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Efficiency of local service provision in Zambia’s health, education and road sectors: implications for decentralisation and the effectiveness of budget support

Leiderer, Stefan / Maximilian Geigenmüller / Anja Hornig / Kathrin Kästle / Christopher Smith / Franziska Tröger (2012)
Studies 71

This study forms part of the background work conducted for an evaluation of Budget Support in Zambia. It finds that inefficiencies in service delivery are caused by (i) a systemic lack of resources for core PFM activities and (ii) the concentration of control over resources and decision-making.

South-South and triangular knowledge cooperation on sustainability standards

Fues, Thomas / Sven Grimm (2018)
External Publications

Peacekeeping's digital economy: the role of communication technologies in post-conflict economic growth

Martin-Shields, Charles P. / Nicholas Bodanac (2017)
External Publications

Non-Economic Loss and Damage

Bonn, 26. August 2015

The expert workshop, hosted by DIE and co-hosted by United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security and Climate Analytics, brought together key policy stakeholders and academic experts to discuss non-economic loss and damage (NELD) in the context of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).…

Industrial Policy in Developing Countries

Bonn, 18. November 2009

Während sich ein Konsens darüber abzeichnet, welches die wesentlichen Elemente einer geeigneten Industriepolitik in den OECD- und Schwellenländern sind (siehe z.B. Rodrik’s Konzept „ New Industrial Policy “), herrscht eine beträchtliche Unsicherheit hinsichtlich dieser Frage, was arme Entwicklungsländer betrifft. Dies hängt damit…

The Millennium Development Goals - thinking beyond the Sachs report

Messner, Dirk / Peter Wolff (2005)
Briefing Paper 5/2005

A resolution for a quiet revolution: taking the United Nations to sustainable development ‘beyond aid’

Wennubst, Pio / Timo Casjen Mahn (2013)
Discussion Paper 22/2013

What is the future role of the United Nations development system, how will it function and what are the necessary means? This paper proposes a system-wide strategy and “quiet revolution” reforms to position the UN development system for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Agenda.

Green and social: managing synergies and trade-offs

Bonn, 12. March 2014

Existing development pathways need to be transformed so that they are more environmentally sustainable and socially inclusive. These two agendas can be synergistic or conflicting. Synergies have been explored to some extent in recent concepts such as the ‘green economy’, while the associated trade-offs and conflicts have received less…

Global governance and building a harmonious world: a comparison of European and Chinese concepts for international affairs

Fues, Thomas / Youfa Liu (eds.) (2011)
Studies 62

Climate change threatens global development and international stability

Bauer, Steffen / Dirk Messner (2007)
Briefing Paper 7/2007

Intellectual property rights as a challenge to providing global public goods: the cases of public health, food security and climate stability

Brandi, Clara / Christine Ladenburger / Anna Pegels (2010)
Discussion Paper 17/2010

Strengthening the United Nations through deepened cooperation with NGOs, the private sector, and parliaments

Fues, Thomas (2005)
Briefing Paper 1/2005

Digitalisation Towards Sustainable Development

Nice, France, 21. September 2022

The workshop brings together scholars from the MGG network and beyond interested and specialising in digitalisation and sustainable development with a focus on implications for governance and society. The main objective is to develop publication projects in cross-border teams of authors, incl. high-quality comparative conceptual or…

Smart Policies for Climate Investments

Bonn, 09. June 2015

Reducing global greenhouse gas emissions on a large scale and effective adaptation to climate change require the provision of substantial financial resources. A global green transformation will only succeed if businesses increase investments in low-carbon and climate-resilient infrastructure, technologies and services. Additionally, the…

GSS 10th Course 2012

GSS 10th Course 2012 MGG 2012 Teilnehmende des 10. Kurses (Juli - Dezember 2012) Abdel Latif, Amany Ministry of International Cooperation Egypt Anis, Rafea Social Policy and Development Centre Pakistan Ayala, Citlali Instituto Mora Mexico Cortés Vázquez, Lorena Centro Mexicano para la Filantropía Mexico DONG Zhenyu Central Committee, Communist Party of China China Ganesh, Mohan Doss National Academy of Direct Taxes India Hakim, Andi State Secretariat Indonesia…

GGS 8th Course 2010

GGS 8th Course 2010 MGG 2010/2 Teilnehmende des 8. Kurses (Juli - Dezember 2010) Aly, Amr Ministry of Energy and Electricity Egypt Atmavilas, Yamini College of India India Fronzaglia, Juliana Ministry of External Relations Brasil Garcia Fernandez, Tere Erandine The Federal Mexican Development Bank for Foreign Trade Mexico Gulati, Sunil Government of Haryana, Department of Scheduled Caste and Backward Caste Welfare India Mokone, Mokete University of Witwatersrand…

GGS 7th Course 2010

GGS 7th Course 2010 MGG 2010/1 Teilnehmende des 7. Kurses (Januar - Juni 2010) Comninos, Alexis The Edge Institute South Africa El Araby, Lamees Information and Decision Support Center Egypt Elwan, Nihal Hassan UNDP Regional Centre Cairo Egypt GAO Yang Ministry of Foreign Affairs China Imtiaz, Shakeel Ahmed National School of Public Policy Pakistan JIA Yajuan Chinese Academy of Social Science China LIU Dongmin Chinese Academy of Social Science China Madela, Mncedisi…

Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) in Peru: a challenge to social inclusion and multi-level governance

Zelli, Fariborz / Daniela Erler / Sina Frank / Jonas Hein / Hannes Hotz / Anna-Maria Santa Cruz Melgarejo (2014)
Studies 85

The emerging patchwork of REDD processes in Peru implies challenges to social inclusion and coordination. The study analyzes these challenges and discusses policy options, in particular the need for a clear legal and institutional framework that encompasses push and pull factors of deforestation.

The Arctic as a boundary object: who negotiates Arctic governance?

Hansen-Magnusson, Hannes / Charlotte Gehrke (2025)
External Publications

Development expertise: essential or expendable? Comparing interactions between knowledge and experience in German and Norwegian Foreign Aid Bureaucracies

Esser, Daniel E. / Heiner Janus (2025)
External Publications