Mexico City, 16. April 2014
First High-Level Meeting of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation The event covered mainly two aspects of the topic in the following two sections. 1. The first section focused on “Mutual Accountability and South-South Cooperation in the Post-2015 Agenda”. In the post-2015 debate, global accountability features…
Klingebiel, Stephan (2014) Briefing Paper 8/2014
There is a possibility that the development ministers of the OECD will agree on a new definition of official development assistance (ODA) at the end of 2014. The debate about a suitable new ODA definition covers the entire spectrum of development policy topics involving structural change.
Bruhn, Dominique (2014) Discussion Paper 23/2014
Deep preferential trade agreements contribute to global value chain trade by eliminating trade barriers and providing an economic governance framework regulating behind-the-border policies. While they are an important commitment device for a reliable business environment, they also tend to restrict policy autonomy.
Keijzer, Niels / Heiner Janus (2014) Discussion Paper 25/2014
This paper assesses how result-based aid interventions relate to capacity development support on both a conceptual and practical level, and concludes that irrespective of the approach chosen the effectiveness hinges on adequate investment in design and space for adaptation to ongoing changes.
Altenburg, Tilman / Oliver Johnson / Tobias Engelmeier (2014) Externe Publikationen
Bonn, 14. November 2014
Over the last 15 years, Latin American economies have grown increasingly dependent on natural resources and commodity exports. Many governments combine this with sound macro-economic management and smart social policies, leading to positive results with regard to fighting poverty and promoting social development. However, the economic and…
Bonn, 08. Dezember 2014
It is a commonplace by now to say that the international investment regime – consisting of more than 3000 international investment agreements – is in a deep legitimacy crisis. As a result of the sharp increase of investor-state dispute settlement cases in recent years, a growing number of governments and civil society groups in both…
Lakner, Christoph / Mario Negre / Espen Beer Prydz (2014) Externe Publikationen
Herwartz, Helmut / Yabibal M. Walle (2014) Externe Publikationen
Wagner, Til / Thomas Fydrich / Christian Stiglmayr / Paul Marschall / Hans-Joachim Salize / Babette Renneberg / Steffen Flessa / Stefan Roelpke (2014) Externe Publikationen
Pérez Pineda, Jorge A. (2015) Die aktuelle Kolumne, 04. Februar 2015
Even if there is “One World”, there is not a “one size fits all” solution for its problems. This means, how does Germany include the “common but differentiated responsibilities” statement in the Charter for the Future?
Berger, Axel / Clara Brandi (2015) Briefing Paper 1/2015
TTIP is being hotly debated, but with a narrow focus. Proponents and critics are primarily concerned with the impact of TTIP on Germany and Europe. Too little attention is being paid to the implications of this mega-regional for the rest of the world.
Bonn, 25. März 2015
Among both practitioners and scholars of democracy promotion, there is broad consensus that democracy is not simply a good that can be exported from one country to another. External democracy promotion, by definition, involves a complex sort of interaction between external and local actors that can hardly be grasped by the notion of a…
Berensmann, Kathrin / Silke Weinlich (2015) Briefing Paper 5/2015
The G7 summit presents a unique opportunity to further the establishemt of a new agenda for sustainable development. The G7 should take action at home, in low-income and middle-income countries, as well as at the global level.
Bonn, 22. Juni 2015
Fighting poverty is one of the most important tasks of the international development agenda and will logically take a central role in the post-2015 agenda . In the past, major progress has been achieved in poverty reduction. However, many of those who emerged from poverty in recent years remain vulnerable to shocks and slowdowns in…
Bonn, 23. Juni 2015
Reports on worldwide tax avoidance, tax fraud and illicit global financial flows (IFF) have been appearing more and more frequently in recent times. In spite of the attention which such revelations attract, the international community is still far from an effective system of controls. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and…
Dafe, Florence / Ulrich Volz (2015) Briefing Paper 8/2015
In many developing and emerging economies, central banks have begun over the past decade to place renewed emphasis on the promotion of economic development and structural transformation, looking beyond narrow mandates for macroeconomic stability.
Berger, Axel (2015) Briefing Paper 9/2015
Developing countries signed international investment agreements to attract foreign investments. The empirical evidence suggests they are no panacea in this respect. A debate is needed about how these agreements can be reformed to promote foreign investments while preserving policy space.
Potsdam, 29. Juni 2015
Over the past two decades, Germany has emerged as a frontrunner in the development of renewable energy. Its ambitious policies to support the deployment of renewable energy not only initiated the German Energiewende , they also helped stimulate a global process of innovation and diffusion of renewable energy technologies. While these…
Volz, Ulrich (2015) Externe Publikationen
