The Consultative Group to Assist the Poor hosted the virtual conference Better Aid: Rethinking the Way We Work this September. During one week, donor staff, practitioners and consultants focused on questions around the five core elements of aid effectiveness represented by the Aid Effectiveness Star and discussed current issues facing donor agencies as well as … Weiterlesen
The Migration Information Source continues to expand the World Migration Map Data Tool. This Data Tool shows the origins and destinations of migrants from nearly every country in the world. As of today, the World Migration Map provides data on Europe as well as Central America, the Caribbean, North America, and South America. In all, … Weiterlesen
New firm entry has been fundamental for job creation in the transition economies. Hence, the urge to reform the framework in which firms operate. This paper aims to improve our understanding of the business environment of the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) countries, as well as to assess which of the institutions that shape it … Weiterlesen
The new Transition report studies the financial sector in transition countries. It analyses how financial systems have been restructured, their impact on the economy and private sector development, and the introduction of new financial services. The special theme of the report is devoted to an analysis of the financial sector in the transition countries. Making … Weiterlesen
Local Economic Development Case Studies Local economic development (LED) strategies should be designed to meet the specific needs of each community. However, the experiences of cities and towns in both developed and developing countries can provide lessons. The case studies from this World Bank website are identified by their primary LED project or program objective. … Weiterlesen
With official development assistance (ODA) set to rise as countries strive to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), aid effectiveness remains an important area of development policy. An increasing number of studies support the notion that ODA can contribute to growth in a nonlinear relationship. In this paper, Development Gateway investigates a new hypothesis regarding … Weiterlesen
Economic growth has varied widely across the transition countries since 1989. Central Europe has generally performed better than south-eastern Europe, which in turn has out-performed Russia, Ukraine and the other members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). But what accounts for these differences? And what has been the role of institutions? This leaflet summarises … Weiterlesen
This UNU-WIDER paper by Frances Stewart is concerned with one major requirement in reconstruction policies that is often overlooked: that is to design policies which will reduce the horizontal inequalities which are often a major source of conflict. If they do not, there will be a danger of renewed mobilization around them and a further … Weiterlesen
Promoting region-specific development, whether in the framework of economic development or by strengthening administrative structures, is one of the most important themes of Development Cooperation. The contributions (concepts, instruments, and lessons learned) presented in this collection provide an impressive insight into the wide range of GTZ’s experiences and its abilities in the field of local/regional … Weiterlesen
Technology has helped reduce the cost of delivering financial services, creating exciting opportunities for delivering these services to millions more of the world’s poor. CGAP’s Technology Program invites concept notes for projects that test technology-based approaches to delivering financial services, especially in the most challenging markets not yet reached by microfinance. The deadline for the … Weiterlesen