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Will Online Networks Spark Growth of Coalitions for Development? IDPM Paper Calls for Better Metrics Sarah Cummings, Richard Heeks, and Marleen Huysman January 27, 2004
Whether from team sports or scientific research or quality circles in business, many people readily appreciate that the value of a group exceeds the sum of its parts. In bringing rigor to common sense, scholars have focused on the connections between group members and the exchanges of information which take place among them as groups' key value multiplier, describing the institutions, rules, and relationships involved as "social capital." This paper, prepared by researchers at the University of Manchester's Institute for Development Policy and Management examines how well the concept of social capital facilitates understanding of online networks in development.
Does Direct Investment by Multinational Corporations Benefit Developing Economies? McKinsey Study Marshals Evidence McKinsey Global Institute January 27, 2004
Who benefits from multinational company activity in the developing world, and how? Few topics are more intensely debated or create more contrasting emotions than the merits and costs of global economic integration. And few topics demonstrate a greater need for a robust set of facts on which to base an assessment. McKinsey & Company's Global Institute recently completed a major research project, which finds that the overall economic impact of multinationals' investment on developing economies has been overwhelmingly positive, despite the persistence of host-country policies that can lead to negative, unintended consequences. Moreover, companies have only started to capture the large cost savings and revenue gains possible from operating in emerging markets.
Bowman, et al. Reach across Regions to Improve Measures of Democracy Kirk Bowman, Fabrice Lehoucq, James Mahoney November 18, 2003
A recent example of cross-regional collaboration in development research comes from the program of this year's meeting of the American Political Science Association, produced by researchers from Mexico and the US. In a paper on "Measuring Political Democracy," Georgia Tech's Kirk Bowman, Fabrice Lehoucq of Mexico's Center for Economic Research and Instruction (CIDE), and Brown University's James Mahoney work to refine measurements of regime/policy type, a key topic in current analyses of development. Studying the countries of Central America over the 20th Century, the authors observe that "[c]ountry and regional experts are often skeptical of the scores offered by large-N, over-time indices of democracy. They worry that these indices incorrectly score 'their' cases. This paper provides an empirical basis for believing this skepticism is well-founded."
Canadian Consortium's "Human Security Bulletin" Features Development Research Canadian Consortium on Human Security November 12, 2003
The Human Security Bulletin is the online quarterly publication of the Canadian Consortium on Human Security. The Bulletin comprises an essential part of the Consortium's mandate to facilitate the exchange of information and analysis on human security issues.
EAGER Website Showcases Output from African Research Networks Project on Equity and Growth through Economic Research October 2, 2003
Website provides the focus for a network of African policy professionals: Includes functioning links to research papers by African scholars, links to several centers of African studies, and Web resources about Africa.
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University of Liverpool Revives "Politics of Health" Group Clare Bambra, Debbie Fox, Alex Scott-Samuel September 29, 2003
Public-health experts at the University of Liverpool have published a study calling for a renewed agenda of interdisciplinary research on public health, focusing on health systems as outcomes from political processes.
Health Research/Policy Clearinghouse Publishes Directory of Training Programs AcademyHealth August 21, 2003
AcademyHealth's Directory of Training Programs in Health-Services Research and Health Policy provides continuously-updated information about U.S. and international post-baccalaureate certificate, masters', doctoral, and postdoctoral programs in the fields of health-services research and health policy.
NIH Center Publishes Directory of International Grants and Fellowhsips in the Health Sciences John E. Fogarty International Center for Advanced Study in the Helath Sciences August 21, 2003
The National Institutes of Health acts as one of many public and private organizations across the globe that provide international support for biomedical research and training. Since 1988, the Fogarty International Center has published the Directory of International Grants and Fellowships in the Health Sciences. This directory provides a comprehensive compilation of international opportunities in biomedical research.
New CGD Researchers' Paper Calls for More Research on Aid Effectiveness William Easterly, Ross Levine, David Roodman August 13, 2003
Craig Burnside's and David Dollar's article in the American Economic Review on "Aid, Policies, and Growth" (2000) reaches the conclusion that aid raises growth in a good policy environment, a result which has received considerable attention and won many adherents in development-policy circles. A new paper by Center for Global Development researchers William Easterly and David Roodman and the University of Minnesota's Ross Levine expands on Burnside's and Dollar's work, but nevertheless finds that "economists and policymakers should be less sanguine about concluding that foreign aid will boost growth in countries with good policies."
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Research Publications by Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa July 28, 2003
The HSRC Occasional Paper Series reflects the Council's Research Priority Areas, branding the identity of each area. Occasional Papers provide a quick, easy and immediate way to add to debates, disseminate interim research findings, and discuss them with other researchers. These works-in-progress may develop into journal articles, chapters in books, etc.
Research Publications by Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis July 24, 2003
Research and policy products covering a broad range of subjects: Topics include Kenyan macroeconomic policy and taxation, sectoral analysis, biotechnology and trade, poverty, and education, among others.
Freedom House Director Points to Emergence of Democracy as a Development Priority Jennifer Windsor July 21, 2003
In an upcoming article for the Fletcher Forum of World Affairs, Freedom House executive director Jennifer Windsor finds that increasing numbers of analysts view democratic institutions in a society as a necessary condition for development. Furthermore, she observes that in recent decades, both the UN and US foreign-aid policy have made democratization in developing countries an increasing priority.
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OECS Development Charter Works to Balance Regional Integration, Globalization, and Human Development Organization of Eastern Caribbean States July 11, 2003
The OECS Development Charter puts member states in a position to address concerns about the absence of a development framework for the region, and issue identified within the wider CARICOM area as a problem affecting development. The Charter also provides the OECS with a guide to how the intergovernmental body deals with international trade negotiations. The Charter also provides an instrument with which the OECS can now engage international financial institutions to discuss financial assistance. These provisions all function within the context of the move towards an OECS Economic Union, and plans to spur economic growth and transformation in the sub-region.
McKnight, et al. Investigate Innovation, Demonstrate Cross-Regional Cooperation Lee McKnight, Pratana Vongpivat, Audrey Selian, and Diana Anius July 3, 2003
One example of the cross-regional research collaboration that GDN-NA works to enhance comes from the program of the 2003 meeting of the International Studies Association. Lee McKnight of Syracuse University, Pratana Vongpivat of the Thai Ministry of Science and Technology, and Audrey Selian and Diana Anius of Tufts University produced this study of "Innovating Nations and Regions."
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New Zealand Digital Library Provides Online Access to Development Research New Zealand Digital Library Project, University of Waikato July 1, 2003
This site consolidates a variety of online libraries providing users with no-cost access to full-text versions of several hundred books, articles, and papers on development-related topics.
Download: http://www.nzdl.org   [ HTML]
Resource Site for Grant-Makers Provides Insight for Applicants GrantCraft.org June 30, 2003
A set of resources created by the Ford Foundation for grant-making institutions of all sizes helps to provide scholars applying for funding a better sense of their audiences' interests and needs.
IMF Paper on Argentina Spotlights Issues for Evaluation of Fund Policy Independent Evaluation Office, International Monetary Fund June 30, 2003
A number of observers have raised questions about the effectiveness and quality of financing and policy advice provided by the International Monetary Fund in the decade preceding Argntina's 2001 economic crisis. A draft issues paper prepared by an independent policy-evaluation group at the Fund has begun a process of determining key trends in the evolution of the crisis, and detailing how the Fund will analyze these issues and build insights from this analysis into future policy.
World Bank Website on Millennium Development Goals World Bank Group June 26, 2003
The World Bank has established a website providing information resources concerning the development goals agreed by UN member states as part of the world body's "Millennium Declaration," adopted during the 55th General Assembly in 2000.
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ILO Publications on Labor Statistics International Labor Organization June 25, 2003
A catalog of free publications prepared by the International Labor Organization, available online or as hard copy on request. Publications include both empirical research and discussions of different research methods.
UNDP Human Development Indicators (2002) United Nations Development Program June 23, 2003
Economic and demographic data compiled for the UN Development Program's 2002 Human Development Report
University of Calgary Centre Seeks Program and Research Partnerships University of Calgary International Centre June 20, 2003
The International Centre at the University of Calgary operates a program of cooperative development projects around the world, and promotes collaborative research projects on development topics.
Open Society Institute's Iraq Report Intended as Guide to Evaluating Post-Conflict Reconstruction Open Society Institute June 14, 2003
"Reconstructing Iraq: A Guide to the Issues" is a research compendium designed to help interested parties understand and evaluate reconstruction activities in Iraq. The booklet provides extensive background information on a wide range of topics related to Iraq specifically and to reconstruction generally, as well as lists of experts and reports development professionals may consult for further information.
G-24 Papers Advance Developing-Country Approaches at International Monetary Institutions Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four on International Monetary Issues June 10, 2003
The Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four on International Monetary Issues has issued several issue papers, briefing papers, and research papers: These provide developing-country perspectives on a diverse set of topics, including voting structure in the International Monetary Fund; the Highly-Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative; national and multilateral financial management; and commitment to development financing.
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G-8 Meeting Includes Focus on Development Group of Eight June 2, 2003
This year's meetings of the Group of Eight heads of state (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the Russian Federation) include several development-related items on the agenda: Communiques on a variety of development issues establish shared principles and chart the direction of future policy.
Research Publications by German Development Institute German Development Institute June 2, 2003
Research and policy products on development over a broad range of regions and functional areas. Topics include development cooperation; globalization; poverty-oriented development; environmental policy; and private-sector development, among others.
USAID Issues Online Record of Development Assistance US Agency for International Development June 2, 2003
The US Agency for International Development has published an online version of the "US Overseas Loans and Grants, Obligations and Loan Authorizations July 1, 1945 - September 30, 2001," commonly known at AID as "The Greenbook."
Download: http://qesdb.cdie.org/gbk/index.html   [6 KB HTML]
CGD and FP "Rank the Rich" Center for Global Development, "Foreign Policy" Magazine May 5, 2003
Do the policies of rich countries help-or hinder-development in poorer countries? In April, the Center for Global Development and "Foreign Policy" magazine released the first edition of their Commitment to Development Index (CDI), which rates 21 rich donor countries on how much their government's policies help development in poorer countries.
Research Publications by the Center for Global Development Center for Global Development April 28, 2003
How do the policies of higher-income states affect the quality of life for people living in lower-income states? This question provides the focus for a broad range of books, papers, and articles prepared by researchers at the Center for Global Development, which also hosts the GDN-NA Secretariat.
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Foreign Aid in the National Interest (Summary) US Agency for International Development January 9, 2003
In September 2002, the Bush Administration released a new US National Security Strategy. The Strategy names development policy as one of three pillars for the United States' international role, along with diplomacy and defense. AID's "Foreign Aid in the National Interest," summarized in this document, details how US development assistance will contribute to this new approach.
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Foreign Aid in the National Interest US Agency for International Development January 9, 2003
In September 2002, the Bush Administration released a new US National Security Strategy. The Strategy names development policy as one of three pillars for the United States' international role, along with diplomacy and defense. "Foreign Aid in the National Interest," prepared by the US Government's leading overseas development agency, specifically details how US development assistance will contribute to this new approach.
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Canada Making a Difference in the World Canadian International Development Agency January 9, 2003
In September 2002, Canada's International Development Agency released "Canada Making a Difference in the World," laying-out new priorities in Canada's foreign-assistance policies. Specifically, Canada's aid efforts will concentrate on countries with strong rule of law, and focus resources on priorities identified by recipient governments.