The low unemployment rates traditionally enjoyed by Sweden have often been attributed to the country's extensive system of active labour market programmes, which have thus frequently been regarded as a model for other countries to emulate. However, unemployment grew enormously in Sweden when the...

In the past decades the involvement of local experts in the planning and evaluation of development programs has steadily increased. Ownership of development planning is propagated as major aim of bilateral and international development co-operation. Yet, the quality and performance of many local...

The 'Swedish model' of active labour market programmes is investigated in relation to some crucial institutional features with two aims: examining how successful it has been in the context of the high unemployment atypically experienced by Sweden in the 1990s and trying to derive some general...

Für den Bereich des Winterberges bei Schierke (Harz) existieren Planungen eines Wander- und Skigebietes inkl. Seilbahn. Im Rahmen der Vorbereitung des Raumordnungsverfahrens wurde ein Fachgutachten in Auftrag gegeben, da zwei bereits vorliegende Gutachten zu widersprechenden Bewertungen und...

This paper aims to provide new insights into the analysis of National Innovation Systems (NIS). Whereas the common approach is to analyze specific parts or a defined set of actors and their interactions, this paper attempts to take a more systemic approach by analyzing results of 13 surveys...

The objective of this evaluation is to assess the extent to which budget support has contributed to achieving its expected results by helping the Government of Ghana (GoG) to strengthen the implementation of its national and sectoral strategies. The study covers all operations with disbursements...

The global objective of this study is to assess the actions and initiatives in the field of civil protection in the Caribbean, in order to promote, enhance and reinforce regional cooperation between European Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs), Outermost Regions (ORs) and the countries...

The objective of this evaluation is to help the European Commission improve the impact of EIDHR support for torture prevention and rehabilitation centres. The evaluation focuses on the projects’ relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, impact, and sustainability and provides lessons and...

Budget support is central to the international cooperation policy of the European Union. It provides a platform for policy dialogue with partner countries. It contributes to strengthening country systems and budget processes to deliver these policies. It offers additional fiscal space to...

This evaluation of the EU’s cooperation with the Eastern Africa, Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean region (EA-SA-IO) aims to: - Provide an overall and independent assessmentof the past and current cooperation. - Identify lessons learned and make recommendations to inform current and future...