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Wikiprogress is the Platform on Measuring the Progress of Societies

by SDS EditorEconomy, Networks, OECD, Poverty, Research, Web 2.0 01/08/2014Comments are Disabled

Karsten Weitzenegger Consulting uses Wikiprogress, This is a global platform for you to gather, share and create information about measuring the progress of society. www.wikiprogress.org Wikiprogress is a global platform for sharing information in order to evaluate social, environmental and economic progress. It is open to all members and communities for contribution – students and …

Aid to poor countries slips further as governments tighten budgets | OECD Study

by adminCooperation, Crisis, Development, Development Results, Europe, OECD, Poverty 03/04/2013Comments are Disabled

Development aid fell by 4% in real terms in 2012, following a 2% fall in 2011. The continuing financial crisis and euro zone turmoil has led several governments to tighten their budgets, which has had a direct impact on aid to poor countries. There is also a noticeable shift in aid away from the poorest …

World Bank | Handbook on Impact Evaluation | Quantitative Methods and Practices

by adminDevelopment, Evaluation, Methods, OECD 30/07/2012Comments are Disabled

Handbook on Impact Evaluation: Quantitative Methods and Practices, by Shahidur R. Khandker, Gayatri B. Koolwal, Hussain A. Samad, The World Bank, Washington DC, 2010, online at http://tinyurl.com/cm4q99v Identifying the precise effects of a policy is a complex and challenging task. This issue is particularly salient in an uncertain economic climate, where governments are under great …

Future European cooperation instruments

by adminCooperation, Development Results, Europe, OECD 17/04/2012Comments are Disabled

In the EuropeanUnion, donors are working towards modernising development policy and practice,with the aim of ensuring that it becomes more relevant, efficient, andresults-oriented. Political and policy levels currently adapt to the new globalcontext for aid and international cooperation. In November 2011 developmentpartners endorsed a new global framework during the fourth high-level forum onaid effectiveness – …