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Is the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change an effective science-policy institution? How is it governed? Have recent reforms after error-finding improved the workings of the Panel? What are strengths and weaknesses of the IPCC model? This discussion paper sheds light on these questions.
Micro and small enterprises (MSE) account for the bulk of employment in low and middle income countries, yet, only few of them grow. This paper analyses under which conditions MSEs drive job creation and improvements in job quality, and presents policy recommendations to assist their growth.
This paper demonstrates the usability of household data to study political economy features of public finances in developing countries. Taking Zambia as an example, it finds strong and robust evidence for political targeting of public infrastructure provision in line with the core-voter theorem.
Turkey has developed into a significant provider of development assistance and is now an attractive partner in triangular cooperation for DAC donors. This paper examines the main characteristics of Turkey’s development policy and analyses the potential of joint German-Turkish triangular cooperation.
Ashoff, Guido / Stephan Klingebiel (2014)
Discussion Paper, 9/2014
Since the early 2000s, the development policy community has come to acknowledge two issues. (1) The aid system is in crisis; attempts are being made to reform the system. (2) The system environment in which development policy is being pursued has undergone considerable change.
The democratic emerging powers - India, Brazil, South Africa, Indonesia andTurkey - have potential advantages in supporting democratization processes beyond their own borders. But to make good on their promise, they have to decide how they want to fill their new regional and global leadership roles.
Die Türkei hat sich über die letzten Jahre hinweg zu einem bedeutenden Geberland in der internationalen Entwicklungszusammenarbeit und attraktiven Partner für Dreieckskooperationen entwickelt. Über Hintergründe und Deatails dieses Engagements war bislang jedoch wenig bekannt.
The text sums up the author’s insights as former staff member responsible for the Managing Global Governance (MGG) Programme, which is implemented by DIE. MGG has enhanced transnational knowledge cooperation for global sustainable development through capacity building, research and policy dialogue.
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.