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CDP Background Paper No. 12
By Patrick Guillaumont
Structural economic vulnerability is a major obstacle for the development of LDCs. The paper discusses the conceptual, methodological and empirical issues related to the economic vulnerability index (EVI) developed and used by the Committee for Development Policy (CDP) in the identification of LDCs.
2011
Agricultural innovation for food security and environmental sustainability in the context of the recent economic crisis: Why a gender perspective?
Diana Alarc
2012
Absorbing Innovative Financial Flows: Looking at Asia
Rehman Sobhan
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Adopting a Currency Transaction Tax When Avoidance is a Possibility: Which Currencies Would Take the Lead and What Rate Could they Charge?
David Stubbs
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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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.
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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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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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 Committee for Development Policy (CDP) launched today the second edition of the Handbook on the Least Developed Country Category: Inclusion, Graduation and Special Support Measures at a briefing in New York. The Handbook contains a detailed description of the procedures and methodologies used by the CDP in the identification of least developed countries (LDCs), as well as an overview of the international support measures associated with the LDC category. As a supplement to the Handbook, the LDC 2015 Country Snapshots was also presented at the briefing. The Country Snapshots is a compilation of one-page profiles for each of the 48 countries classified as LDCs in 2015 and illustrates the…