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Humans are able to solve common pool resource problems according to interdisciplinary research. But does this apply to international relations also? This paper paper examines this question by comparing two major climate summits, thereby providing insights into how the Paris Agreement was negotiated.
This paper presents first experiences with results-based aid for fiscal decentralization in Ghana and Tanzania. Results-based aid is an innovative aid modality that links funding to the achievement of pre-agreed results, based on a contract between donor and recipient country.
Burchi, Francesco / Margherita Scarlato / Giorgio d’Agostino (2016)
Discussion Paper, 17/2016
The paper offers a systematic review of the evidence of cash transfers’ effects on food security in Africa. It shows that, when properly designed, these schemes increase calorie intake, while they need to be integrated by other programmes to sustainably graduate beneficiaries out of food insecurity
This paper analyses the policies and priorities of the governments of Cambodia and Malawi with respect to capacity development support (CDS) and investigates both the scope and available means to strengthen the effectiveness of this area of support.
Strupat, Christoph (2016)
Discussion Paper, 16/2016
This study empirically investigates whether the National Health Insurance Scheme affects child labour in Ghana. The findings suggest that the insurance scheme has a negative impact on out-of-pocket payments for health purposes which is accompanied by a substantial reduction of child labor incidence
Evidence-based allocation is getting more and more attention in the donor community. It is an innovative tool to ensure effectiveness, measurability and transparency. In this discussion paper Anna Minasyan evaluates evidence-based approaches in Global Health and outlines lessons learned for Germany.
Dick, Eva / Benjamin Schraven (2018)
Discussion Paper, 9/2018
In international policies, regional migration regimes in Africa and elsewhere are becoming acknowledged political players. However, little is known about their features and actual performance. Introducing a framework of analysis for regional migration governance this paper addresses this gap.
Griffith-Jones, Stephany / Samuel Leistner (2018)
Discussion Paper, 18/2018
This discussion paper examines how private capital can be mobilised for sustainable infrastructure, with particular reference to the newly created Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the New Development Bank (NDB), also known as the BRICS Bank.
To be effective, democracy support faces the challenge of taking the cultural context of partner countries into account. This discussion paper investigates how values and attitudes in Malawi influenced the effectiveness of democracy support in the reform of its term limit and its family law.
Hulse, Merran / Lisa Gürth / Helena Kavsek / Verena Stauber / Daniel Wegner / Jan Weinreich (2018)
Discussion Paper, 30/2018
What kinds of transnational networks are beneficial for civil society engagement in regional governance? Using social network analysis, we investigate civil society’s role in ending early marriage and improving worker’s rights in southern Africa.