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Does development matter for the use of tax expenditures?

von Haldenwang, Christian / Laudage Teles, Sabine / Aliu, Flurim / Redonda, Augustin (2023)
External Publications

How can development cooperation be more sensitive to power relations?

Kornprobst, Tim / Anna Schwachula (2020)
The Current Column, 16. November 2020

While ownership has been a priority of development cooperation since the 2005 Paris agenda if not before, in practice the goals of development projects are often defined by experts from the global North, even though these goals are geared to strategies of the partner governments.

Carmen Richerzhagen

Former Researcher, Research Programme "Environmental Governance and Transformation to Sustainability".

Private investment as an opportunity

Keil, Jonas (2018)
The Current Column, 04. June 2018

Investors are increasingly putting their money into climate-friendly projects. Transparent rules and standards are important for ensuring effective climate change mitigation measures.

(R)evolution? Exploring the potential of post-development approaches for reforming development cooperation

Köllner, Francy (2023)
Discussion Paper 6/2023

The paper investigates on how elements of post-development approaches are reflected in current policy initiatives (German feminist development policy, locally led development approach and Global Public Investment) and what potential they have to reform international development cooperation.

New Directions in Development

Istanbul, 15. September 2025

Background In an era marked by profound geopolitical shifts and mounting global crises, traditional alliances and narratives are being tested and, in many cases, reshaped. The Global South, a large, diverse and dynamic collection of developing and emerging economies, is increasingly central to global geopolitics and economic development.…

Mobilising domestic revenue in developing countries

Bonn, 25. September 2013

On 25 and 26 September 2013, the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) was hosting its third international workshop on ‘Mobilising domestic revenue in developing countries’. This event built on the experience of workshops held in 2011 and 2012 where development scholars and practitioners discussed…

Why high food prices are not only bad for development

Brüntrup, Michael (2011)
The Current Column, 28. March 2011

Bringing integrity in the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems Nexus

Online, 12. April 2023

Water security, energy security, food security and the health and sustainability of the planet’s ecosystems are deeply connected in the face of increased climate risks. That’s why an approach, like the WEFE Nexus approach, that emphasises interlinkages for planning and adaptation processes is so relevant. But it has its challenges. How…

Climate ambition and sustainable development for a new decade: a catalytic framework

Chan, Sander / Idil Boran / Harro van Asselt et al. (2021)
External Publications

Employment creation through industrial policy in the MENA countries

Bonn, 21. September 2018

Lack of productive employment is one of the most pressing challenges of countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). No other region in the world has such high rates of unemployment and underemployment. Policy makers across the region are extremely concerned about the problem but have not yet been able to identify an effective…

Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples

Bonn, 26. September 2018

Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) are climate frontliners with a strong sense of belonging and connection to their immediate environments. They have unique insights on local climate risks and impacts. The establishment of the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform (LCIPP) within the Paris Agreement (Decision…

MGG Global Village

Bonn, 16. August 2018

The Managing Global Governance (MGG) Academy is on its 16th round with a new group of young enthusiastic professionals joining us from six emerging countries - Brazil, China, India, Mexico, South Africa, Indonesia – and Germany. The chosen candidates from important government institutions, research organisations and think tanks come…

Green industrial policy: concept, policies, country experiences

Altenburg, Tilman / Claudia Assmann (eds.) (2017)
Books

MGG Academy Welcome Event

, 24. August 2017

The Managing Global Governance (MGG) Academy is on its 15th round with a new group of young enthusiastic professionals joining us from six emerging countries - Brazil, China, India, Mexico, South Africa, Indonesia – as well as from Hungary and Germany. The chosen candidates from important government institutions, research organisations…

Challenges to Democratisation and Peace-Building in Africa

Duisburg, 12. December 2014

The goal of the workshop was to examine issues of democratisation, development, international intervention and peace-building in sub-Saharan Africa and beyond. It drew on the premises that despite its specificities, the crisis in Mali raises issues and debates common to other post-colonial societies. The workshop therefore aimed at…

NDC-SDG Connections: Data on updated NDC submissions (V2)

Dzebo, Adis / Aparajita Banerjee / Gabriela Iacobuţă / Raphaëlle Beaussart (2025)
Research Data

Africa - a continent not only of crisis but of opportunity, too

Messner, Dirk (2011)
The Current Column, 01. August 2011

Postgraduates started 11-week field research

Postgraduates started 11-week field research Postgraduates of German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) started 11-week field research Press Release of 14 February 2012 Since 1965 the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) has trained young German professionals in the Institute’s Postgraduate Training Programme to pursue career opportunities with development organisations in Germany and…

Diagnosis and reform of public financial management systems: a key cross-cutting issue for program-based approaches in development policy

Leiderer, Stefan (2005)
Briefing Paper 3/2005