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.
As part of ODI’s 50th anniversary celebrations, DPR has republished nine key articles in the field of aid, institutions and governance, with an introductory essay by former Editor David Booth.
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The purpose of this policy debate is to focus on what would improve policy uptake of recent research findings and lessons from experience on political governance and development.
Actions to combat global poverty and insecurity are most effective when informed by good understanding of the political context in which they are delivered. They are least effective when they neglect or choose to ignore political realities. These are widely accepted principles, increasingly supported by robust research and evidence, but applying them in practice remains difficult.
Handing out cash to vulnerable people in the Malawi cash transfers scheme
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A training course for staff of international development agencies and foreign ministries
What does the battle for the US health reform bill tell us about wider political processes in the development arena? This Opinion argues that it highlights three key approaches: concession, persuasion and (when all else fails) the need for confrontation.
This report summarises the key themes discussed at a joint donor workshop on ‘Analysing governance and political economy in sectors’.
At this joint donor workshop participants discussed their experiences to date in sector-level governance and political economy analysis.