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  Backgrounder: development aid

  Initiative for Policy Dialogue, Columbia University, 2005

  This backgrounder presents a description of main topics in development aid in the 21st century:Financing for development:a fatigue of the limited effectiveness of development aid has resulted in insufficient level of official development aid official development aid remains at 0.2% of developed countries GDP, well below the 0.7% target some argue that private sector inves
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  Incentives for harmonisation in aid agencies

  Overseas Development Institute, 2005

  This study assesses the importance of incentive systems internal to aid agencies in their efforts to deliver on the commitments made in the Rome Declaration on Harmonisation.
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  From earmarked sector support to general budget support: development partners experience

  Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2004

  This report analyses how a change of aid modality towards general budget support would affect the dialogue and technical cooperation in priority aid sectors. It draws on experience from Norwegian partner countries, Tanzania in particular.
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  Investing in development: a practical plan to achieve the Millennium Development Goals

  Millennium Project, 2005

  Investing in development is the final report of the UN Millennium Project. It presents the findings and recommendations of the project, which will be reported directly to the UN Secretary-General and the Administrator of the UNDP.The report makes ten key recommendations:developing country governments should adopt development strategies bold enough to meet the MDG targets for 2015.
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  Online video: PRSP and budget links seminar

  Eldis Poverty Resource Guide, 2004

  In October 2004 the World Bank held a seminar exploring "PRSPs and budget links: emerging evidence from case studies". More information about the seminar is available on the World Bank’s internet-based broadcasting service, BSPAN.
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  Resilience and high performance amidst conflict, epidemics and extreme poverty : the Lacor Hospital, northern Uganda

  European Centre for Development Policy Management, 2004

  This case study describes how the Lacor hospital has grown into a 474-bed centre of medical excellence, setting an example for the rest of the health system and helping to build health care capacity for the whole country.
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  PRSP annual progress reports and joint staff assessments: a review of progress

  Overseas Development Institute, 2004

  This paper reflects on the poverty reduction strategy (PRS) four years after its inception. Forty one countries are implementing full PRSPs, and eleven more are using an interim PRS.
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  Donors and childhood poverty in sub Saharan Africa: approaches and aid mechanisms in Ghana and Tanzania

  Childhood Poverty Research and Policy Centre, 2004

  This paper study examines how selected donors approach poverty affecting children, and how they use aid to tackle child poverty through support to particular activities and through the aid instruments.
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  The missing link in growth and sustainable development: closing the gender gap

  UN Economic Commission for Africa, 2004

  This issues paper discusses how to take gender into consideration when addressing growth issues and how to close the gender gap in African development.
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  Civil society budget monitoring for national accountability

  Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2004

  This report is based on a three day budget tracking workshop held in Malawi in February 2004 which brought together individuals and representatives of organisations involved in budget monitoring, or developing monitoring processes and tools, with a view to developing a supportive community of practice.Issues highlighted in this report include:budget making is where the real prioritisat

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