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ODI Opinion 106 coverODI Opinions are signed pieces by ODI researchers on current development and humanitarian topics.

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Making elections count
Publications - ODI Opinion 133, June 2009
The future of climate finance: a new approach is needed
Publications - ODI Opinion 132, June 2009
Why Rule of Law matters for development
Publications - ODI Opinion 131, May 2009
The global financial crisis: risks for fragile states in Africa
Publications - ODI Opinion 130, April 2009
Social protection: A global imperative
Publications - ODI Opinion 129, April 2009
Mobile phones for development and profit: a win-win scenario
Publications - ODI Opinion 128, April 2009
The ‘gold standard’ is not a silver bullet for evaluation
Publications - ODI Opinion 127, March 2009
Pursuing a Doha trade deal is a low priority
Publications - ODI Opinion 126, February 2009
Blue, green or red? A 'rainbow' stimulus to tackle global recession
Publications - ODI Opinion 125, February 2009
Making markets work: Can you compete with the elite?
Publications - ODI Opinion 123, January 2009
A triple call on climate change
Publications - ODI Opinion 122, January 2009
Why are children's rights invisible?
Publications - ODI Opinion 119, December 2008
The REDD road to Copenhagen: Readiness for what?
Publications - ODI Opinion 118, December 2008
Pro-poor adaptation: The role of assets
Publications - ODI Opinion 117, November 2008
Climate change: Getting adaptation right
Publications - ODI Opinion 116, November 2008
Future directions in water and sanitation
Publications - ODI Opinion 114, October 2008
Is the global food system broken?
Publications - ODI Opinion 113, October 2008
The MDGs and the humanitarian-development divide
Publications - ODI Opinion 111, September 2008
Sanitation and the MDGs: Making the politics work
Publications - ODI Opinion 109, September 2008
Inspiring action to reduce poverty
Publications - ODI Opinion 108, September 2008
Supporting networks: Ten principles
Publications - ODI Opinion 105, July 2008
Doing development in a downturn
Publications - ODI Opinion 104, July 2008
A misguided quest: Community-based tourism in Latin America
Publications - ODI Opinion 102, June 2008
Measuring the impact of business on development
Publications - ODI Opinion 101, April 2008
Is CSR just Corporates Saying the Right things?
Publications - ODI Opinion 100, April 2008
Stepping up the ladder: how business can help achieve the MDGs
Publications - ODI Opinion 99, April 2008
Mitigating climate change: what impact on the poor?
Publications - ODI Opinion 97, April 2008
Global social justice as a new focus for development policy?
Publications - ODI Opinion 96, March 2008
How to achieve growth: The million dollar question
Publications - ODI Opinion 95, February 2008
How do development and foreign policy connect?
Publications - ODI Opinion 93, December 2007
Budget reform at sector level: All bark and no bite?
Publications - ODI Opinion 90, November 2007
Is the time ripe for a 'Good for development' product label?
Publications - ODI Opinion 88, October 2007
Making contract farming work with co-operatives
Publications - ODI Opinion 87, October 2007
Funding agriculture: Not 'how much?' but 'what for?'
Publications - ODI Opinion 86, October 2007
Ten steps to a new development agenda
Publications - ODI Opinion 84, July 2007
De Rato’s summer to do list
Publications - ODI Opinion 83, July 2007
'Leakage' claims: muddled thinking and bad for policy?
Publications - ODI Opinion 81, June 2007
"Turismo pro-pobre" – ¿Qué ha ido bien y qué ha ido mal?
Publications - ODI Opinion 80, June 2007
'Pro poor tourism': What's gone right and what’s gone wrong?
Publications - ODI Opinion 80, June 2007
Why Evo Morales is not going to be the next Hugo Chavez
Publications - ODI Opinion 78, February 2007
China and the politics of development in Africa
Publications - ODI Opinion 76, November 2006
IMF reform: What happens next?
Publications - ODI Opinion 75, September 2006
Assessing governance: How can political risk analysis help?
Publications - ODI Opinion 74, August 2006
How to move forward on governance and corruption
Publications - ODI Opinion 72, July 2006
What’s next in international development?
Publications - ODI Opinion 71, July 2006
Malawi: The Politics of Hunger
Publications - ODI Opinion 69, April 2006
Rethinking Nation-Building
Publications - ODI Opinion 63, January 2006
Water and GATS: Lots of smoke but where exactly is the fire?
Publications - ODI Opinion 62, December 2005
Can tourism accelerate pro-poor growth in Africa?
Publications - ODI Opinion 60, November 2005
Re-thinking aid policy in protracted crises
Publications - ODI Opinion 58, September 2005
Networks: More than the latest buzzword
Publications - ODI Opinion 57, September 2005
Human Rights: Promoting accountable aid
Publications - ODI Opinion 56, September 2005
Cash Transfers: Just giving them the money?
Publications - ODI Opinion 55, September 2005
Trade: How cotton subsidies harm Africa
Publications - ODI Opinion 54, September 2005
Water: Sharing works best
Publications - ODI Opinion 53, September 2005
Seasonal Migration: How rural is rural?
Publications - ODI Opinion 52, September 2005
Farm Subsidies: a problem for Africa too
Publications - ODI Opinion 47, September 2005
Restoring Growth in African Agriculture
Publications - ODI Opinion 45, July 2005
Aid to Africa: More doesn't have to mean worse
Publications - ODI Opinion 43, June 2005
Politics: the Missing Link in the G8 Africa Debate
Publications - ODI Opinion 42, June 2005
Power to Consumers? A Bottom-up Approach to Aid Reform
Publications - ODI Opinion 40, May 2005
The Africa Commission's 'Big Push'
Publications - ODI Opinion 38, May 2005
The Millennium Project: A Sound Strategy for Reaching the MDGs?
Publications - ODI Opinion 37, February 2005
The Indian Ocean Tsunami: How can the region recover economically?
Publications - ODI Opinion 34, January 2005
The Indian Ocean Tsunami and Tourism
Publications - ODI Opinion 33, January 2005
Learning from the Indian Ocean Disaster
Publications - ODI Opinion 31, January 2005
Can more aid be spent in Africa?
Publications - ODI Opinion 30, January 2005
More Aid? Yes - and use it to reshape aid architecture
Publications - ODI Opinion 3, October 2004
UN Reform: How?
Publications - ODI Opinion 28, October 2004
Aid: what's next?
Publications - ODI Opinion 27, September 2004
How humanitarianism is changing
Publications - ODI Opinion 25, September 2004
Illegal Logging: who gains from tighter controls?
Publications - ODI Opinion 26, July 2004
Offshoring: opportunities and threats as services go global
Publications - ODI Opinion 23, July 2004
Bridging research and policy: the RAPID approach
Publications - ODI Opinion 22, July 2004
Chronic Poverty: a way out of the trap
Publications - ODI Opinion 21, July 2004
Rural India learns new ways of earning its living
Publications - ODI Opinion 18, July 2004
A Malaria Vaccine - What If?
Publications - ODI Opinion 17, July 2004
The EU and the poor: unfinished business
Publications - ODI Opinion 16, May 2004
International Financing Facility
Publications - ODI Opinion 15, April 2004
Research and policy: parallel universes?
Publications - ODI Opinion 14, February 2004
Decentralising environmental management - beyond the crisis narrative
Publications - ODI Opinion 13, February 2004
Trade investment and poverty
Publications - ODI Opinion 11, February 2004
The business of poverty
Publications - ODI Opinion 10, February 2004
Budgets not projects: a new way of doing business for aid donors
Publications - ODI Opinion 9, February 2004
Redefining the official humanitarian aid agenda
Publications - ODI Opinion 8, February 2004
Can standards and codes prevent financial crisis?
Publications - ODI Opinion 7, November 2003
Aid in chronic political emergencies
Publications - ODI Opinion 6, February 2002
Aid financing for international public goods
Publications - ODI Opinion 5, February 2002
Aid and the Millennium Development Goals
Publications - ODI Opinion 4, February 2002
Aid effectiveness for growth and development
Publications - ODI Opinion 2, February 2002
ODI Opinions on effective expansion of aid
Publications - ODI Opinion 1, February 2002