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  Voices from the Southern Civil Societies: interplay of national and global contexts in the performance of civil society organisations in the South

  Institute of Development Studies, University of Helsinki, 2002

  This study was carried out on behalf of the Department for International Development Cooperation in the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
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  Capacity building by human rights organisations: challenges and strategies

  Columbia University Library, 2002

  This paper argues that capacity building is crucial in providing resources and training to strengthen the frontline of the human rights movement, and to connect local struggles to a global movement towards the promotion and protection of human rights.The rise of democracy and growth of local human rights organisations has prompted international human rights organisations to rethink previous str
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  Budget support versus project aid: a theoretical appraisal

  International Monetary Fund, 2001

  Foreign aid has had at best a mixed impact on developing countries. One reason for the frequent failures of aid to bring about pro-poor social programmes is that aid programmes do not always create the right incentives for recipients to implement social programmes.
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  Moving to budget support

  Development Assistance Committee, OECD, 2001

  How can we support poverty reduction programmes while building the capacity of local institutions and promoting accountability? This policy document was written by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
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  Integrating vertical programmes into sector wide approaches: experiences and lessons

  HLSP Institute, UK, 2001

  Does the transition to sector wide approaches (SWAps) in the health sector risk reducing the impact of previously successful initiatives covered by vertical health programmes?
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  Programme support and public finance management: a new role for bilateral donors in poverty strategy work

  SIDA Studies, 2002

  Development assistance provided by international donors must be administered effectively if it is to achieve a lasting reduction in poverty. This study, produced by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), highlights the importance of setting up good public finance management systems in recipient countries so this goal can be met.
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  Managing fiduciary risk when providing direct budget support

  Department for International Development, UK, 2002

  The increasing adoption of poverty reduction strategies presents an important opportunity to reform the relationship between donors and developing countries. Donor assistance should be provided in a way that builds, rather than undermines, recipients’ sustainable capacity to design and implement these strategies.
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  The importance of land tenure to poverty eradication and sustainable development in Africa: Summary of findings

  Oxfam, 1997

  This paper draws out the key links between land tenure and poverty eradication.
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  A bridge too far: aid agencies and the military in humanitarian response

  Humanitarian Practice Network, ODI, 2002

  This paper aims to clarify the key issues of the debate over the roles of humanitarian actors and military forces and the relationship between them.
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  An overview of sector wide approaches (SWAps) in health: are they appropriate for aid-dependant Latin American countries?

  Department for International Development Health Systems Resource Centre, 2001

  Do experiences of SWAps in the health sector suggest that the approach should be adopted in Latin-America? This paper was written for the UK Department for International Development (DFID) by the DFID Health Systems Resource Centre (HSRC).

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