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171. Assessing the legal and political implications of the post-Cotonou negotiations for the Economic Partnership Agreements

     

     Keijzer, Niels / Lorand Bartels (2017)
     Discussion Paper, 4/2017

     In 2016 the EU and the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States intensified preparations for the upcoming negotiations on the arrangement for their relations after the Cotonou Agreement expires in 2020. This paper assesses the legal and political implications of the upcoming post-Cotonou negotiations on the Economic Partnership Agreements.

172. Rising powers and the provision of transnational public goods: conceptual considerations and features of South Africa as a case study

     

     Klingebiel, Stephan (2017)
     Discussion Paper, 3/2017

     The paper addresses the group of countries known as the ‘rising powers’ and the role these countries could play as regards a globalised common good. It focuses on South Africa as a case study for the main rising power on the African continent.

173. Towards “greening” trade? Tracking environmental provisions in the preferential trade agreements of emerging markets

     

     Berger, Axel / Clara Brandi / Dominique Bruhn / Manjiao Chi (2017)
     Discussion Paper, 2/2017

     Are trade agreements becoming ‘greener’? We analyse environmental provisions in trade agreements signed by emerging markets. Our findings indicate a trend towards more environmental content and suggest that these developments may have been partly triggered by OECD countries’ policy-making.

174. The concept of SDG-sensitive development cooperation: implications for OECD-DAC members

     

     Rudolph, Alexandra (2017)
     Discussion Paper, 1/2017

     The paper analyses the 2030 Agenda’s basic principles (universality and indivisibility to leave no one behind) and operationalizes SDG-sensitive development cooperation which is the adjustment of development cooperation to support the implementation of 2030 Agenda in partner countries.

175. Comparing structure and organisation of development bureaucracies in Europe: a pilot study of European aid administrations

     

     Henökl, Thomas (2016)
     Discussion Paper, 27/2016

     Efforts of achieving "policy coherence" and adopting "whole of government" responses to global crises increasingly involve both the national and EU levels in the joint performance of tasks. The DP studies these emerging "administrative spaces" entrusted with desing and implementation of such policies.

176. Urban sewage in Brazil: drivers of and obstacles to wastewater treatment and reuse; governing the Water-Energy-Food Nexus Series

     

     Stepping, Katharina M. K. (2016)
     Discussion Paper, 26/2016

     Wastewater collection and treatment still largely struggles with overcoming barriers related to financial, institutional, political and socio-economic factors as well as limited capacity. The great potential for wastewater reuse has not yet been fully tapped, despite initial promising initiatives.

177. Results-based approaches in agriculture: what is the potential?

     

     Janus, Heiner / Sarah Holzapfel (2016)
     Discussion Paper, 25/2016

     Increased and more effective investments in the agricultural sector are needed to address the challenge of ending hunger and achieving food security until 2030. The paper analyses the opportunities and challenges of applying results-based approaches in the agricultural sector.

178. Directing structural change: from tools to policy

     

     Altenburg, Tilman / Maria Kleinz / Wilfried Lütkenhorst (2016)
     Discussion Paper, 24/2016

     To accelerate structural change, governments need to lay the foundations for future competitive advantages. But how can they be anticipated? We discuss various methodologies and suggest ways to consolidate their most valuable features in one synthetic approach.

179. Taxing carbon as an instrument of green industrial policy in developing countries

     

     Pegels, Anna (2016)
     Discussion Paper, 23/2016

     This study reviews evidence on competitiveness, employment and distributional effects of carbon taxes with a view on informing the decisions of policy makers and bureaucrats in developing and emerging countries. It emphasizes design options to mitigate negative and generate positive effects.

180. The European Union Trust Fund for Africa: a glimpse of the future for EU development cooperation

     

     Castillejo, Clare (2016)
     Discussion Paper, 22/2016

     The EU Trust Fund for Africa was launched one year ago, accompanied by high aspirations and deep concerns. This paper examines the implementation and potential impact of the fund, how it relates to broader EU agendas, and what it may indicate about the future direction of EU development policy.