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Development Effectiveness
Aid Effectiveness in Cambodia
This Working Paper from the Wolfensohn Center for Development notes that nearly half of Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) to Cambodia is technical cooperation (TC) and largely supply driven TC. Non-traditional donors are now more important. (Ek Chanboreth, Economic Researcher, Economic Institute of Cambodia Sok Hach, Founding President & Research Director, Economic Institute of Cambodia: December 2008) More info >>
PNG commitment on aid effectiveness: a joint commitment between the Government of PNG & Development Partners
This paper outlines the joint commitment between the Government of Papua New Guinea and Development Partners to take specific, monitorable actions to make foreign aid more effective in reducing poverty and inequality, increasing growth, and building the capacity of human resources and institutions, in the work towards the achievement of PNG's Medium Term Development Strategy (MTDS) by 2010 and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015. (: July 2008) More info >>
The World Bank Praxis discussion series
The World Bank Praxis series aims to create discussion and debate on some of the most pertinent issues relating to international development. (World Bank: 2009) More info >>
How change happens: interdisciplinary perspectives for human development
This report presents an overview of approaches used to explain social change from a wide range of academic perspectives, from history, politics and economics to psychology and geography. (Oxfam GB: 2007) More info >>
Theory of development: economic, social and human
This book provides a collection of papers addressing the fundamentals and critiques of development assistance. (: 2005) More info >>
Evaluation of the implementation of the Paris Declaration (executive summary)
The OECD Phase One evaluation aims to: assess the relevance and effectiveness of the Paris Declaration and its contribution to aid effectiveness and ultimately to development effectiveness; and contribute to the upcoming 3rd High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Ghana, 2008. (OECD: July 2008) More info >>
Pacific aid effectiveness principles
This paper was derived from the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness (2005), tailored to the Pacific context and then adopted in July 2007 in Palau by members of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat. (Pacific Island Forum Secretariat: 2007) More info >>
AusAID performance assessment and evaluation policy
This AusAID policy sets out expectations for measuring the performance of Australian aid, including a number of Quality Aid Principles that apply to all types of reporting. (AusAID: December 2007) More info >>
General Presentation on the upcoming Third High Level Forum (Third HLF) on aid effectiveness
This presentation gives an overview of an upcoming aid effectiveness forum in September 2008, with an objective to help developing countries and marginalized people in their fight against poverty by making aid more transparent, accountable and results-oriented. (Accra High Level Forum: 2008) More info >>
AusAID Annual Review of Development Effectiveness 2007
This document prepared by AusAID's Office of Development Effectiveness reviews the effectiveness of the Australian aid program for the period of 2006-7. (AusAID: 2008) More info >>
Aid effectiveness, debt relief & public finance response: evidence from a panel of HIPCs
This research paper, supported by several donors including AusAID, analyses the effectiveness of debt relief to heavily indebted poor countries (HIPCs) as a form of aid. (UN World Institute for Development Economics Research: Sept 2007) More info >>
Aid effectiveness: opening the black box
This recent World Bank paper examines the complexity in the links between aid flows and development outcomes. (World Bank: January 2007) More info >>
A primer on foreign aid
This paper explores trends in aid, the motivations for aid, its impacts, and debates about reforming aid. (Center for Global Development: July 2006) More info >>
Currents of change: exploring relationships between teaching, learning and development
This report seeks to deepen understandings about the interrelationships between education, participation and social change. It also examines how development practitioners learn and how this can act in shaping the agendas of development. (Institute of development studies: January 2006) More info >>
Does aid work?
This paper looks at how effective overseas aid has been in reducing poverty and improving upon communities' self reliance. (World Vision Australia: April 2006) More info >>
Paris declaration on aid effectiveness
The latest statement of intent from heads of bi- and multi-lateral donor institutions, stemming from their meeting in Paris in March 2005. (World Bank: 2005) More info >>
Paris declaration on aid effectiveness - suggested targets for the 12 indicators of progress
This document describes the methodology for measuring and setting the targets for the 12 indicators of progress included in the Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness. (OECD: 2005) More info >>
How effective is DFID?
An independent review which examines the organisational and development effectiveness of DFID since 1997. (DFID: November 2003) More info >>
Australia, DAC Peer Review: Main Findings and Recommendations
A report outlining the challenges and strengths of the Australian Aid program. It presents the main findings and recommendations handed down by the OECD to achieve greater effectiveness. (OECD: 2004) More info >>