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From scenario to mounting risks: COVID-19’s perils for development and supply security in the Sahel

Al-Saidi, Mohammad; Saad, Suhair A. Gayoum; Elagib, … - In: Environment, Development and Sustainability 25 (2022) 7, pp. 6295-6318

The African Sahel countries are inherently fragile, environmentally insecure and economically weak. This paper underscores the compounded impacts brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic on resource supply security and, hence, the long-term development of the region. It outlines the Sahel-specific...

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Drugs and development in the urban setting: Expanding development-oriented interventions beyond illicit drug crop cultivation

Diskul, M. L. Dispanadda; Collins, John; Brombacher, Daniel - In: Journal of Illicit Economies and Development (JIED) 2 (2020) 2, pp. 80-90

drug debates. It then takes a step into the literature on peacebuilding, examining the possible positioning of drugs and … development debates relative to the field of peacebuilding studies. It concludes by highlighting the numerous areas of overlap … between the new drugs and development debates and existing peacebuilding discussions. …

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Illicit economies and urban peace: Introduction to the special issue

Wennmann, Achim; Collins, John; Reitano, Tuesday - In: Journal of Illicit Economies and Development (JIED) 2 (2020) 2, pp. 72-79

The special issue proposes "urban peace" as a way of thinking about policy responses to the dynamics of crime, violence, and exclusion that are associated with illicit economies. This approach builds on the notions of connectedness, proximity and trust between individuals, different segments of...

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Making debt relief conditionality pro-poor

Morrissey, Oliver - 2002

This paper considers how the conditionality inherent in HIPC debt relief should be constituted to promote pro-poor policies. There are two dimensions to this. First, the extent to which the policies proposed are pro-poor. Second, the potential for releasing resources for pro-poor expenditures....

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Conditionality and endogenous policy formation in a political setting

Murshed, S. Mansoob - 2001

The paper examines two issues associated with aid and fiscal policy. First, how best the conditionality behind foreign aid, sometimes non-economic, is complied with in a principal-agent framework. In a multiple task and multiple principal framework, principals are better off cooperating and...

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Short term electricity load forecasting for institutional buildings

Kim, Yunsun; Son, Heung-gu; Kim, Sahm - In: Energy Reports 5 (2019), pp. 1270-1280

Peak load demand forecasting is important in building unit sectors, as climate change, technological development, and energy policies are causing an increase in peak demand. Thus, accurate peak load forecasting is a critical role in preventing a blackout or loss of energy. This paper presents a...

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The politico-institutional foundation of economic transition in Central Asia: Lessons from China

Ahrens, Joachim - 2009

Central Asia is increasingly the focus of intense international attention because of its geopolitical and economic importance as well as its unsettled transition processes. Central Asian countries, i.e., Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, faced enormous challenges...

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Keeping a low profile: What determines the allocation of aid by non-governmental organizations?

Koch, Dirk-Jan; Dreher, Axel; Nunnenkamp, Peter; … - 2008

NGOs play an important role in international development cooperation, but the allocation of NGO aid has rarely been mapped, let alone explained. Based on a representative dataset for 61 important NGOs from various OECD countries, we analyze the targeting of NGO aid across a large number of...

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Identifying key barriers to nonprofit organizations' adoption of technology innovations

Godefroid, Marie‐E.; Plattfaut, Ralf; Niehaves, Björn - In: Nonprofit Management and Leadership 35 (2023) 1, pp. 237-259

Despite substantial innovations in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) that could benefit non‐governmental organizations (NGOs), NGOs are not using ICT yet to their full potential – especially compared to the ICT use in the private sector. Such behavior appears counterintuitive...

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Does aid hinder tax efforts? More evidence

Alonso, José Antonio; Garcimartín, Carlos - 2011

During recent years, new doubts about the effectiveness of international aid have emerged. One of the arguments employed to justify this sceptical view is that aid can hinder tax effort in developing countries. Nevertheless, empirical research on the aid-tax nexus is inconclusive and it shows...

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