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The transformation towards a climate resilient and low carbon future requires the collaboration of state- and non-state stakeholders. A well designed GFCA could steer a groundswell of non-state and subnational climate actions towards greater ambition, and recognise genuinely transformative actions.
What drives European donors to support or dismiss budget support as ain aid instrument? Our empirical analysis shows that government ideology, economic circumstances and bureaucratic structures have played a key role in explaining the different preferences of European donors.
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.
Little is known about the unitended effects of conditional cash transfer programmes on outcomes that may be important for improving development prospects. This paper addresses this gap by evaluating the effects of Peru's Juntos programme on social engagement and trust in institutions.
Does Russia impact on governance structures in Ukraine? Does the Russian leadership have either a motive or leverage to shape Ukraine’s political system?
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.
This paper explores the key features, similarities and differences in innovation paths in Denmark and Germany and sheds light on their main determinants. While the paper shows that there are many common features between the two countries, it also identifies a diversity of pathways. It is as yet uncl
Pietschmann, Elena (2014)
Discussion Paper, 19/2014
An increasingly complex landscape makes it urgent to find ways for recipients to manage diversity of aid actors. However, it remains unclear what "managing diversity" actually means and how this vague idea should be put into practice. This paper explores potential approaches and strategies.
Demand-based growth models worry that secular stagnation in advanced countries reduces developing country growth, via lower exports. Relaxing assumptions and emphasizing cumulative causation forces from domestic-demand growth and relative price effects indicates how the South can maintain growth.