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261. Struggling for stability: international support for peace and democracy in post-civil war Nepal

     

     Grävingholt, Jörn / Lennart Bendfeldt / Linda Berk / Yvonne Blos / Charlotte Fiedler / Karina Mroß (2013)
     Discussion Paper, 27/2013

     How can countries emerging out of a conflict be supported on their path towards peace and democracy? This study aims to learn from the relatively successful case of Nepal and sheds light on key factors affecting the success of donor engagement in fragile states.

262. Common goals and differential commitments: the role of emerging economies in global development

     

     Besharati, Neissan Alessandro (2013)
     Discussion Paper, 26/2013

     How do middle-income countries fit in the post-Busan and post-2015 global development architecture?

263. Challenges in measuring the state of the environment in developing countries: a literature review

     

     Stepping, Katharina M.K. (2013)
     Discussion Paper, 25/2013

     The first comprehensive comparison of cross-country environmental composite indicators evaluates their conceptual and methodological strengths and weaknesses. The study also assesses how useful these environmental indices are in the context of developing countries.

264. Contributing to democratic consolidation and sustainable peace in El Salvador and the Philippines: overcoming the quest for stability

     

     Zulueta-Fülscher, Kimana (2013)
     Discussion Paper, 24/2013

     In the context of high levels of violence, El Salvador and the Philippines have had relatively successful democratization processes. But despite decades of external institutional support, these countries have not yet achieved peace nor fully consolidated democracy.

265. Women's political role and poverty in the educational dimension: a district-level anlysis in India

     

     Burchi, Francesco (2013)
     Discussion Paper, 23/2013

     The paper shows that a 10% increase in women’s political agency in Indian districts causes a 5.9% increase in primary school completion rates. Moreover, the effect is significantly higher for girls than boys. This should be considered in the current discussion about the Women’s Reservation Bill.

266. A resolution for a quiet revolution: taking the United Nations to sustainable development ‘beyond aid’

     

     Wennubst, Pio / Timo Casjen Mahn (2013)
     Discussion Paper, 22/2013

     What is the future role of the United Nations development system, how will it function and what are the necessary means? This paper proposes a system-wide strategy and “quiet revolution” reforms to position the UN development system for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Agenda.

267. Macroprudential financial market regulation: aims, implementation, and implications for developing and emerging economies

     

     Schmitz, Birgit (2013)
     Discussion Paper, 20/2013

     A core element of the international policy response to the crisis has been to strengthen the macroprudential orientation of financial market regulation. Macroprudential policies stand for enhanced regulatory focus on systemic risks in the financial system and their repercussions for the macroeconomy.

268. Which factors determine the upgrading of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises? Evidence from Egypt, India and the Philippines

     

     Hampel-Milagrosa, Aimée / Markus Loewe / Caroline Reeg (2013)
     Discussion Paper, 21/2013

     Only few micro and small enterprises succeed to upgrade in low and middle income countries - and these tend to be the privileged ones: Most of them are owned by people with above-average education, financial reserves, good personal and business networks, motivation and readiness to take risks.

269. Multilateral aid: structural change and donor preferences

     

     Klingebiel, Stephan (2013)
     Discussion Paper, 19/2013

270. Beyond Aid: konzeptionelle Überlegungen zum Wandel der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit

     

     Janus, Heiner / Stephan Klingebiel / Sebastian Paulo (2013)
     Discussion Paper, 18/2013