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Aid: the drama, the fiction, and does it work?

de Haan, de Haan, A. - Institute of Social Studies (ISS) - 2009

The international community is under increased pressure to show results from the money invested through aid agencies. While support for international development has been large, there has also been a forceful critique. This paper argues that much of the public debate tends to be...

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Aid: the drama, the fiction, and does it work?

Haan, Arjan de - Institute of Social Studies (ISS) - 2009

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Economic growth, employment and poverty in the Middle East and North Africa

Messkoub, Messkoub, M. - Institute of Social Studies (ISS) - 2008

This paper provides an assessment of economic growth, employment and poverty reduction in the Arab MENA region …. Considering the high rate of unemployment (especially the youth unemployment) and poverty in most countries in the region … employment and poverty impacts of growth are of particular concern to policy makers. In the short run for employment growth to be …

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Forest management in Bolivia, Honduras and Nicaragua : reform failures?

Pellegrini, Pellegrini, L. - Institute of Social Studies (ISS) - 2009

conclude that there is a reform failure matched by a failure to reform. The Poverty Reduction Strategies of the three countries …

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Accountability in formal and informal institutions: a cross country analysis

de Wit, de Wit, J.W.; Akinyoade, Akinyoade, A. - Institute of Social Studies (ISS) - 2008

The concept and practices of accountability enjoy considerable interest today, not least due to the World Development Report WDR 2004 on service delivery, which formulated the ëtriangle of accountabilityí - specifying relations between the poor, service providers, policy makers and...

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