Brazil can blaze a new trail in international co-operation
'With an aid programme of under $1bn... [Brazil] commands far more interest than it probably should. Why? Because Brazil is the future.'
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REDD+ benefit sharing in Brazil
This case study outlines the operation and benefit sharing arrangements under Brazil's Amazon Fund. -
Vínculos entre conocimiento y política: el rol de la investigación en el debate público en América Latina
Norma Correa Aste Enrique MendizabalEste libro examina, a través de casos provenientes de más de una decena de países en América Latina, los cuales abordan diversos ángulos de la compleja relación entre conocimiento y política desde un enfoque comparado. -
Incentives for promoting green citizenship and consumerism in the transition to a green economy
Amy Merritt and Tristan StubbsThis paper, presented at UNRISD conference 'Green Economy and Sustainable Development: Bringing Back the Social Dimension', provides a comparative analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of different policy mechanisms to promote participation in climate change policies at the local level. -
Social protection in Brazil: Impacts on poverty, inequality and growth
Rebecca Holmes, Jessica Hagen-Zanker and Milo VandemoortelePart of the Development Progress Stories series, both this research focuses on Brazil's progress in social protection. -
Jobs, growth and poverty: what do we know, what don't we know, what should we know?
Claire Melamed, Renate Hartwig and Ursula GrantThis Background Note summarises the current state of thinking about the relationships between growth episodes and employment, and highlights five trends that are likely to shape effective policy in this area. -
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Source: FlickrAn emerging post-Washington consensus approach to local economic development in Latin America? Examining the pioneering example of Medellin, Colombia
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’.
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A post-Washington consensus approach to local economic development in Latin America? An example from Medellín, Colombia
Milford Bateman, Juan Pablo Duran Ortíz and Kate MacleanThis Background Note considers the progress the city of Medellín, Colombia, has made in promoting enterprise and social inclusion but also the important adjustments that need to be made for sustainable progress against poverty, underdevelopment and inequality. -
A Brazil-EU partnership for development cooperation: opportunities, challenges and ways forward
Development professionals and academics working on international development and Brazil-EU relations met in Brussels last week to discuss future priorities for the Brazil-European Union strategic partnership, including in the area of development cooperation.
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Can developing country think tanks ever escape their US heritage?
Donors are pouring increasing amounts of money into supporting think tanks in the developing world, expecting them to improve policy processes in developing countries and placing strong emphasis on value for money.