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This book presents an accounting framework to critically review
existing studies of aid's macroeconomic effects and as a basis for
four country studies on Guinea-Bissau, Nicaragua, Tanzania and
Zambia. This framework focuses on the impact of different types of
aid on the level and composition of key macroeconomic aggregates
such as imports, investment and government expenditure. The
importance of the relationship between aid and policy reform is
also stressed. The case studies find that aid has had a generally
positive contribution, though recommendations to further improve
aid impact are also given.
The focus on results in development agencies has led to increased
focus on impact evaluation to demonstrate the effectiveness of
development programmes. This book illustrates the broad range of
methods available for counterfactual analysis of infrastructure
programmes such as establishment, rehabilitation and maintenance of
roads, water supply and electrical power plants and grids.
Understanding the impact of interventions requires understanding of
the context in which the intervention takes place and the channels
through which it is expected to occur. For infrastructure
interventions it is particularly important to identify the links
between the input and the outcomes and impacts because the
well-being of people, the ultimate impact, does not change directly
as a consequence of the intervention. Therefore impact evaluation
of infrastructure programmes typically requires mixing both
quantitative and qualitative approaches as illustrated in many of
the contribution to this edited volume. This book was originally
published as a special issue of the Journal of Development
Effectiveness.
The Millennium Development Goals accepted by the UN in 2000 are,
along with the targets set by the OECD in 1996 the subject of this
expertly written book. It asks and answers questions such as:
- Is development achievable in the time frames given?
- How useful were the goals in the first place?
- How far have we come in solving the aching problems of the
developing world?
This impressive collection featuring an array of respected
contributors and a preface from Mark Malloch Brown of the UNDP,
will be required reading among development economists and those
interested in development studies more generally. Perhaps more
importantly, the lessons learned from this book shall need to be
understood and acted upon by policy makers at both national and
international levels.
The Millennium Development Goals accepted by the UN in 2000 are, along with the targets set by the OECD in 1996 the subject of this expertly written book. Is development achievable in the time frames given? How useful were the goals in the first place? How far have we come in solving the aching problems of the developing world? These questions and more and asked and answered. This impressive collection featuring an array of respected contributors and a preface from Mark Malloch Brown of the UNDP, will be required reading among development economists and those interested in development studies more generally. Perhaps more importantly, the lessons learned from this book shall need to be understood and acted upon by policy makers at both national and international levels.
This important contribution to the literature on development economics analyses the effectiveness of programme aid - i.e. aid that is given in the form of projects. Using real world examples from countries such as Nicaragua, Tanzania, and Vietnam this book deals with one of the core issues in development economics today.
The focus on results in development agencies has led to increased
focus on impact evaluation to demonstrate the effectiveness of
development programmes. This book illustrates the broad range of
methods available for counterfactual analysis of infrastructure
programmes such as establishment, rehabilitation and maintenance of
roads, water supply and electrical power plants and grids.
Understanding the impact of interventions requires understanding of
the context in which the intervention takes place and the channels
through which it is expected to occur. For infrastructure
interventions it is particularly important to identify the links
between the input and the outcomes and impacts because the
well-being of people, the ultimate impact, does not change directly
as a consequence of the intervention. Therefore impact evaluation
of infrastructure programmes typically requires mixing both
quantitative and qualitative approaches as illustrated in many of
the contribution to this edited volume. This book was originally
published as a special issue of the Journal of Development
Effectiveness.
The world's poor will be the most critically affected by a changing
climate-and yet their current plight isn't improving rapidly enough
to fulfill the UN's Millennium Development Goals. If experienced
development organizations are finding it difficult to solve
decades-old development problems, how will they additionally solve
new challenges driven by climate change? This book illustrates how
including community members in project design and co-management
leads to long-lasting, successful achievement of development and
adaptation goals. This field guide provides a system of building
block activities for staff on the ground to use in developing and
implementing successful adaptation to climate change projects that
can be co-managed and sustained by communities. Based on years of
use in 129 different countries, the techniques illustrated in this
field guide use a step-by-step progression to lead readers through
problem assessment, project design, implementation, and community
take over. The book equips development staff with all the tools and
techniques they need to improve current project effectiveness, to
introduce community based adaptation into organizational
programming and to generate new projects. The techniques provided
can be applied to broad range of challenges, from agriculture and
soil and water challenges, to health concerns, flood defences and
market development. The book is supported by a user-friendly
website updated by the author, where readers can download online
resources for each chapter which they can tailor to their own
specific projects. This practical guide is accessible to all levels
of development staff and practitioners, as well as to students of
development and environmental studies.
The world's poor will be the most critically affected by a changing
climate-and yet their current plight isn't improving rapidly enough
to fulfill the UN's Millennium Development Goals. If experienced
development organizations are finding it difficult to solve
decades-old development problems, how will they additionally solve
new challenges driven by climate change? This book illustrates how
including community members in project design and co-management
leads to long-lasting, successful achievement of development and
adaptation goals. This field guide provides a system of building
block activities for staff on the ground to use in developing and
implementing successful adaptation to climate change projects that
can be co-managed and sustained by communities. Based on years of
use in 129 different countries, the techniques illustrated in this
field guide use a step-by-step progression to lead readers through
problem assessment, project design, implementation, and community
take over. The book equips development staff with all the tools and
techniques they need to improve current project effectiveness, to
introduce community based adaptation into organizational
programming and to generate new projects. The techniques provided
can be applied to broad range of challenges, from agriculture and
soil and water challenges, to health concerns, flood defences and
market development. The book is supported by a user-friendly
website updated by the author, where readers can download online
resources for each chapter which they can tailor to their own
specific projects. This practical guide is accessible to all levels
of development staff and practitioners, as well as to students of
development and environmental studies.
Getting accurate data on less developed countries has created great problems for studying these areas. Yet until recently students of development economics have relied on standard econometrics texts, which assume a Western context. Econometrics and Data Analysis for Developing Countries solves this problem. It will be essential reading for all advanced students of development economics.
Available open access under CC-BY-NC license. Homelessness is
unequivocally devastating. In the UK, people affected by
homelessness are ten times more likely to die than their peers in
the general population, yet we still miss important opportunities
to adequately address the issue. The Centre for Homelessness Impact
brings together this urgent book gathering the insights and
experiences of leaders in government, academia and the third sector
to present new evidence-based strategies to end homelessness.
Demonstrating why and how a new movement is needed that embraces
data and evidence as integral to ending homelessness effectively,
this book provides crucial methods to underpin future policy,
practice and funding decisions.
Poverty is a large and growing problem in Africa resulting in an
immense amount of avoidable suffering, foreshortened lives,
frustrated potentials, and joyless existences. The poverty trap is
more than just an economic phenomenon but a social phenomenon as
well. 'African Poverty at the Millennium: Causes, Complexities, and
Challenges' is confined to the sub-Saharan region of Africa. The
analysis found in Part I of this book, emphasizes the many-sided
nature of poverty and the importance of going beyond
generalizations about the poor. Part II looks at the various causes
of poverty in Africa, stressing the powerful ill-effects of a
combination of sluggish past economic growth and large, possibly
widening, inequalities. It also draws attention to the strength of
the social and political factors contributing to poverty. Part III
outlines an anti-poverty strategy, highlighting the necessity for
an inclusive and far-reaching approach, on the basis of joint
action by concerned governments and donors. The poor in Africa are
triply disadvantaged. Firstly, there is a widening international
gap as African social indicators lag behind the rest of the world,
partly as a result of poor growth. Secondly, by Africa's poor
performance in turning income to social welfare. Thirdly, by
national disparities in health and education between the poor and
non-poor.
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