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Building Public Awareness of Development: Communicators, Educators and Evaluation [pdf]  new

This Policy Brief is an introduction to evaluation, with proposals on how official donors and civil society organisations can overcome some key evaluation challenges. (OECD, 2008)

http://titania.sourceoecd.org/vl=3765297/cl=24/nw=1/rpsv/cgi-bin/wppdf?file=5kzftpxs16ln.pdf

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ENVIRONMENT: Big Donors Shifting Green Agenda  new

Philanthro-capitalists and more traditional foundations are addressing global problems like climate change with unprecedented zeal. But are their money and efforts being put to the best use? (Sam Cassanos, IPS, 15 September 2008)

http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=43871

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African Development Report 2007

The African Development Report is an annual publication prepared by the Research Department of the African Development Bank Group and has become an important source of analysis and information on developments in Africa. Each year, the Report provides an update on key macroeconomic and sectoral developments and provides an in-depth analysis of an important development topic critical for Africa's development prospects (ADBG,

http://www.afdb.org/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/ADB_ADMIN_PG/DOCUMENTS/ECONOMICSANDRESEARCH/ADR%20SUMMARY-2007.PDF

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Greater DFID and EC Leadership on Chronic Malnutrition: Opportunities and Constraints [pdf]

The prevention of chronic undernutrition is vital for reducing mortality and morbidity, for economic productivity, and for the respect and protection of human rights. Yet nutrition interventions tend to be low priorities for donors and developing country governments. (Institute of Development Studies (IDS), April 2007)

http://www.ids.ac.uk/UserFiles/File/news/2007/Greater_DFID_EC_Leadership_Chronic_Malnutrition.pdf

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The minimum cost of a healthy diet [pdf]

An understanding of the minimum cost of a healthy diet for children could help policy-makers determine how to achieve the best nutritional outcomes for children and families within their programmes.(Save the Children, June 2007)

http://www.savethechildren.org.uk/en/docs/The_Minimum_Cost_of_a_Healthy_Diet_Final.pdf

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Falling Short: Aid effectiveness in Afghanistan

In this report, Oxfam argues that 'Increasing insecurity and criminality is jeopardizing progress in Afghanistan. With low government revenues, international assistance constitutes around 90% of all public expenditure in the country, thus how it is spent has an enormous impact on the lives of almost all Afghans and will determine the success of reconstruction and development.'

http://www.oxfam.org/files/ACBAR_aid_effectiveness_paper_0803.pdf

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Education and Skills: Strategies for Accelerated Development in Asia and the Pacific

This ADB Publication analyzes education sector issues and strategies in the Asia and Pacific region. The study report is expected to guide ADB operations in the education sector and help ensure they remain responsive and relevant to the needs of its developing member countries. The study reaffirms that the goal of inclusive growth depends on continuous development of an adequate human resource base, and provides a strategic framework for ADB's work in the education sector in support of that development.

http://www.adb.org/Documents/Studies/Education-Skills-Strategies-Development/Education-Skills-Strategies-Development.pdf

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Compendium of Statistics on Bank Group Operations 2008

This Compendium of Statistics on Bank Group Operations 2008 is an annual publication of the African Development Bank Group. It presents useful data on operational activities of the Bank Group.

http://www.afdb.org/pls/portal/docs/PAGE/ADB_ADMIN_PG/DOCUMENTS/STATISTICS/COMPENDIUM%202008_WEB.PDF

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Expert consultation on DFID state-building paper: summary of views on state-building

This DFID paper usefully provides an overview of how numerous expert academics view the processes relating to 'state building' and how donors can play a more effective role within these processes.

http://www.dfid.gov.uk/pubs/files/Expert-feedback.pdf

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China and Nigeria

Nigeria's relations with China have grown in the last decade from the limited and intermittent contact that marked the immediate post-independence era to an increasingly complex and expansive engagement.

http://www.csis.org/media/csis/pubs/080603_utomi_nigeriachina.pdf

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On the Feasibility of Power and Status Ranking in Traditional Setups (New Version)

This paper aims at a better understanding of the conditions under which unequal rank or power positions may get permanently established through asymmetric gift exchange when a gift brings pride to the donor and shame to the recipient. The central result obtained is that an asymmetric gift exchange equilibrium can occur only if the importance attached to social shame by a recipient is smaller than that attached to social esteem by a donor.

http://www.eudnet.net/download/wp/EUDN2007_04.pdf

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Better aid : A civil society position paper for the 2008 Accra High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness [pdf]

This report is endorsed by more than 380 civil society organisations (CSOs) from over 80 countries. It outlines some of the key CSO critiques and concerns about the Paris agenda and its implementation, as well as some specific recommendations for the High Level Forum (HLF)to be held in Accra in 2008. (betteraid.org, 2008)

http://www.betteraid.org/downloads/Better%20Aid%20-%20final%20final.pdf

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What the World Bank lost in Berlin

In Berlin donor countries gathered for the last meeting of the 15th Replenishment round of the International Development Association (IDA) - the arm of the World Bank which gives highly concessional loans and grants to the world's poorest countries. But the World Bank and its European members lost a key opportunity to reform damaging World Bank policies (Eurodad, 19 December 2007).

http://www.eurodad.org/whatsnew/articles.aspx?id=1944

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Asian Models for Aid: Is There a Non-Western Approach to Development Assistance? (pdf)

This document is a summary of a seminar held in Oslo, December 2006. The seminar examined models for aid in China, Japan, India and South Korea and concluded that there is no one particular model for aid, and there will never be a development model with a size that fits all. (Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI), Norway, 2006)

http://www.cmi.no/publications/file/?2767=asian-models-for-aid

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Linking Budget Analysis and Aid Advocacy -

In this brief Eurodad has given an indication of some of the things that donors and civil society can do to make the intended outcome of budget support more likely (Eurodad, 9 November 2007).

http://www.eurodad.org/uploadedFiles/Whats_New/Reports/Linking_budget_analysis_with_aid_advocacy.pdf

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'Global cause' and effect: How the aid system is undermining the Millennium Development Goals

A new report by WaterAid argues that donor "blind spots" and single issue causes are undermining the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals. An aid system needs to be built that will "respond to the complex needs of poor communities" not to the whims of preferences of political leaders in the north or to the loudest northern campaigns. WaterAid is not calling for water and sanitation to be added to "the shopping list for international development favourites" but rather for "international donors and developing country governments to begin to see the linkages between essential services and to shape their development policy accordingly" (WaterAid, 15 August 2007).

http://www.wateraid.org/documents/global_cause_and_effect__mdg_midway_paper.pdf

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Putting donors under surveillance? A Eurodad briefing on the aid effectiveness agenda -

Development aid is more in the public eye than ever before. In recent major international summits world leaders committed to increasing the amount of aid for developing countries. Yet, aid increases cannot successfully reduce poverty without making sure it gets to those who most need it. The multiplication of donor missions and procedures, their conflicting plans and objectives at country level, as well as promotion of their own interests to the detriment of recipient countries priorities, are major obstacles to ensuring that aid benefits enough poor people. This briefing explains the commitments and process in the official "aid effectiveness agenda", which represents significant pledges to reform how aid money gets spent (Eurodad, March 2007).

http://www.eurodad.org/uploadedFiles/Whats_New/Reports/Eurodad%20Briefing%20Aid%20Effectiveness%20English.pdf

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African Voices - Improving EC aid to Agriculture in Africa

African Voices in Europe has been launched by Practical Action to expose the failures of EC aid to improve the lives of farmers and livestock keepers in Africa and set a new agenda for ensuring aid reaches Africa's poorest communities. The site includes videos, photo stories, and in-depth research on EC aid to agriculture in Africa.

http://practicalaction.org/?id=africanvoices

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"Our priority is just to survive"

Neoliberal reforms are neither what Africans need, nor what Africans want, argue activists from civil society. According to this interview with Aminata Traoré, a former minister of Mali, donor agencies are imposing their agenda on developing countries. (Development and Co-operation, No.7 2006)

http://www.inwent.org/E+Z/content/archive-eng/07-2006/foc_art5.html

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Commitment to Development Index

Rich and poor countries are linked in many ways-by foreign aid, commerce, migration, the environment, and military affairs. The Commitment to Development Index (CDI) rates 21 rich countries on how much they help poor countries build prosperity, good government, and security. Each rich country gets scores in seven policy areas, which are averaged for an overall score. While two-thirds of rich countries had improved their policies towards poorer nations in the last three years, seven had gone backwards. (Center for Global Development, 2007)

http://www.cgdev.org/section/initiatives/_active/cdi

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Exploring the Role of Development Cooperation Agencies in Corporate Responsibility (pdf 472K)

(IIED) By Tom Fox and Dave Prescott, May 2004. This report explores how bilateral and multilateral donors can support business activity that contributes to sustainable development, particularly in developing countries. It argues that, by helping to create an 'enabling environment' for responsible business practices, donors can enhance the effectiveness of their aid and increase the contribution of business to poverty eradication. It is based on discussions at an international conference: 'Development cooperation and corporate social responsibility: exploring the role of development cooperation agencies', which took place in Stockholm on 22-23 March 2004.

http://www.iied.org/SM/CR/documents/report.pdf

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Harmonising Donor Practices for Effective Aid Delivery (PDF)

Author: Richard Manning, Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the OECD, 2003. The DAC Task Force on Donor Practices has associated a broad range of developing partner countries representing various geographic regions and different levels of development. The main purpose of the Task Force was to elaborate a set of good practice papers on how donors can enhance their operational procedures with a view to strengthening partner country ownership. The developing countries participated in the meetings that led to the elaboration of Good Practice Papers presented in this volume. Published by OECD 2003. DAC Guidelines and Reference Series. ISBN 92-64-19982-9 (PDF - 1034KB)

http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/0/40/15730161.pdf

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