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The DIE was founded in 1964 as a non-profit organisation providing research and training.

Priorities, please! UNEP and the quest for global sustainability

Bauer, Steffen / Carmen Richerzhagen (2013)
The Current Column, 18. February 2013

DIE ranked as top Think Tank

DIE ranked as top Think Tank DIE ranked as top Think Tank Press Release, 23 January 2013 For the fifth consecutive time, the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) has been selected as one of the Top Ten influential think tanks and research institutions in the field of development policy worldwide by the recently released 2012 Global Go To Think Tanks Report . DIE is one of only three European research institutes ranked in…

Social protection in EU development cooperation

Bonn, 20. February 2013

In its recent communication on “Social Protection in European Union Development Cooperation”, the EU affirms the value of social protection for overcoming socio-economic inequalities and for promoting inclusive growth. Social protection is defined as a set of “policies and actions that enhance the capacity of all people, but notably poor…

Global public goods: a concept for framing the post-2015 agenda?

Kaul, Inge (2013)
Discussion Paper 2/2013

Innovations in governance: evaluations and research studies on electoral accountability, corruption and multidimensional peacekeeping

Garcia, Maria Melody (2013)
Discussion Paper 3/2013

International dimensions of science and research policy

International dimensions of science and research policy Contact Thomas Fues

Entwicklungszusammenarbeit: eine Einführung

Klingebiel, Stephan (2013)
Studies 73

Entwicklungserfolge bei den Partnerländern hängen von einer Vielzahl von Faktoren ab. Einen hohen Stellenwert haben insbesondere die Politiken der Länder selbst. Durch Entwicklungszusammenarbeit bestehen Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten, die allerdings nicht überschätzt werden sollten.

The Role of Knowledge in Creating a “Science of Delivery”

Bonn, 28. February 2013

Aniruddha Dasgupta is the Director of “Knowledge & Learning” at the World Bank. He is one of the leaders behind the current change process in the World Bank Group under the new President Jim Y. Kim. The World Bank Group is currently undertaking to become a Solutions Bank. Aniruddha Dasgupta will talk about the need to think of knowledge…

The transatlantic free trade agreement: think of the consequences!

Berger, Axel / Clara Brandi (2013)
The Current Column, 04. March 2013

From poverty reduction to mutual interests? The debate on differentiation in EU development policy

Koch, Svea (2013)
Briefing Paper 2/2013

The issue of how to frame EU development policy with middle-income countries (MICs) is an unresolved debate at the EU level. This paper examines the differentiation debate and argues for a strategic EU approach to respond to changing patterns of poverty and global development challenges.

Chávez, Comandante Presidente

Guarín, Alejandro (2013)
The Current Column, 11. March 2013

Can industrial policy work under neopatrimonial rule?

Altenburg, Tilman (2013)
External Publications

2nd Bonn Conference on International Development Policy

2nd Bonn Conference on International Development Policy Downloads PM_Einladung_Mgffi.nrw.de.pdf Programm_2009_dt.pdf

Post 2015: reconsidering sustainable development goals; is the environment merely a dimension?

Boltz, Frederick / Will R. Turner / Frank Wugt Larsen / Imme Scholz / Alejandro Guarin (2013)
Briefing Paper 4/2013

The post-2015 global development agenda should build on sustainable development goals which integrate environmental, social and economic concerns. This is a complex but worthwhile endeavour, as oversimplified goals will not be fit to the task at hand.

Who wants to follow? British leadership claims hamper international cooperation

Klingebiel, Stephan (2013)
The Current Column, 18. March 2013

New pathways towards global sustainability: How can politics, business and science come together?

Berlin, 19. March 2013

In August 2012 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon announced the launch of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). The Solutions Network will mobilise scientific and technical expertise from academia, civil society, and the private sector to promote transformational solutions initiatives in support of sustainable…

Cotton sector organisation models and their impact on farmer’s productivity and income

Peltzer, Roger / Daniela Röttger (2013)
Discussion Paper 4/2013

This paper discusses the efficiency of different cotton sector organization models in seven countries of Sub-Saharan Africa such as their capacity to stabilize purchase prices for farmers, their ability to combine cotton and food crop production and to guarantee social and ecological sustainability.

2012

2012 Jump to: Archive 2012 December November October September August July June May April March February January Archive 2012 Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sep . Oct. Nov. Dec. December A Hand Up Subsidies have long served as a safety net for needy Egyptians, but they are also inefficient, wasteful and expensive. Now the government is working to come up with a better social welfare system, one that encourages the poor to participate in Egypt’s economic…

150 years of boom and bust: what drives mineral commodity prices?

Stürmer, Martin (2013)
Discussion Paper 5/2013