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Impact assessments of governance programmes

Berlin, 18. September 2019

The question of whether international programmes to support governance in developing countries work is of great importance. The purpose of the workshop was to respond to this question by discussing approaches of (rigorous) impact assessments in the area of governance programmes based on examples from different countries and organisations.…

Regional cooperation on migration and mobility: experiences from two African regions

Dick, Eva / Benjamin Schraven (2019)
External Publications

Why we need new guidelines for private sector engagement in development cooperation

Wehrmann, Dorothea (2019)
The Current Column, 01. July 2019

Can the Kampala Principles help to improve development cooperation partnerships with private sector actors?

Why writing a new constitution after conflict can contribute to peace

Fiedler, Charlotte (2019)
Briefing Paper 11/2019

Countries coming out of conflict often adopt new constitutions, but the question how this affects their chances of sustaining peace remains unanswered. This paper summarises new research showing that post-conflict constitution-making processes and especially longer ones can contribute to peace.

What makes economic empowerment programmes successful? Experimental evidence from Malawi

Burchi, Francesco / Christoph Strupat (2019)
External Publications

Biodiversity is good for you!

Richerzhagen, Carmen / Jean Carlo Rodriguez (2019)
The Current Column, 20. May 2019

Species protection must become a cross-sectoral task of sustainable development

South Africa’s global significance is fading

Grimm, Sven (2019)
The Current Column, 29. April 2019

The next general election will be held on 8 May. While it might be won comfortably by the ruling party, it could still prove difficult and will barely have any effect on the nation’s dwindling global role.

Why El-Sisi’s decision to raise Egypt’s minimum wage is not such a good one!

El-Haddad, Amirah (2019)
The Current Column, 15. April 2019

Whatever the reason, raising the minimum wage in Egypt is not a good idea. The public sector minimum wage and wage increases will increase inequality not reduce it.

Where tradition meets public sector innovation: a Rwandan case study for results-based approaches

Klingebiel, Stephan / Victoria Gonsior / Franziska Jakobs / Miriam Nikitka (2019)
External Publications

2019

2019 Jump to: Dezember 2019 November 2019 Oktober 2019 September 2019 August 2019 Juli 2019 Juni 2019 Mai 2019 April 2019 März 2019 Februar 2019 Januar 2019 Dezember 2019 „Verkehrssysteme umbauen” Die kommissarische Direktorin des Deutschen Instituts für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), Imme Scholz , wünscht sich für 2020 ein verbessertes Klimapaket. Außerdem müssten die Verkehrssysteme umgebaut werden, sagte Scholz im SWR Tagesgespräch. Emissionen müssten viel schneller…

2008

2008 Jump to: Archive 2008 December November October September August July June May April March February January Archive 2008 Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. December Article Weathering the American Contagion DIE-economist Ulrich Volz analyses the impact of the world-wide financial and economic crisis on China and discusses what China might add to solve the international crisis. Far Eastern Economic Review 28 December 2008 Climate…

Linking social protection schemes: the joint effects of a public works and a health insurance programme in Ethiopia

Shigute, Zemzem / Christoph Strupat / Francesco Burchi / Getnet Alemu / Arjun S. Bedi (2019)
External Publications

Impacts du crédit agricole de la Faîtière des Caisses d'Epargne et de Crédit Agricole Mutuel du Bénin (FECECAM-BENIN)

Floquet, Anne / Nicaise Sheila Sagbo / Michael Brüntrup (2018)
Books

Climate change impacts and vulnerability of fallow-chickpea based farm households in India : assessment using integrated modeling approach

Nedumaran, Swamikannu / Madhu Kadiyala / Srinivasa Reddy Srigiri / V. Roberto / S. McDermid (2018)
External Publications

Access to resources and markets for sustainable and inclusive value chains: towards locally adapted institutions for strengthening the chain position of Brazil nut gatherers in the Brazilian Amazon

Inacio da Cunha, Marcelo (2018)
Books

Health risk in urbanizing regions: examining the nexus of infrastructure, hygiene and health in Tashkent Province, Uzbekistan

Subramanian, Saravanan / Min Jung Cho / Fotima Mukhitdinova (2018)
External Publications

Aid and conflict at the subnational level: evidence from World Bank and Chinese development projects in Africa

Gehring, Kai S. / Melvin H.L. Wong / Lennart C. Kaplan (2018)
External Publications

What still needs to be said about the migration pact

Schraven, Benjamin / Eva Dick (2018)
The Current Column, 10. December 2018

The UN migration pact has been at the heart of an intense political debate in Germany in recent weeks. What could the pact achieve in practice?

Next steps for China’s new development agency

Liu, Wei / Heiner Janus (2018)
The Current Column, 27. November 2018

China's development agency CIDCA has published new guidelines on the the practices of all Chinese institutions engaged in foreign aid.

Give citizens a more audible voice in development cooperation

Marschall, Paul (2018)
The Current Column, 12. November 2018

In Tanzania a planned law change would criminalise the questioning of public statistics.The World Bank and NGOs are deeply concerned about that issue.