ODI resources capture the latest critical thinking on development issues. Our series range from Working Papers on preliminary research results to Briefing Papers that provide concise, policy-relevant research analysis and recommendations. ODI also produces two international peer-reviewed journals: Development Policy Review and Disasters.
As part of our 50th anniversary activities we expanded our electronic collection of ODI Working Papers and Briefing Papers, digitising those that were previously only available in hard copy. This back catalogue now dates back as far as 1967, documenting persistent challenges in international development as well as the changing path and nature of debates in particular sectors.
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Authors: Arnaldo Pellini, Maria Dolores Alicias, Nguyen Thi Thu Hang and Palmira Permata Bachtiar
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This Background Note classifies different types of knowledge that aim to influence policy, which is then used to analyse case studies from three South-East Asian countries: Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam. The study concludes with suggestions on the usefulness of the development of classifications – a taxonomy – of knowledge types.
- 8 pages
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Published by
ODI as part of the
ODI Background Notes
series.
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Authors: Fletcher Tembo
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This Working Paper provides a critical analysis of a series of citizen voice and accountability (CV&A) cases from the Mwananchi Governance and Transparency Fund (GTF) programme in order to develop some patterns of observation and thought lines which, when put together, form an analytical framework for developing theories of change (ToCs) for CV&A
projects.
- 57 pages
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ISBN: 978 1 907288 63 0
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Published by
ODI as part of the
ODI Working Papers
series.
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Authors: Emily Wilkinson
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This Background Note looks at research undertaken in recent years by disaster researchers on the complex role of institutional arrangements in shaping policy decisions. In doing so it identifies some key research issues that need to be addressed to promote the kind of institutional transformation required to deal with current and future climate extremes, including the need for more multidisciplinary perspectives on disaster risk management (DRM).
- 8 pages
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Published by
ODI as part of the
ODI Background Notes
series.
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Authors: Tom Mitchell and Katie Harris
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This Background Note explores the concept of 'resilience' in relation to framing current thinking about sustainable futures and investigates whether a common definition and understanding can be reached and whether resilience can be translated into a practical set of tools and approaches.
- 7 pages
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Published by
ODI as part of the
ODI Background Notes
series.
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Authors: Daniel Harris, Michelle Kooy and Pham Quang Nam
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This Working Paper presents findings from an analysis of the governance and political economy of water and sanitation service delivery in Vietnam. The objective of the research is to develop the utility of political economy analysis (PEA) for the water supply and sanitation (WSS) sector, with a focus on improving the operational impact of the UK Department for International Development (DFID) (and other donor) country programming.
- 57 pages
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Published by
ODI as part of the
ODI Working Papers
series.
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Authors: Guest edited by Jan Kees van Donge and David Henley
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This theme issue examines the divergent development trajectories of South-East Asian and sub-Saharan African countries, providing insight into the political and social processes that lead to particular policy choices and economic outcomes.
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Published by
ODI and
Wiley-Blackwell
as part of the
Development Policy Review
series.
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Authors: Fiona Samuels, Sanju Wagle, Tahmina Sultana, Mirza Manbira Sultana, Navneet Kaur and Shantamay Chatterjee
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Drawing on findings from a baseline study of vulnerability, particularly to HIV and AIDS, this Project Briefing explores the experiences of people as they move between their communities of origin in Nepal and Bangladesh to India.
- 4 pages
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Published by
ODI,
CARE International and The Big Lottery Fund
as part of the
ODI Project Briefings
series.
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Authors: Claire Melamed
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As the 2015 expiry date of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) draws nearer, this report looks at the history of the MDGs, and sets out context for discussions on a possible future global agreement to promote development and reduce poverty.
- 63 pages
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ODI
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Authors: Harry Jones
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This think piece explores how policy dialogue can be used effectively by donors in developing countries. It provides challenges to common ways of understanding this area, followed by some tools with which to grapple the issues.
- 13 pages
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Published by
Australian Government Overseas Aid Program
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Authors: Simon Levine and Claire Chastre
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This paper takes a new look at the old problem of weaknesses in the integration of food security and nutrition approaches. The paper highlights the differences in the way the two sectors work in all stages from problem identification through to evaluation, and proposes that better casual analysis and response analysis could be a meeting ground to improve collaboration and impact.
- 10 pages
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Published by
ODI,
Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations and Humanitarian Aid & Civil Protection
as part of the
HPG Commissioned Reports
series.
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Authors: Jayati Srivastava
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This paper analyses the space and role of think tanks in four selected countries in South Asia: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
- 39 pages
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ODI
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Authors: Jessica Brown, Barbara Buchner, Gernot Wagner, Katherine Sierra
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This paper explores the effectiveness of climate finance and provides a closer look at the theory and practice of leveraging private sector investment.
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Published by
ODI,
Brookings Institution, Climate Policy Initiative and Environmental Defense Fund
This resources was an output of the following ODI project: Study of climate finance effectiveness.
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