Kommunale Entwicklungspolitik (KEpol) gewinnt in Deutschland an Bedeutung: Städte, Gemeinden und Landkreise engagieren sich zunehmend und leisten durch KEpol einen zentralen Beitrag zur transnationalen Nachhaltigkeitspolitik. Die vorliegende von der Servicestelle Kommunen in der Einen Welt...

Since its foundation in 1961, the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) – nerve centre of the aid effort of the “rich” countries – has played a central role in the PostWar aid system. This book traces the history of the institution and reflects on its future. How intense diplomacy...

Communities hosting large numbers of refugees are under immense pressure regarding social cohesion and local economic development, often coupled with inequitable gender roles. As this study demonstrates, cash-for-work (CfW) programmes can mitigate this pressure because - beyond direct effects on...

The transition towards a green economy has become an urgent need. A pre-condition for the effective development and diffusion of green technologies, as well as for increasing competitiveness, is the presence of well-functioning national quality infrastructure systems, comprising standards,...

Nachdem in den 1980er und 1990er Jahren Sozialpolitik in Lateinamerika vor allem von internationalen Akteuren durch die strengen Vorgaben der Strukturanpassungsprogramme (SAPs) in den Hintergrund gedrängt worden war, stehen sozialpolitische Fragen in vielen Ländern wieder auf der politischen...

Investments in climate change mitigation will have to rise massively in the coming years in order to keep the global temperature increase below 1.5°C. Rising levels of investment in mitigation can reduce the impacts of climate change. Yet, they also increase the risk that these investments...

Earmarking financial contributions for specific geographic, thematic or other priorities has emerged as an important modality for funding multilateral development organisations. Earmarking has had positive consequences, such as the mobilisation of resources for multilateral organisations and new...