The OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC) conducts peer reviews of individual members once every five to six years. Reviews seek to improve the quality and effectiveness of members’ development co-operation, highlighting good practices and recommending improvements. Slovenia's...

This book examines how and why local communities have been neglected in development initiatives in South Asia, focusing on Sri Lanka, and assesses the significant support from NGOs in increasing the capacity of local government and in promoting local development. Based on research in the...

The IMF, LIDC reform and the post-Washington consensus -- The IMF and LIDCs -- Theorizing post-Washington consensus LIDC reform -- The HIPC and HIPC II initiatives -- 'Pro-poor' concessionary lending : the PRGF -- Deepening the IMF's development model : the ECF, RCF, and SCF reform -- Conclusion