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241. Reforming the hand that feeds you? Managing capacity development support in Cambodia and Malawi

     

     Keijzer, Niels (2014)
     Discussion Paper, 20/2014

     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.

242. Managing diversity: what does it mean? An analysis of different approaches and strategies

     

     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.

243. Knowledge for development: a literature review and an evolving research agenda

     

     Akude, John Emeka (2014)
     Discussion Paper, 18/2014

     The paper reviews prevalent literature and major ideas in the relatively new field of knowledge management for development and concludes that the macro dimension of the subject matter has not been adequately treated. It then complements this lack by developing a more balanced research programme.

244. Innovation paths in wind power: insights from Denmark and Germany

     

     Lema, Rasmus / Johan Nordensvärd / Frauke Urban / Wilfried Lütkenhorst (2014)
     Discussion Paper, 17/2014

     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

245. Bureaucratic pluralism in global development: challenges for Germany and the United States

     

     Lundsgaarde, Erik (2014)
     Discussion Paper, 16/2014

     Taking the role of sector-specific bureaucracies as aid providers in Germany and the United States as a point of departure, this paper reviews funding trends across bureaucracies, examines intragovernmental coordination mechanisms, and reviews organizational reform proposals in the two systems.

246. Electromobility in India: attempts at leadership by businesses in a scant policy space

     

     Chaudhary, Ankur (2014)
     Discussion Paper, 15/2014

     As the global transportation sector moves towards developing & deploying electromobility technologies, Indian automakers have also embarked on transition. This paper highlights the charecteristics of this emerging technology trajectory focusing on the trends as well as the underlying determinants.

247. Turkey as a donor country and potential partner in triangular cooperation

     

     Hausmann, Jeannine (2014)
     Discussion Paper, 14/2014

     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.

248. International cooperation and development: a conceptual overview

     

     Paulo, Sebastian (2014)
     Discussion Paper, 13/2014

     The implementation of an agenda for global development needs to integrate the broader framework of international cooperation. This paper provides a conceptual overview of the relationship between international cooperation and development that outlines the general contours of this challenge.

249. The formation of a new technological trajectory of electric propulsion in the French automobile industry

     

     Schamp, Eike W. (2014)
     Discussion Paper, 12/2014

     Low carbon policies have initiated a new race for hybrid and battery electric propulsion technologies for vehicles. Forming a new technological trajectory that will become sustainable is a societal process. What can we learn from France, Europe’s current leader in electromobility?

250. Making energy efficiency pro-poor: insights from behavioural economics for policy design

     

     Never, Babette (2014)
     Discussion Paper, 11/2014

     This paper reviews the current state of the art in behavioural economics and its applications to energy efficiency in developing countries. Taking energy efficient lighting in Ghana, Uganda and Rwanda as examples, it develops hypotheses on how behavioural factors can improve energy policy design.