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   Can the G20 keep the focus on accountability?

   Opinion - Articles and blogs - 4 September 2013

   The Saint Petersburg Accountability Report on G20 Development Commitments was published last week, on the 28th August. It is one element of an ‘adequate accountability framework’ for the G20 that was decided upon by G20 leaders at the Seoul Summit in 2010.

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   Coordinated monetary policy is a global public good, but will the G20 provide it?

   Opinion - Articles and blogs - 27 August 2013

   ​Monetary policy is one of a range of policies that require global coordination and, as September’s G20 summit in Petersburg is approaching fast, a new set of challenges is confronting the global economy. There are few alternatives to the G20 in providing such governance global public goods and even the G20 faces immense difficulties in doing this effectively.

   
   

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   Shockwatch Bulletin: monitoring the impact of the euro zone crisis, China/India slow-down, and energy price shocks on lower-income countries

   Publication - Discussion papers - 30 October 2012

   ODI Working Papers 358

   Isabella Massa, Nicola Cantore, Jodie Keane, Jane Kennan and Dirk Willem te Velde

   This ODI Working Paper presents a synthesis of findings on the global macro-economic and financial situation, in order to assess vulnerability and policy responses at the global and country levels.

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   The politics of social protection: why are public works programmes so popular with governments and donors?

   Publication - Discussion papers - 5 September 2012

   ODI Background Notes

   Anna McCord

   This Background Note makes an initial exploration of the political economy of adopting public works programmes to promote social protection and employment in low-income countries and fragile states. It examines the reasons for the popularity of public works programmes, reviews the evidence base and draws implications for both policy choice and programme design.

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   Energy price shocks: sweet and sour consequences for developing countries

   Publication - Discussion papers - 31 August 2012

   ODI Working Papers 355

   Nicola Cantore with Alessandro Antimiani and Paulo Rui Anciaes

   This paper discusses the effects of recent energy price changes on developing countries. It reviews the transmission channels between energy prices and growth and distribution in developing countries based on the most recent literature; employs a computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model to identify the most vulnerable countries; and presents three brief country case studies analysing policy responses to oil shocks in more detail (Nigeria, Malawi and Ghana).

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6. Rethinking Rio +20: why economists should take the Earth Summit seriously

   Opinion - Articles and blogs - 18 June 2012

   Back at the first RioEarth Summitin 1992, the civil society organisations in attendance counted an unusual group among their number. Amid the assorted staffers and activists from environmental and development NGOs, there was a handful of campaigners who had a very different relationship with the Earth: representatives of an astronauts' organisation. Their reason for being there? Having seen the planet from space, they'd learned to view it from a different angle.

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   The euro zone crisis and developing countries

   Publication - Discussion papers - 30 May 2012

   ODI Working Papers 345

   Isabella Massa, Jodie Keane and Jane Kennan

   This ODI Working Paper analyses the vulnerability of developing countries to the euro zone crisis, looking at differences across countries and groups of countries

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8. Asian Development Outlook 2012: confronting rising inequality in Asia

   Event - Public event - 12 April 2012 10:00 - 11:30 (GMT+01 (BST))

   Asia Development Bank’s flagship publication Asian Development Outlook 2012 (ADO) provides a comprehensive analysis of macroeconomic issues in developing Asia, with growth projections by country and region. The ADO special theme chapter 'Confronting Rising Inequality in Asia' examines how policy makers in Asia can respond to growing inequality. This event will be the official London launch of the ADO 2012 and can be accessed here.

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   Construction workers on site

   License: World Bank
   Credit: Arne Hoel/World Bank
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   Financial regulation in low-income countries: balancing inclusive growth with financial stability

   Projects - March 2012 to March 2015

   This project investigates interactions between financial regulation and structure, and their impacts on financial stability and inclusive growth in Low Income Countries.

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    Greek Dra(ch)ma at the G20: kicking the Cannes down the road, but all roads lead to ... Rome

    Opinion - Articles and blogs - 7 November 2011

    What was agreed in Cannes?

    I recently asked whether the G20 could come to the rescue to solve yet another crisis. The general assessment now is that it kicked Cannes down the road instead.

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