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

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International financing for disaster risk management the 20-year story (1991-2010)

Publication - Briefing papers - 22 May 2013

Jan Kellett, Alice Caravani and Hemang Karelia

This infographic presents the very latest figures on finance for disaster risk reduction. It provides a preview of a report, due to be released in the summer of 2013, which will present a thorough review of natural disaster related financing using the Disaster Aid Tracking (DAT) database.

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Social protection pathways: shaping social justice outcomes for the most marginalised, now and post-2015

Publication - Research reports and studies - 15 May 2013

Nicola Jones and Thea Shahrokh

This Background Note provides a theory of change framework for understanding macro to micro-impact pathways for transformative social protection.

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Special fiscal institutions for resource-rich developing economies

Publication - Research reports and studies - 15 May 2013

Natasha Sharma and Tove Strauss

This paper considers the options available for resource-rich developing countries when deciding whether to implement special fiscal institutions to address some of the challenges of managing natural resource wealth.

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Linking public financial management dimensions to development priorities

Publication - Discussion papers - 15 May 2013

Bryn Welham, Philipp Krause and Edward Hedger

This paper outlines theoretical and empirical links between public financial management (PFM) functions and development objectives in the context of very low capacity environments. It outlines a list of possible capacity substitution and supplementation options that could support PFM reform in such contexts.

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The origins of modern finance ministries: an evolutionary account based on the history of Britain and Germany

Publication - Discussion papers - 15 May 2013

Philipp Krause

This paper investigates the origins and drivers of fiscal institutions by studying the history of finance ministries. It argues that finance ministries have their origins in early modern Europe, where they served as agents of spending control to support inter-state warfare. This legacy still shapes the fiscal institutions of today.

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