Energy for all: harnessing the power of energy access for chronic poverty reduction
This policy guide explores how access to energy can assist with policies for the chronically poor.
Latest publications: Research reports and studies
Lough Erne accountability report comments by ODI
Overseas Development Institute
This report provides an ODI commentary on the Loch Erne G8 accountability report.
Agricultural development policy: a contemporary agenda
This paper summarises the current state of thinking on agricultural policies for development.
Unblocking results: using aid to address governance constraints in public service delivery
How can aid better support developing country governments to delivery public services? This report proposes a new way to deliver aid that strengthens incentives for performance in the public sector.
Leaping and learning: linking smallholders to markets
This report provides a comprehensive review of the existing literature on smallholder-centred market-based interventions.
The links between child protection and employment and growth
Dr Josiah Kaplan and Dr Nicola Jones
This report emphasises the value of integrating a life cycle approach into the conceptualisation of inclusive growth and employment whereby childhood is considered as a time for learning and development, laying the foundations for future social and economic well-being.
Economic crisis, international tourism decline and its impact on the poor
Dr Christian Steiner, Dr Thomas Richter, Dr Sabine Dörry, Dipl Geogr. Vera Neisen, Dr Marcus L Stephenson, Alberto Lemma, Jonathan Mitchell
The 2009 global economic crisis has significantly impacted international tourism, causing a decline in international tourist arrivals and international tourism revenues. This study looks into the effects of the decrease in international tourism demand on the employment, income opportunities and the livelihoods of poor and vulnerable groups, as well as on the capacity of households to cope with such shocks. The report combines a comparative large-N macroeconomic analysis with case studies on the Maldives, Costa Rica and Tanzania.
Investing in youth in international development policy: making the case
Paola Pereznieto, James Hamilton Harding
This report gathers evidence from previous research, key expert interviews and case studies to make a strong case for why the United Kingdom Government (UK) and other international Development actors should apply a youth lens to all their development policies.
MY World: Summary of results May 2013
Claire Melamed, Paul Ladd
By May 16th 2013, the MY World survey had mobilized over 570 000 participants in 190 countries to vote for their most important priorities. The data that the survey is generating yields important information not only on global priorities, but also how these differ by characteristics: by gender, age, education level, and location. This paper provides information on the current findings at a global and sub-global level.
The Norwegian Fast-Start Finance contribution
Thorvald Moe, Steffen Kallbekken, Smita Nakhooda, Taryn Fransen and Alice Caravani
This study considers the scope and distribution of Norway’s climate-change finance in a global context.