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Shaping policy for development

An overview of Lagoro IDP camp in Kitgum District, northern Uganda, 20 May 2007. Manoocher Deghati/IRIN
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Sheila Page

Senior Research Associate, International Economic Development Group
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How can Europe make the Common Agricultural Policy coherent with development?

Publication - Articles and blogs - 4 June 2012
Nicola Cantore, Sheila Page and Dirk Willem te Velde
This article discusses the proposed reforms to the Common Agricultural Policy and asks three questions: How do the present CAP and the proposed reforms affect development? Is the CAP a good instrument for achieving its declared goals of supporting and stabilising rural income and protecting the environment? Is the goal of stabilising agricultural prices and incomes within the EU compatible with coherence for development?

Global shocks and Low-Income Countries: Vulnerability, impact and policy implications

Event - Round-table - 27 October 2011 14:00 - 17:30 (GMT+00)

With global risks on the increase, effective development policy depends on a good understanding of the impact of global shocks on low income countries and the most effective policy responses. At this roundtable event, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) presented findings of their first comprehensive 'Vulnerability Exercise' for Low-Income Countries (VE-LIC). This was followed by a discussion involving ODI researchers, academics and development practitioners.

The achievements and risks of Aid for Trade

Publication - Articles and blogs - 7 October 2011
This article reviews different types of Aid for Trade (AfT) and argues that some types of trade support are still under-provided and that there are serious risks of conflict of interest in some types of trade support.

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