ODI Briefings DetailsPublications in this seriesDetails Information, analysis and key recommendations on broad or high-level development and humanitarian topics, with the aim to inform and influence policy. ODI Briefings are authoritative, credible and decisive in tone, with actionable policy recommendations based on solid empirical evidence. Publications in this series Gender, politics and social protection Publication - Briefing papers - 22 October 2010 ODI Briefings 62 Nicola Jones and Rebecca Holmes This briefing paper explores the political economy of social protection and its effects on gender relations, drawing on interviews, household surveys, focus group discussions and life histories in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Download Economic growth and the MDGs Publication - Briefing papers - 6 June 2010 ODI Briefings 60 Claire Melamed, Kate Higgins and Andy Sumner This Briefing Paper argues that equitable distribution of the benefits of growth, in the form of progressive taxation and pro-poor public spending on health, education and social protection, is an essential part of how growth contributes to the MDGs. Download Gender-sensitive social protection and the MDGs Publication - Briefing papers - 2 June 2010 ODI Briefings 61 Rebecca Holmes and Nicola Jones Gender-sensitive social protection can contribute to progress on the Millennium Development Goals, but only if gender equality is seen as critical to programme effectiveness. Download The MDG fundamentals: improving equity for development Publication - Briefing papers - 29 April 2010 ODI Briefings 59 Milo Vandemoortele This paper argues that promoting equity in human development by reducing the gap between the haves and the have-nots will accelerate progress towards the MDGs. Download Sector-based approaches in agriculture Publication - Briefing papers - 25 January 2010 ODI Briefings 58 Lidia Cabral Sector-wide approaches (SWAps) in agriculture remain expensive experiments, as a result of political, institutional and operational barriers. Download Pages« first‹ prev…34567…next ›last »
Gender, politics and social protection Publication - Briefing papers - 22 October 2010 ODI Briefings 62 Nicola Jones and Rebecca Holmes This briefing paper explores the political economy of social protection and its effects on gender relations, drawing on interviews, household surveys, focus group discussions and life histories in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Download
Economic growth and the MDGs Publication - Briefing papers - 6 June 2010 ODI Briefings 60 Claire Melamed, Kate Higgins and Andy Sumner This Briefing Paper argues that equitable distribution of the benefits of growth, in the form of progressive taxation and pro-poor public spending on health, education and social protection, is an essential part of how growth contributes to the MDGs. Download
Gender-sensitive social protection and the MDGs Publication - Briefing papers - 2 June 2010 ODI Briefings 61 Rebecca Holmes and Nicola Jones Gender-sensitive social protection can contribute to progress on the Millennium Development Goals, but only if gender equality is seen as critical to programme effectiveness. Download
The MDG fundamentals: improving equity for development Publication - Briefing papers - 29 April 2010 ODI Briefings 59 Milo Vandemoortele This paper argues that promoting equity in human development by reducing the gap between the haves and the have-nots will accelerate progress towards the MDGs. Download
Sector-based approaches in agriculture Publication - Briefing papers - 25 January 2010 ODI Briefings 58 Lidia Cabral Sector-wide approaches (SWAps) in agriculture remain expensive experiments, as a result of political, institutional and operational barriers. Download
