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Innovation and the Development Agenda
Innovation drives long-term economic growth. This book examines the role of innovation in developing countries, with a focus on Africa.
DAC Peer Review of Sweden
This review contains the Main Findings and Recommendations of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) and the report of the Secretariat. It was prepared with examiners from Japan and the United States for the Peer Review meeting on 9 June 2009....
Development aid: Net official development assistance (ODA)
This table includes data on official development assistance (ODA), net disbursements at current prices and exchange rates, in millions of US dollars. The table is part of the key tables collection on development.
African Economic Outlook 2010
African Economic Outlook 2010 focuses on public resource mobilisation and aid in Africa, presenting a comprehensive review of best practices in tax administration, policies and multilateral agreements, including recommendations for meeting future...
Fiscal Policy in Latin America
This paper analyses fiscal policy for several economies in Latin America, from the early nineties to the 2009 crisis. We present original estimates of cyclically-adjusted public revenues for Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay implementing the standardised...
Transition Financing:
Building a Better Response
More than one-third of Official Development Assistance is spent annually on fragile and conflict-affected countries. Nonetheless, aid does not always flow promptly and effectively to where it is most needed, especially in countries recovering from...