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Also known as ‘social urbanism’, the city of Medellin has pioneered important new city-driven policies and programmes that, among other things, have helped to promote local economic development through an expanded and upgraded enterprise sector. This ODI event will analyse this emerging local policy framework and explore where it has worked and where it remains a ‘work in progress’.
This Project Briefing reviews policy responses to the global financial crisis, setting out useful frameworks and concepts to inform more effective assistance for countries affected by future crises.
This Background Note examines the extent to which gendered economic and social risks are addressed in conditional cash transfers in Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Peru.
This paper analyses the Brazilian, Colombian, and Chilean experiences with conditional cash transfers and how they have helped to tackle gendered economic and social vulnerabilities.
This special issue explores the increased interest and engagement by donor and national governments in ‘stabilising’ contexts affected by armed conflict and complex emergencies, and considers its implications for international humanitarian action.
This paper focuses on three periods of stabilisation in Colombia and assesses the extent to which these stabilisation efforts have enhanced the protection of civilians.
