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Turkish aid in Somalia: the irresistible appeal of boots on the ground

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 30 September 2013

There is an old Somali proverb "I tus oo i taabsii", which is loosely translated as "show me, let me feel it". This is the metric by which Somalis will judge commitments made at a recent conference in Brussels, where international donors pledged €1.8bn for Somalia.

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Why Australia's new PM should rethink foreign aid cuts

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 9 September 2013

'Before hastily cutting the aid budget to reduce the country's deficit, Australia's new prime minister and his party would do well to consider the impact of such cuts – to Australia's reputation as a good international citizen that adheres to long-standing commitments, and to good aid practice.'

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Targeting infrastructure development to foster agricultural trade and market integration in developing countries: an analytical review

Publication - Research reports and studies - 3 September 2013

Marie-Agnès Jouanjean

This paper reviews evidence on the effect of investment in rural infrastructure on market access, trade and in particular agricultural trade, and on conditions and complementarities pertaining to the maximisation of the benefit to agricultural development and poverty reduction.

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Unblocking results in Tanzanian rural water supply

Opinion - Podcasts and audio - 14 August 2013

“When donors are investing in the [water] sector, they need to think beyond infrastructure – it’s not a matter of counting the number of pipes and pumps which need to be bought. You must look at the social structures and institutional setups that need to be in place…to deliver the services that are actually required.”

ODI research on how governance constraints can undermine the effective delivery of public services in developing countries identified a number of ways aid can help to ‘unblock results’ and get services flowing.

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Jim Kim’s ‘science of delivery’: what role for politics?

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 13 August 2013

When the World Bank adopts a new idea, trickle-down effects swiftly follow. So when Jim Kim, the Bank’s President, announces that ‘the science of delivery’ will be a hallmark of his tenure, we should all sit up, pay attention and ask the obvious question – the science of what?

Recently, I’ve been conducting a strictly non-scientific survey aimed at answering that question.

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Matt Andrews on the limits of institutional reform

Opinion - Podcasts and audio - 9 August 2013

Matt Andrews, governance expert and Associate Professor at Harvard's Kennedy School, sat down with ODI's Ryan Flynn to talk about his new book - 'The Limits of Institutional Reform in Development'.

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Soft power to the people: Britain should use aid to promote universal values

Opinion - Articles and blogs - 8 August 2013

Instead of safeguarding domestic interests, the select committee investigating the future of aid should view it as a global good.

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Assessing Aid for Trade: effectiveness, current issues and future directions

Publication - Books or book chapters - 1 August 2013

Dirk Willem te Velde and Mohammad A Razzaque

This volume, comprising 16 chapters prepared by 20 renowned experts from a range of international organisations, think tanks and academic institutions, including Commonwealth Secretariat, ODI, ECDPM, DIE, ICTSD, Saana Consulting, WTI Advisors, and Columbia University, provides a comprehensive review of the Aid for Trade initiative.

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