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Strategies to strengthen socially responsible public procurement practices in German municipalities: a mapping exercise

Müngersdorff, Maximilian / Tim Stoffel (2020)
Discussion Paper 8/2020

German municipalities do not sufficiently use their purchasing power to contribute to socially responsible public procurement (SRPP). We identified success factors and their triggers that support SRPP implementation in German municipalities and thus, their contribution to SDG 12 of the Agenda 2030.

How we will need to tackle climate migration post-coronavirus

Schraven, Benjamin (2020)
The Current Column, 30. March 2020

Might we take a different approach to other global problems after the corona pandemic? The list of these global challenges runs from combating hunger and the climate crisis through to dealing with migration.

Socially responsible public procurement (SRPP) in multi-level regulatory frameworks: assessment report on policy space for SRPP regulation and implementation in Germany and Kenya

Stoffel, Tim (2020)
Discussion Paper 9/2020

What leeway is there for Socially Responsible Public Procurement (SRPP) in Germany and Kenya? In both countries public procurement is influenced by a multi-level regulatory framework. Analysing it generates insights and policy considerations on how to overcome the implementation gap for SRPP.

Sustainable finance in Japan

Schumacher, Kim / Hugues Chenet / Ulrich Volz (2020)
External Publications

The role of central banks in scaling up sustainable finance: what do monetary authorities in the Asia-Pacific region think?

Durrani, Aziz / Masyitah Rosmin / Ulrich Volz (2020)
External Publications

Parallels between the corona pandemic and climate change

Fuhrmann, Hanna / Sascha Kuhn (2020)
The Current Column, 01. April 2020

Measures are being taken all over the world to slow down the spread of the virus and minimise the economic damage. In this situation, behavioural change of individuals is indispensable.

What we can learn from and about Africa in the corona crisis

Roll, Michael (2020)
The Current Column, 02. April 2020

Is Africa defenceless in the face of the corona pandemic? In part, some African countries are even better prepared for pandemics than Europe and the United States. Nigeria’s success in fighting its 2014 Ebola outbreak illustrates why that is the case.

Earmarking in the multilateral development system: many shades of grey

Weinlich, Silke / Max-Otto Baumann / Erik Lundsgaarde / Peter Wolff (2020)
Studies 101

Earmarking has become a powerful and widely accepted, yet also loathed modality of funding multilateral development organizations. How is earmarking practiced by major donors? What options do they have? And how does earmarking affect organizations ability to effectively implement the 2030 Agenda?

How the EU and rising powers can shape their future sustainably

Grimm, Sven / Wulf Reiners / Benjamin Stewart (2020)
The Current Column, 06. April 2020

Given the catalytic function of the Covid-19 pandemic for digitalisation, the current crisis is an urgent call for a profound analysis of the impact of digitalisation on sustainability

Shared prosperity: concepts, data, and some policy examples

Ferreira, Francisco H. G. / Emanuela Galasso / Mario Negre (2020)
External Publications

Development cooperation with conflict-affected MENA countries: refocussing on the social contract

Furness, Mark / Annabelle Houdret (2020)
Briefing Paper 7/2020

Since broken social contracts are at the root of conflict in the MENA, repairing them should be the core objective of development cooperation. By focussing on the social contract, development cooperation can provide a crucial link between peacebuilding, reconstruction and long-term stability.

A comparative analysis of tax system in the BRICs and the challenges ahead: informality and the fiscal contract

Seelkopf, Laura / Armin von Schiller (2020)
External Publications

Sustainability through public procurement: the way forward

Stoffel, Tim (2020)
External Publications

Inside an enclave: the dynamics of capitalism and rural politics in a post-land reform context

Mudimu, George T. / Ting Zuo / Nkumbu Nalwimba (2020)
External Publications

How the corona crisis is calling into question the “right to the city”

Dick, Eva (2020)
The Current Column, 09. April 2020

Repeated reference has been made to the risks associated with COVID-19. Nonetheless, there has so far been insufficient consideration given to the urban dimension of the crisis.

Industrial policy and structural transformation: insights from Ethiopian manufacturing

Vrolijk, Kasper (2020)
External Publications

The G20 and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Scholz, Imme / Clara Brandi (2020)
External Publications

The future of European development banking: what role and place for the European Investment Bank?

Erforth, Benedikt (2020)
Discussion Paper 11/2020

The paper takes stock of the European development finance landscape and the EIB’s role as part of this landscape. It looks at the interactions between different European development stakeholders and assesses the proposed reform and its potential impact on European development policy.

Safety first: expanding the global financial safety net in response to COVID-19

Gallagher, Kevin P. / Haihong Gao / William N. Kring / José Antonio Ocampo / Ulrich Volz (2020)
External Publications

Contagious collaboration? the Covid-19 crisis as a catalyst for global governance and sustainability

Reiners, Wulf / Paul Marschall (2020)
External Publications