Paul Harvey

Research Associate, Humanitarian Policy Group

Paul Harvey is a Research Associate with HPG and a partner with Humanitarian Outcomes. Recent work has included reports on the role of state, cash based responses, remittances and dependency in humanitarian aid, a review of the state of the humanitarian system for ALNAP and an evaluation of WFP’s livelihoods recovery programming. Prior to joining ODI he worked for various NGOs as an emergency manager, including longer postings in Somalia, Sierra Leone and Kosovo.

He was previously a Research Fellow with the Humanitarian Policy Group in the Overseas Development Institute. Recent work has included reports on the role of state, cash based responses, remittances and dependency in humanitarian aid, a review of the state of the humanitarian system for ALNAP and an evaluation of WFP’s livelihoods recovery programming. Prior to joining ODI he worked for various NGOs as an emergency manager, including longer postings in Somalia, Sierra Leone and Kosovo.

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Informal taxation and livelihoods: A neglected research agenda

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 28 June 2013

Paul Harvey tackles taxation ‘myths’ and explains why informal and formal taxation plays an important role in people’s everyday struggle to secure their livelihoods.

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Taxation and livelihoods: A Review of the evidence from fragile and conflict affected rural areas

Publication - Discussion papers - 27 June 2013

Oliver Lough, Richard Mallett and Paul Harvey

Through a selective review of key literature, we argue in this paper that if we are truly interested in the relationships between taxation and livelihoods, then an exclusive focus on formal taxation is inadequate.

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Getting beyond seeds and tools in eastern Democratic Republic Congo

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 1 March 2013

'Difficult and risky contexts should not be an excuse for inaction or inadequate action when it comes to securing livelihoods in eastern Democratic Republic Congo.'

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Don't build stuff - get people talking: a roundtable discussion of the practical implications of the African Power and Politics

Event - Round-table - 10 January 2013 13:00 - 15:00 (GMT+00)

This roundtable brought together academics and practitioners to debate the practical implications of the Africa Power and Politics Programme (APPP) synthesis report.

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