Flows of official development assistance (ODA) to recipient countries have been highly volatile and this reduces their value. At the macro level, empirical evidence suggests that volatile ODA can negatively impact growth through several channels. At the micro level, volatility can affect fiscal planning and the level and composition of investment. This working paper develops a simple financial metric that policy makers can use to estimate (and reduce) the cost of aid volatility. Unlike other es more...
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On April 8 the “DZI Spenden-Siegel Forum” was held in Berlin. This was the German team's mid-term event according to the eTEN requirement list for each participating country. Representatives from some of the biggest welfare organisations (Deutsche Welthungerhilfe), foundations (Bertelsmann Foundation), umbrella organisations (VENRO for the development organisations) as well as government representatives were among the more than 100 attendees.
Besides a presentation of the current progres more...
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Cash transfer programmes are emerging as indispensable component of poverty reduction strategies. The objectives of alleviating short-term poverty and long-term human capital building are what make cash transfers, particularly conditional ones, attractive. In Latin America, where cash transfers are widely implemented, impact evaluations show significant positive impacts. Improved nutritional intakes, access to health and education as well as reduction in poverty and inequality are observed. The more...
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This Policy paper considers key issues in the aid and corruption debate, focusing specifically on abuses that occur in development assistance targeted at poverty reduction. The paper offers recommendations on how to make the most efficient use of development resources in anti-poverty programmes and tackling the supply-side of corruption. It shows how cooperation in multi-stakeholder environments and the decentralization of aid delivery can help avoid corruption-prone settings.
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'The extraordinary global challenges and opportunities of the 21st century require a new vision of
American leadership. Advances in technology, communications and transportation allow ideas,
goods, finance and people to cross international borders at unprecedented speeds. While these
changes create significant new opportunities to enhance global cooperation, they also make
Americans more vulnerable to threats that arise from potentially destabilizing forces. Our
increasingly inter-connected more...
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'Weak and failed states pose a 21st century threat that requires institutions and engagement renewed for the 21st century.But, the security challenge they present cannot be met through security means alone. The roots of this challenge—and long-term hope for its resolution—lie in development, broadly understood as progress toward stable, accountable national institutions that can meet citizens’ needs and take full part in the workings of the international community.' Jeremy M. Weinstein, Jo more...
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'Weak and failed states pose a 21st century threat that requires institutions and engagement renewed for the 21st century.But, the security challenge they present cannot be met through security means alone. The roots of this challenge—and long-term hope for its resolution—lie in development, broadly understood as progress toward stable, accountable national institutions that can meet citizens’ needs and take full part in the workings of the international community.' Jeremy M. Weinstein, Jo more...
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