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The role and effectiveness of Special Economic Zones in TanzaniaSpecial Economic Zones (SEZs) have been successfully used as an industrial policy tool in many countries...
Economic development Industrial policy Nonprofit organizationsBook Chapter
What Do Development NGOs Achieve?Economic development projects Nonprofit organizations Panel analysis
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Evaluation of Non-Governmental Development OrganizationsRandomized controlled trials (RCTs) are now widely used in development economics. However, their use is often resisted by non-governmental development organizations...
Economic development projects Nonprofit organizations Panel analysisWorking Paper
Unpacking Women’s Health in Public-Private Partnerships: A Return to Instrumentalism in Development Policy and Practice?There has been a significant increase in funding for health programmes in development over the last two decades, partly due to the formation of public-private partnerships...
Health Nonprofit organizations Qualitative researchWorking Paper
Determinants of Foreign Aid in Family Planning: How Relevant is the Mexico City Policy?The Mexico City Policy (MCP) prohibits the United States Agency for International Development from providing aid to international non-governmental organizations that provide abortion-related services...
Economic assistance and foreign aid Econometric models (Economic development) FamiliesBlog
From the Editor's Desk (September 2013)
24 September 2013 Tony Addison As Helsinki moves into a crisp sunny autumn, Angle brings you news of two big UNU-WIDER events...
Econometric models (Economic development) Children Climate changeBlog
From the Editor's Desk (August 2013) 22 August 2013 Tony Addison Angle returns from its Nordic summer break, to bring you more news and results from UNU-WIDER’s programme...
Econometric models (Economic development) Economic assistance and foreign aid Economic developmentWorking Paper
Non-Traditional Aid and Gender Equity: Evidence from Million Dollar DonationsThis paper investigates the role of non-traditional aid in meeting global challenges in improving gender equality and gender-related socioeconomic needs in the twenty-first century...
Economic assistance and foreign aid Economic development Econometric models (Economic development)Blog
Aid to the Social Sectors – Achievements and Mistakes
22 March 2013 The share of aid to social sectors has grown over the past 20 years. Evidence shows clear links between support to these sectors and poverty reduction, economic growth, and human development. But what works, and why?...
Children Economic assistance and foreign aid Economic growthPresentation
Social protection in sub-Saharan Africa: Will the green shoots blossom?Social Protection in the form of conditional cash transfers, non-contributory social pension schemes or targeted workfare programs, have evolved in recent years in an increasing number of developing countries. Impact evaluations show that social...
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The Vecino as Citizen: Neighbourhood Organizations in El Alto and the Transformation of Bolivian CitizenshipFrom the book: Latin American Urban Development into the 21st Century
Democratization Nonprofit organizations UrbanizationBook Chapter
Blind Spots on the Map of Aid Allocations: Concentration and Complementarity of International NGO AidFrom the book: Development Aid
Economic assistance and foreign aid Economic development International agenciesWorking Paper
Blind Spots on the Map of Aid Allocations: Concentration and Complementarity of International NGO AidThe budgets of development NGOs have risen dramatically over the last decades. In stark contrast to bilateral donors, the geographic choices of NGOs remain virtually unexplored...
Economic assistance and foreign aid Economic development International agenciesBook Chapter
The Global Path: Soft Law and Non-sovereigns Formalizing the Potency of the Informal SectorFrom the book: Linking the Formal and Informal Economy
Institutional economics International law Nonprofit organizations