This Bulletin examines how global monetary shocks in 2013 affected a range of emerging and sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries, and analyses potential policy issues in responding to these. These policies include the potential role of exchange rate policy as one of a range of policies that African countries can use to respond to global monetary shocks. It provides a ...» 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.
Challenges in humanitarian information management and exchange: evidence from Haiti
This paper analyses the implications of impediments to effective humanitarian information management and exchange (HIME) flows in the Haiti case, using a framework centring on eight factors that characterise humanitarian emergencies. While HIME offers the promise of timely access to relevant information, how such information is disseminated and utilised by decision-makers ...» more
Poverty and Crime: Evidence from Rainfall and Trade Shocks in India
This paper examines the mechanisms underlying the observed relationship between rainfall and crime. Using four decades of district level data from India, the study establishes a robust effect of rainfall shocks on different types of crime, with the strongest effects on violent crimes and property crimes. It then examines to what extent poverty is the main causal pathway between ...» more
Fragmented governance and local service delivery in Malawi
The aim of this paper is to help government and donors better understand how local government works in Malawi and how decentralisation affects local service delivery. The research set out to understand why local government and service delivery work the way they do, to explain variation across the country, and to assess whether the return of local councils is likely to improve ...» more
Africa’s Willing Taxpayers Thwarted by Opaque Tax Systems, Corruption
Findings from this paper suggest that governments need to improve the transparency and accountability of revenue authorities if they want to strengthen the foundations of a sound revenue system.Survey data, covering 29 countries in sub-Saharan Africa reveal widespread citizen commitment to the principle of taxation and to taking responsibility – by paying their taxes – for ...» more