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Post 2015: what can be learnt from the impact of health performance on donor policies for health assistance?

Stepping, Katharina M.K. (2013)
Briefing Paper 1/2013

Health conditions in the recipient country are not the only decisive factor for the provision of health assistance. The decision pattern of donors has not remarkably changed after the definition of international health objectives. Future health objectives should reflect inter-sectoral reciprocities.

Results-based approaches to aid

Klingebiel, Stephan (2013)
External Publications

The transatlantic free trade agreement: think of the consequences!

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

Chávez, Comandante Presidente

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

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…

Kenya’s Elections – No News is Good News!

Melia, Elvis (2013)
The Current Column, 25. March 2013

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

Stürmer, Martin (2013)
Discussion Paper 5/2013

Post-2015: what can the European Union learn from past international negotiations?

Keijzer, Niels / Adam Moe Fejerskov (2013)
Briefing Paper 5/2013

On 27 February the European Commission presented a proposal for a joint European Union position for a post-2015 framework on global development. This Briefing Paper analyses the EU's engagement in three past international negotiations and presents five lessons learned.

Power from the desert: where are Desertec and Co.?

Ruchser, Matthias (2013)
External Publications

Assessing the impact of EPAs on Africa's smallholders

Assessing the impact of EPAs on Africa's smallholders Further information For further information on the results of the workshop please contact: Kerstin Lanje , Germanwatch Michael Brüntrup , Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik / German Development Institut

New initiative to protect “environmental refugees”: good but not yet sufficient

Schraven, Benjamin / Steffen Bauer (2013)
The Current Column, 02. April 2013

Results-based financing: evidence from performance-based financing in the health sector

Grittner, Amanda Melina (2013)
Discussion Paper 6/2013

2011

2011 Jump to: Archive 2011 December November October September August July June May April March February January Archive 2011 Jan. Feb. March April May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec. December Football and Politics in Africa: A Comment on The Rebel Attack on The Togolese National Team During Angola 2010 and Its Aftermath In his article DIE-researcher John Emeka Akude reviews the rebel attack on the Togolese national team during World Cup in Angola 2010 and its…

Elections, Violence and International Criminal Justice: The Case of Kenya

Bonn, 15. April 2013

The general elections in Kenya on 4 March 2013 have attracted much international attention. The victory of the Uhuru Kenyatta/William Ruto ticket on the first ballot, by the slimmest of majorities, took most observers by surprise. Though widespread violence did not break out this time, despite irregularities, the potential for conflict…

Food speculation: the unacceptable “normal”

Bordon, Ingo / Ulrich Volz (2013)
The Current Column, 15. April 2013

Results Based Approaches to Development

Tunis, Tunesien, 16. April 2013

Demand is growing to better link funding to results. Development organizations are designing new products to strengthen the focus on results. They promise to help both deliver more effective aid, and be able to better demonstrate the impact development financing is making. A small range of results-based approaches exists. Learning from…

Do we really need a multilateral investment agreement?

Berger, Axel (2013)
Briefing Paper 9/2013

A multilateral investment agreement is not the right instrument to for solving the deficiencies of the current international investment regime. Instead, negotiations on the regional level are more promising, but need an accompanying coordination process on the global level.

Global development through frugal innovations?

von Drachenfels, Christian / Katinka Pipprich (2013)
The Current Column, 22. April 2013

2009

2009 Jump to: Archive 2009 December November October September August July June May April March February January Archive 2009 Jan . Feb . March April May June July Aug . Sep . Oct . Nov . Dec . December «Jetzt müssen wir den gordischen Knoten durchhauen» Nach dem dürftigen Ergebnis von Kopenhagen ist guter Rat teuer. Dirk Messner , wissenschaftlicher Berater der deutschen Regierung, schlägt ein Klima-Abkommen vor, das besser, einfacher und gerechter sei. Der Bund…