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Opting for the middle ground: blended sustainability as the way forward

Mockshell, Jonathan (2018)
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Keeping the knowledge flowing: policy recommendations for supporting high-skill migration

Martin-Shields, Charles / Katrina Munir-Asen (2018)
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A decade on: how relevant is the regulatory environment for micro and small enterprise upgrading after all?

Altenburg, Tilman / Aimée Hampel-Milagrosa / Markus Loewe (2016)
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Scope and structure of German official development assistance: trends and implications for the BMZ and other ministries

Bohnet, Michael / Stephan Klingebiel / Paul Marschall (2018)
Briefing Paper 16/2018

The structure of German Official Development Assistance (ODA) is in a state of transition. Significant changes can be seen with regard to amount, scope and pattern. This article outlines the trends, provides critical reflections, offers strategic interpretations and puts forth recommendations.

Productivist social assistance and 21st-century development models

Barrientos, Armando / Daniele Malerba (2018)
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Strategic policymaking and Germany’s MENA aid programme

Furness, Mark (2018)
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Meeting Africa’s employment challenge in a changing world

Altenburg, Tilman / Brahima Coulibaly (2018)
Briefing Paper 18/2018

Where should the millions of jobs come from that Africa urgently needs? We analyse global megatrends, i.e. related to digitisation, China’s changing role in the world, decarbonisation and African urbanisation, and derive growth opportunities.

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.

Irak: „makro-ökonomisches do-no-harm für IWF-Programm und Privatisierungspläne“

Trautner, Bernhard (2016)
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Risks of maladaptation: climate insurance in agriculture

Müller, Birgit / Leigh Johnson / David Kreuer (2017)
Briefing Paper 22/2017

Innovative insurance programmes are viewed as promising climate mitigation tools for developing countries. This briefing discusses their potential adverse effects on local agriculture and social-ecological systems and suggests principles for their design that aim to minimise risks of maladaptation.

Rising powers in UN development funding: growing responsibilities, growing engagement?

Grimm, Sven / Zhang Chun (2017)
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A new contract for financing the UN development system: what does it mean and how can it be achieved?

Baumann, Max-Otto / Pratyush Sharma (2017)
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A global platform for support of norms, standards and monitoring in development cooperation

Klingebiel, Stephan / Li Xiaoyun (2017)
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Thinking beyond Western commercial honeybee hives: towards improved conservation of honey bee diversity

Matias, Denise Margaret / Christian Borgemeister / Henrik von Wehrden (2017)
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Revamping the „Rural Worlds“ model

Brüntrup, Michael (2016)
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Assessing the legal and political implications of the post-Cotonou negotiations for the Economic Partnership Agreements

Keijzer, Niels / Lorand Bartels (2017)
Discussion Paper 4/2017

In 2016 the EU and the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States intensified preparations for the upcoming negotiations on the arrangement for their relations after the Cotonou Agreement expires in 2020. This paper assesses the legal and political implications of the upcoming post-Cotonou negotiations on the Economic Partnership Agreements.

Priorities for international cooperation with Libya: a development perspective

Furness, Mark (2017)
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Thematic aid allocation: what are the benefits and risks?

Sebastian Paulo / Heiner Janus / Sarah Holzapfel (2017)
Briefing Paper 19/2017

The paper analyses the trend of thematic allocation in development cooperation and illustrates which benefits and risks occur when donors increasingly allocate official development assistance primarily according to themes rather than countries.

Cooperative agreements between the water and the agricultural sector

Richerzhagen, Carmen / Waltina Scheumann (2016)
Two Pager 3/2016

Voluntary drinking water partnerships provide a good alternative to regulatory requirements. Sustainable financing models and opportunities for participation are the basic building blocks of drinking water partnerships.

Coordinating planning in the agricultural and water sectors: Zambia

Scheumann, Waltina (2016)
Two Pager 5/2016

Future risks to water supply, food and energy production can be averted by strengthening existing institutions and optimizing administrative procedures. Zambia’s water governance and administrative structures are still under development and so are limited in their regulative ability.