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

Latest publications: Discussion papers

Building blocks for equitable growth: lessons from the BRICS

Publication - Discussion papers - 14 January 2013
Milo Vandemoortele, Kate Bird, Andries Du Toit, Minquan Liu, Kunal Sen and Fábio Veras Soares
This ODI Working Paper examines the experiences of four of the BRICS – Brazil, China, India and South Africa – and identifies four key factors shaping the countries’ pattern of growth: people having access to assets; investment in productive activities; social transfers; and a political-economic context where inclusion is a priority.

Uncertain frontiers: mapping new corporate engagement in water security

Publication - Discussion papers - 4 January 2013
New forms of engagement by large multinational corporations around water appear to stray into the historically public-sector domain of water resources management. This ODI Working Paper takes a critical look at these initiatives, and reviews both the opportunities and challenges in terms of transparency, equity, accountability and sustainability.

Unlocking business dynamism to promote green (sustainable and inclusive) growth: learning from innovation in emerging economies

Publication - Discussion papers - 21 December 2012
Karen Ellis, Stefanie Bauer (GIZ), Pragya Kothari (GIZ), Dominik Weidert (independent expert), Daniel Harris, Alberto Lemma and Zhang Xioaying (IPRCC)
This Working Paper summarises findings from recent in-country research around ways to promote green growth, focusing on lessons that can be learnt from India and China.

Relationships between water supply, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) service delivery and peace-building and state-building: a review of the literature

Publication - Discussion papers - 17 December 2012
There is an increasing desire among policy and programming communities for service delivery in fragile and conflict affected states and situations to yield peace-building and state-building benefits. This paper maps the theoretical relationships and assesses the state of the evidence, which is found to be patchy for service delivery in general, and more so for WASH services.

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