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191. The promotion of decentralisation and local governance in fragile contexts

     

     Grävingholt, Jörn / Christian von Haldenwang (2016)
     Discussion Paper, 20/2016

     The paper provides an overview of the challenges regarding support to decentralisation and local governance in fragile contexts. It discusses risks and opportunities, and develops suggestions on how to rise to the challenges surrounding the promotion of decentralisation in fragile states.

192. The missing link: values and the effectiveness of international democracy promotion

     

     Striebinger, Kai (2016)
     Discussion Paper, 19/2016

     How does culture shape the effectiveness of international democracy promotion? International actors often assume that promoting democracy works independent of the cultural context. But 'democracy' is a contested concept and the activities themselves are rooted in specific cultural practices.

193. Measuring legitimacy: new trends, old shortcomings?

     

     von Haldenwang, Christian (2016)
     Discussion Paper, 18/2016

     The legitimacy of political order is an important concept in political analysis, but it is difficult to operationalise and measure, particularly in those countries where legitimacy is critical. As a result, extant approaches measure only specific types of legitimacy or they do not measure it at all.

194. Addressing food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa: the role of cash transfers

     

     Burchi, Francesco / Margherita Scarlato / Giorgio d’Agostino (2016)
     Discussion Paper, 17/2016

     The paper offers a systematic review of the evidence of cash transfers’ effects on food security in Africa. It shows that, when properly designed, these schemes increase calorie intake, while they need to be integrated by other programmes to sustainably graduate beneficiaries out of food insecurity

195. From protection to reduction? The impact of the public health insurance scheme on child labour in Ghana

     

     Strupat, Christoph (2016)
     Discussion Paper, 16/2016

     This study empirically investigates whether the National Health Insurance Scheme affects child labour in Ghana. The findings suggest that the insurance scheme has a negative impact on out-of-pocket payments for health purposes which is accompanied by a substantial reduction of child labor incidence

196. Ecuador’s fiscal policies in the context of the citizens’ revolution: a ‘virtuous cycle’ and its limits

     

     Schützhofer, Timm B. (2016)
     Discussion Paper, 15/2016

     Resource revenues are often regarded as a major cause of states' lacking ability to tax. Can these revenues also lead to an opposite development? This paper analyses the dynamics that made possible increases in Ecuador's non resource based tax revenues in times of high resource revenues.

197. Reforming the UN Development System: can North and South overcome their political differences in making the UN fit for purpose?

     

     Baumann, Max-Otto (2016)
     Discussion Paper, 14/2016

     Once again, a process of reforming the UN Development System is underway in New York. Member States agree on the need for a more efficient and coherent system, but the challenge is reconciling the different political interests of developing and industrialized states in building the UN they need.

198. Promoting the Sustainable Development Goals in Germany

     

     Scholz, Imme / Niels Keijzer / Carmen Richerzhagen (2016)
     Discussion Paper, 13/2016

     This paper analyses the past and present efforts by the German government at the federal level and its 16 federal states to contribute towards ongoing academic and policy debates on translating the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development into action.

199. Wastewater systems and energy saving in urban India: governing the Water-Energy-Food Nexus series

     

     Never, Babette (2016)
     Discussion Paper, 12/2016

     This paper targets the water-energy nexus in India's wastewater sector. It identifies existing drivers and barriers to the diffusion of energy efficient technologies in urban India, uncovering how investments in resource- and lifecycle-oriented solutions could be enhanced.

200. Minorities and trade: what do we know, and how can policymakers take it into account?

     

     Mueller, Benjamin / Alexandros Ragoussis (2016)
     Discussion Paper, 11/2016

     How does ethnic minority migration affect patterns of international trade? In light of the ongoing global migration crisis we examines the literature and evidence concerning the effects ethnic minorities have on economic activity, and suggest implications/responses for policymakers.