This paper examines the political and political economy factors explaining Brazil’s success in raising tax revenue and assesses its contribution to a Brazilian ‘Development Model’. The recent rise in tax/GDP ratio in Brazil raises several intriguing questions. First, there is substantive macroeconomic and fiscal policy continuity since the mid-1990s, with fiscal stability ...» more
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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.
Securing Women’s Land and Property Rights: A Critical Step to Address HIV, Violence and Food Security
This briefing paper examines the importance of women’s land and property rights in the contexts of HIV and AIDS, violence against women and food security. Land and property rights increase women’s autonomy—decreasing their dependence on men and entrapment in abusive relationships, enabling greater control over sexual relations and improving their ability to produce food for ...» more
The Risks of African Military Capacity Building: Lessons from Rwanda
Civil war and insecurity are widely seen as obstacles to development and threats to international stability, and donors are therefore keen to develop African capacities to manage conflict on the continent. Building the capacity of African militaries is hazardous, however, given their frequent roles in coups, support for authoritarian regimes, and violence against civilians.This ...» more
Interventions to prevent or reduce violence against women and girls: A systematic review of reviews
This paper is a systematic review of reviews. It synthesizes the fragmented evidence base from specific reviews of interventions to prevent and reduce Violence against Women and Girls (VAWG). The paper examines the diversity of geographical context, the types of violence addressed, and the numerous approaches that have been used to combat VAWG. Additionally the review ...» more
Secure property rights and development: Economic growth and household welfare
There remain debates on the association between secure property rights and long-term economic growth. Some evidence support this association, others critique the methods of analysis used in studies which find an association. Some studies argue that the link is not observed in important case studies; and others query whether strengthened property rights are the most important ...» more