This resource aims to stimulate thinking and debate. It provides briefings by a wide range of experts on politics, public sector reform and stakeholder engagement. The book charts the evolution of donor thinking and practice, highlighting current challenges and offering insights into new ways of working. It stresses the golden rule that supporting governance reform is ...» more
Library
This e-library contains more than 4500 external publications on governance, social development, conflict and humanitarian issues. It includes academic and grey literature selected for its basis in good quality research and coverage of a range of perspectives. Policy-oriented summaries of each document are provided, plus links to the full text.
The state of corruption: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine
This report presents the results of research undertaken by Transparency International on corruption in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine. It highlights promising developments in the field of anti-corruption, but also notes how the capture of important institutions by powerful interests is seriously undermining the effective enforcement of these ...» more
Humanitarian broadcasting in emergencies: A synthesis of evaluation findings
What does and does not work in using communication to help people respond to and recover from disaster? This research report aims to address the lack of systematic learning around humanitarian broadcasting in emergencies using insights from BBC Media Action’s own monitoring and evaluations of four specific case studies. It finds that mass communication programming is effective ...» more
The power of parity: How advancing women’s equality can add $12 trillion to global growth
If women participated in the economy identically to men what would global GDP look like? This report explores the economic potential available if the global gender gap were to be closed, and highlights the role of new regional and global coalitions between policy-makers, non-governmental actors, and private-sector leaders to drive this change. The report maps 15 gender ...» more
Is child work detrimental to the educational achievement of children?
To what extent does child work have an effect on education? This study adds value to the previous work done by Young Lives in Ethiopia by investigating the causal relationship between child work and education. It finds that child work has an adverse effect on children's educational achievement, and suggests that the Government of Ethiopia should focus on addressing trigger ...» more