank Private Sectore Development Strategy (PSD): has it taken on board past criticism?
- K. Bayliss; D. Hall / Public Services International Research Unit, PSIRU, 2002
- This paper discusses the latest draft of the World Bank Private Sector Development Strategy (PSD - December 2001). The article appears to have taken into account some of the criticisms raised in connection with earlier drafts. ...
- Department of Anthropology, University of Connecticut
- World Resources Report (WRR)
- The World Resources Report (WRR) provides policymakers around the world government, civil society, and business with analysis and insight about major environmental and development issues. It is the product of a 20-year partnership among the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Bank and the World Resources Institute.
- ephemera
- ephemera is an independent journal, supported by the School of Business and Management, Queen Mary, University of London.
- African Monitor
- As a Pan-African body established in 2006, African Monitor aims to assess the link between: The adequacy and appropriateness of the development processes and commitments The extent to which specific development pledges by African governments and their international partners are being kept The extent to which the implementation of development commitmen...
- The Sigma Scan
- The Horizon Scanning Centre has collected 'evidence of the future' from more than 2,000 document sources and interviews with 300 leading thinkers. Sigma has condensed this material into 250 short papers in order to challenge assumptions and spark ideas.
- Eldis Community
- The Eldis Community is a free on-line community where people can meet others involved in international development, discuss important issues and share useful resources. Membership and group creation is free: the service is financially supported by the Eldis donor group. On joining the Eldis Community, you can create your own profile, and thereby get yo...
