Informal taxation and livelihoods: A neglected research agenda
Paul Harvey tackles taxation ‘myths’ and explains why informal and formal taxation plays an important role in people’s everyday struggle to secure their livelihoods.
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Shining a light on land deals: sharing lessons for transparency
The ‘3Ts’ of the G8 summit – tax, trade and transparency – are interlinked, especially through the axis between transparency and tax, as Kevin Watkins outlines. Discussions on tax are bringing to light the hidden worlds of corporate tax avoidance and tax evasion by individuals, whereas – led by the UK – the transparency agenda is focusing on land, open data and extractives.
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Animation: Development Progress - exploring what works and why
'Too often stories of failure hide the fact that, despite these challenges, we live in an age where more progress has been made than at any other time in human history...' -
Development of operational guidance and SOPs for cash-based interventions
This project seeks to develop multi-sectoral, operational guidance for UNHCR on setting up and achieving protection and assistance goals through cash-based interventions in displacement settings. It also seeks to develop standard operating procedures (SOPs) for UNHCR for cash-based interventions. -
Getting beyond seeds and tools in eastern Democratic Republic Congo
'Difficult and risky contexts should not be an excuse for inaction or inadequate action when it comes to securing livelihoods in eastern Democratic Republic Congo.' -
Voices from the source: struggles with local water security in Ethiopia
Mengistu Dessalegn, Likimyelesh Nigussie, Wondwosen Michago, Josephine Tucker, Alan Nicol and Roger CalowWhat are the physical, social, economic and political drivers of water insecurity in different locations in Ethiopia? How have different communities responded to situations of water stress? What should be the public policy and institutional priorities to improve resilience to water stress at a local level, and reduce the negative impacts on communities? This assessment explores local water security in two very different sites in rural Ethiopia – a pastoral district in the eastern Somali region (Shinile), and a somewhat remote agricultural district in the south (Konso). -
Development Policy Review: January 2013
Development Policy Review Vol. 31, iss. 1Various authorsArticles in the latest issue explore engaging chiefs in security sector reforms in Sierra Leone, promoting livelihoods in South East Asia, budget support design schemes, development financing and domestic credit on manufactured exports. -
A longitudinal panel survey in a conflict-affected situation! Are you crazy?
'We certainly recognise that our approach brings risks – especially the security of our respondents and enumerators – but after spending the time last month with the SLRC Nepal survey team, in Ilam district in the far west of the country, I'm more convinced that our approach is justified.' -
Review and analyse potential challenges of support to strengthen resilience to improve connectedness strategies in transitional settings
GiZ has expressed an intention to review and analyse the potential challenges of support to strengthen resilience to improve the connectedness in transitional settings GiZ and HPG are interested in building on a successful cooperation to initiate research work on reviewing and analysising the potential challenges involved in assisting and improving resilience -
The New Deal in difficult places
'The New Deal is an exciting new development, but this shouldn't prevent critical analysis of its limitations'