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Im Rahmen der DAC Peer Review 2015 wurde die österreichische Entwicklungspolitik und ihre konkrete Umsetzung von Deutschland, der Schweiz und dem DAC-Sekretariat geprüft. Der Bericht und die Empfehlungen wurden am 15. Jänner 2015 veröffentlicht und vom DAC-Chairman Erik Solheim in Wien...
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Die globalen Herausforderungen werden die Entwicklungspolitik nachhaltig verändern. Die österreichische Entwicklungspolitik ist darauf institutionell schlecht vorbereitet. Eine politische Aufwertung und die Schaffung einer effizienteren Struktur für eine zukunftsfähige Entwicklungspolitik...
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The current negotiations on a transatlantic Free-Trade Agreement between the US and the EU (TTIP) have raised substantial public interest. Several studies have highlighted the positive economic effects of TTIP. A new ÖFSE report shows that these claims are overstated and neglect crucial...
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Within the framework of the Post-2015 Development Agenda, discussions on Financing for Development and the future of ODA have intensified recently. Amongst the many financial instruments that are potentially under review, are soft loans. Combining tied aid with concessional financing, soft loans...
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The new EU development agenda is an adaptation of an old mismatch in development policy, which is the effort to join, on the one hand, donor-driven demand for good governance and democracy, and on the other hand, a commitment to the ownership of development strategies by the recipient countries....
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Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the apparel sector in several Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries has experienced significant growth in the context of preferential market access. But expectations of FDI leading to spillovers to the local economy and the development of locally-embedded apparel...
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Commodity prices that are increasingly determined on global commodity derivative markets are important for economic and social development. The historically unprecedented commodity price boom - combined with high volatility - since the early-2000s has led to a debate about the functioning of...
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Die Ergebnisse des Klimagipfels in Durban reproduzierten nur die strukturellen Widersprüche von Global Governance. Ohne grundlegende Reform des UN-Systems und der Anerkennung des Global Public Goods-Ansatzes bleiben die Klimaverhandlungen wirkungslose, unverbindliche technische Gipfeltreffen.
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Given the far-reaching implications of commodity prices for developing countries an understanding of the factors behind recent commodity price developments is crucial. ÖFSE research shows that besides structural changes in fundamental supply and demand conditions, the increasing presence of...
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Ist Bildung ein zentraler Motor von Entwicklungsprozessen? Diese Frage wird in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit traditionell mit "Ja" beantwortet. Dahinter stehen allerdings komplexe wissenschaftliche Kontroversen.
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