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Partnerships for policy transfer: how Brazil and China engage in triangular cooperation with the United Nations

Waisbich, Laura Trajber / Sebastian Haug (2022)
Discussion Paper 15/2022

Brazil and China have set up partnerships with the United Nations to share their policy experiences with the world. This paper provides the first systematic and comparative analysis of these transfer partnerships.

How does urban rail development in China and India enable technological upgrading?

Asimeng, Emmanuel Theodore / Tilman Altenburg (2022)
Discussion Paper 14/2022

This paper demonstrates how China and India have adopted industrial policies to upgrade local capabilities for urban rail technology.

Iraks Suche nach dem Gesellschaftsvertrag: Ein Ansatz zur Förderung gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalts und staatlicher Resilienz

Mühlberger, Wolfgang (2022)
Discussion Paper 13/2022

Zweck dieser Studie ist es, die Beziehungen zwischen Staat und Gesellschaft im Irak zu betrachten. Die Analyse platziert die Denkfigur des Gesellschaftsvertrages im irakischen Kontext und lotet den Zustand des irakischen Staatswesen und der Gesellschaft aus.

The EU-CEAP impacts on developing countries: an analysis of the plastic packaging, electric vehicles and batteries sectors

To, Jenny (2022)
Discussion Paper 12/2022

The discussion paper analyses opportunities and challenges of the European Union Circular Economy Action Plan (EU-CEAP) for developing and emerging countries (DECs) with a focus on the plastic packaging, electric vehicles and batteries sectors.

Mexico’s “catch-22”: the implications of being a trade and climate partner of the United States and the European Union

Lucatello, Simone (2022)
Discussion Paper 11/2022

Are Mexico’s trade agreements suitable to tackle climate change? This paper looks at the interplay of treaties with the US/Canada and the EU, and the potential impact of the EU Green Deal. Caught between trade arrangements with giant partners, Mexico may be trapped in a “catch-22” situation.

Evidenzorientierte Ansätze in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit: Erfahrungen, Potenziale und Kernthemen

Marschall, Paul (2022)
Discussion Paper 10/2022

Die vermehrte Nutzung von Evidenz als Entscheidungsgrundlage kann die Wirkung der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit bedeutend verstärken. Die Arbeit zeigt, wie Evidenz in der EZ bereitgestellt und genutzt wird. Sie fragt, welches Potenzial ihre Berücksichtigung bei der Politikgestaltung entfalten kann.

Social cohesion and firms’ access to finance in Africa

Walle, Yabibal M. (2022)
Discussion Paper 9/2022

Social cohesion could promote sustainable economic development in a number of ways, such as facilitating financial sector development. Analysing data from more than 12,500 firms in 27 African countries, the paper shows that social cohesion improves firms' access to finance in Africa.

Ökologische Strukturpolitik: ein starker Profilbaustein für die deutsche Entwicklungszusammenarbeit

Altenburg, Tilman / Steffen Bauer / Clara Brandi / Michael Brüntrup / Daniele Malerba / Babette Never / Anna Pegels / Andreas Stamm / Jenny To / Ulrich Volz (2022)
Discussion Paper 8/2022

Mit einer Fokussierung auf ökologische Strukturpolitik als Entwicklungsmotor könnte die deutsche Entwicklungszusammenarbeit ihr bereits angelegtes besonderes Profil weiter ausbauen. Im vorliegenden Impulspapier schlagen wir sieben Themen vor, die in Zukunft ein stärkeres Gewicht bekommen sollten.

Green jobs in cities: challenges and opportunities in African and Asian intermediary cities

Scholz, Wolfgang / Michael Fink (2022)
Discussion Paper 7/2022

Cities adopting a green transformation process can minimise their environmental impact and maximise green economic opportunities, including job creation, and improve quality of life for their residents. This paper assesses fields of action for African and Asian mid-sized cities.

Just transitions: a review of how to decarbonise energy systems while addressing poverty and inequality reduction

Malerba, Daniele (2022)
Discussion Paper 6/2022

Energy transitions and policies that incentivize it (such as carbon pricing and subsidy reforms) can increase poverty and inequality through higher prices and job disruptions. Using social protection mechanism can reverse these negative effects and make climate mitigation more politically feasible.

Urbanisation and rural development in developing countries: a review of pathways and impacts

Sakketa, Tekalign Gutu (2022)
Discussion Paper 5/2022

This paper reviews the current state of literature on the impacts of urbanisation on rural development in developing countries, with special emphasis to the channels through which urbanisation affect rural economic development.The paper also identifies knowledge gaps that require further research.

What role do local elections play for societal peace in Nepal? Evidence from post-conflict Nepal

Fiedler, Charlotte / Karina Mross / Anna Berg / Prakash Bhattarai / Dorothea Drees / Tim Kornprobst / Alexandra Leibbrandt / Philipp Liegmann / Maleen Riebsamen (2022)
Discussion Paper 4/2022

Can local elections introduced in a post-conflict context help to foster societal peace? Findings from Nepal indicate that the local elections increased participation and responsiveness, which has positively affected political trust and reduced (the potential for) political violence.

New rules, same practice? Analysing UN Development System reform effects at the country level

Weinlich, Silke / Max-Otto Baumann / Maria Cassens-Sasse / Rebecca Hadank-Rauch / Franziska Leibbrandt / Marie Pardey / Manuel Simon / Anina Strey (2022)
Discussion Paper 3/2022

Has the recent reform of the UN development system led to a better collective offer to developing countries, in line with the 2030 Agenda and its requirements? The paper presents the main findings, conclusions, and recommendations from research on reform implementation.

The opportunities and challenges of Industry 4.0 for industrial development: a case study of Morocco’s automotive and garment sectors

Vidican Auktor, Georgeta (2022)
Discussion Paper 2/2022

Industry 4.0 will have major implications on the future of manufacturing in Morocco. Industrial policy should focus on technological upgrading in the automotive sector, while in the garment sector interventions need to be more comprehensive, emphasising capacity building, to improve technological readiness.

Localising the SDGs in India: the role of government and private training institutes

Sengupta, Sreerupa / Avik Sinha (2022)
Discussion Paper 1/2022

Capacity development in the public sector is essential for achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The study explores the SDG training landscape for government officials in India by mapping the role of government and private players, the resources required and current shortcomings.

How the political participation of refugees is shaped on the local level: self-organisation and political opportunities in Cologne

Jacobi, Milan (2021)
Discussion Paper 34/2021

This paper discusses the meaning of self-organisations for refugees political participation in local contexts. It examines on the one hand the organisation's own resources, and on the other hand at the political opportunity structures provided by local contexts, using the case of Cologne, Germany.

The preserving effect of social protection on social cohesion in times of the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from Kenya

Strupat, Christoph (2021)
Discussion Paper 33/2021

Social protection programmes and their adaptation in times of the COVID-19 pandemic can be beneficial for social cohesion. Policy-makers aiming to preserve social cohesion should consider the expansion and adaption of social protection schemes in times of large covariate shocks.

Does COVID-19 change the long-term prospects of latecomer industrialisation?

Altenburg, Tilman / Clara Brandi / Anna Pegels / Andreas Stamm / Kasper Vrolijk / Tina Zintl (2021)
Discussion Paper 32/2021

We explore to what extent COVID-19 affects the long-term prospects of latecomer industrialisation. While short-term impacts have been severe, structural effects will be small. The pandemic may, however, accelerate some pre-COVID trends, e.g. towards platform economies.

Social cohesion: a new definition and a proposal for its measurement in Africa

Leininger, Julia / Francesco Burchi / Charlotte Fiedler / Karina Mross / Daniel Nowack / Armin von Schiller / Christoph Sommer / Christoph Strupat / Sebastian Ziaja (2021)
Discussion Paper 31/2021

The paper offers a definition of social cohesion that is broad enough to cover the essentials holding societies together while keeping it lean enough to analyse the causes and consequences of social cohesion. Methodologically, we provide an application of our concept to the African context.

SDG-aligned futures and the governance of transformation to sustainability: reconsidering governance perspectives on the futures we aspire to

Hernandez, Ariel (2021)
Discussion Paper 30/2021

This paper draws concepts from economics, sociology and political science and identifies the four different types of resources represented in three different scenarios of a sustainable future – the SDG-aligned scenarios - that can help governance be conducive to transformation to sustainability.

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