Monday, August 22nd, 2011
[from the MercyCorps website]
"A significant body of knowledge exists on the relationship between poverty and conflict. Research has shown that low per capita income and slow economic growth drastically increase the chances that a country will experience violence. Driven in part by these findings, donors and their partners are implementing ...
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Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
ICAI website text:
"The Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI) is the independent body responsible for the scrutiny of UK aid, focusing on delivery of value for money for the UK taxpayer, maximising the impact for recipients and ensuring effectiveness of the UK aid budget. ICAI reports ...
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Tuesday, January 4th, 2011
Date: June 15-17 2011
Venue: Cuernavaca, Mexico
Each year billions of dollars are spent on tackling global poverty. Development programs and policies are designed to build sustainable livelihoods and improve lives. But is there real evidence to show which programs work and why? Are government and donor policies ...
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Friday, December 3rd, 2010
ALINe publication: Sumner, A., Masset, E. and Mulmi, R. (2010) IDS Practice Paper, under review. Available online
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In the current context of the global financial crisis and its aftermath, development resources are likely to be getting scarcer. Resources for development research are too. The set of circumstances generating the ...
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Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
Date: October 4-7, 2010
Venue: Royal Tropical Institute, Amsterdam,
The International Institute of Social Studies and The Amsterdam Institute for International Development invite applications / submissions for a training and conference event on Measuring Results for Dutch Development Aid, Approaches and Future Directions with financial support from the Policy and Operations Evaluation ...
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