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2013
Policy Brief No.40: Integrated Strategy for Sustainable Cities
June 2013
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Policy Brief No.41: Increasing public spending in agricultural R&D to ensure food security in developing countries
June 2013
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Policy Brief No.42: Challenges of financing human and sustainable development
July 2013
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Policy and research issues on finance and growth for Sub-Saharan Africa
Stephany Griffith-Jones and Ewa Karwowski with Nshalati Hlungwane
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Towards a sustainable social model: Implications for the post-2015 agenda
Nazrul Islam
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Human Development in an environmentally constrained world in the post-2015…
CDP Background Paper No. 18
By Mustafizur Rahman
Global evidence suggests that trade-related performance is becoming increasingly important for the socio-economic development of many developing countries. The paper finds that trade preferences accorded to Bangladesh as an LDC have played a crucial role in recent accelerated development of her economy and her significant achievements in trade and social sectors. The paper highlights the concerns that emanate from the trade preferences and proposes ways to make these more effective and beneficial for the LDCs. It concludes that Bangladesh will need to build the needed supply-side capacities and undertake necessary reforms to realize the…
The role of selected policy instruments in reducing income inequality
Giovanni Andrea Cornia
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Land Ownership Patterns and Income inequality in Southern Africa
Sam Moyo
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Sustainability and Inequality
Frances Stewart
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Peace and Stability as Enablers for and Outcome of Development
Pingfan Hong
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Transforming MDG Growth Patterns for SGDs
Pingfan Hong
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CDP Background Paper No. 28
By José Antonio Alonso
Many intergovernmental processes, including the Istanbul Programme of Action, the post-2015 Development Agenda and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda, call for a significant increase in ODA toward LDCs. However, even if the commitments were fulfilled, their effectiveness could be minimal if no significant changes are made in the way in which donors allocate and provide ODA. LDCs are among countries with higher levels of aid-dependency, proliferation of donors and aid fragmentation. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the role that ODA can play in the development process of LDCs and the way in which aid should be allocated among countries.
The 2015 Country Snapshots compiles the key statistical data used by the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) at the 2015 triennial review of the least developed country category.
Least developed countries (LDCs) are defined as low-income countries suffering from structural impediments to sustainable development. To identify LDCs, the CDP uses three criteria: gross national income (GNI) per capita; human assets index (HAI) and economic vulnerability index (EVI). HAI and EVI are indices composed of four and eight indicators, respectively. The three criteria together with these indicators are presented in one-page profiles for each of the 48 countries classified as LDCs in 2015, thus…
CDP Background Paper No. 32
By Justin Yifu Lin and Jiajun Xu
This paper aims to draw insights from New Structural Economics by applying its practical policy tool – the Growth Identification and Facilitation Framework (GIFF) – to least developed countries (LDCs) with a special focus on the case of Uganda.
The GIFF offers practical development paths for enabling developing countries to follow comparative advantage in its industrial development and to tap into the potential of advantages of backwardness in industrial upgrading in an effort to achieve sustained and dynamic growth.
After a brief introduction of the GIFF, we present an overview of Uganda’s recent economic and social…
Se prevé una modesta recuperación de la economía mundial, pero la vuelta a un crecimiento firme y sostenido sigue siendo difícil de alcanzar: informe de las Naciones Unidas
Se necesitan medidas concertadas en materia de políticas que reactiven la inversión y el crecimiento para facilitar los progresos hacia el cumplimiento de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible
Aunque se prevé una modesta recuperación global para 2017 y 2018, la economía mundial todavía no ha salido del período de crecimiento lento, que se caracteriza por la escasez de inversiones, el comercio decreciente y un debilitado aumento de la productividad, según el informe de las Naciones Unidas World Economic Situation and…
Summary: In June 2017, the Fed raised its key policy rate for the fourth time since December 2015, and announced plans to gradually reduce the size of its balance sheet. Amid high economic and policy uncertainty, however, rising interest rates by the Fed may pose considerable challenges for the emerging economies. Notably, countries with high borrowing needs, large dollar-denominated debt and fragile macroeconomic conditions are at a higher risk of experiencing large and potentially destabilising capital outflows. In this environment, policymakers will need to assess the various policy tools available that will most effectively mitigate the spillover effects of the Fed’s policy transition…
Perspectivas de desarrollo macroeconómico mundial
Conforme amaina la tormenta de la crisis financiera mundial, los encargados de formular políticas gozan de mayor margen para hacer frente a cuestiones de más largo plazo que frenan el desarrollo sostenible
El último decenio ha estado marcado por una serie de crisis económicas y eventos negativos, desde la crisis financiera mundial de 2008-2009, pasando por la crisis de la deuda soberana europea de 2010-2012, hasta los reajustes de los precios mundiales de los productos básicos de 2014-2016. A medida que se calman esas crisis y las persistentes tensiones que las acompañaban, la economía mundial se ha fortalecido, concediendo así un mayor…