Tag Archives: OECD

Characteristics of the new foreign aid architecture and ways forward

Posted on December 23, 2017 by

Introduction Countries have developed at various paces, some of them as a result of foreign aid or more officially known as Official Development Assistance ODA. In recent years, there have been many changes to the ODA architecture, including 1) a … Continue reading →

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What’s ODA? It’s definition has been changed…

Posted on February 21, 2016 by

I was about to write Part 3 of the 2015 SDSR when this news release appeared. In summary, the UK along with others Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Development Assistance (OECD-DAC) have altered the definition of Official Assistance (ODA). … Continue reading →

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The Politics of International Development in major UK Political Parties

Posted on September 25, 2013 by

It is pretty well known that after the New Labour government won power in 1997, international or global development became a key priority issue of discussion amongst both the government and the legislature. Continue reading →

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New Political Economy Special Issue: Seeing like an IO

Posted on March 7, 2012 by

In the early days of my PhD, I was blessed to be able to conduct some research work for my supervisor. The end result is this special issue in the International Political Economy (IPE) journal, New Political Economy Seeing like an IO. Continue reading →

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Where IPE and International Development meet in reality

Posted on November 5, 2011 by

This post is written in a personal capacity and not an official summary of the conference, “A Future for Aid Data”. Names are mentioned but do not reflect the official views of the University of Birmingham or the individual’s institutional … Continue reading →

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Re-post from The Broker: “We’ll always have Paris…”

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

After much contemplating on whether I should write an article that was not really my forte,this was the end result, submitted 2 hours before midnight on the 18th/19th of October. Continue reading →

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Who should give and how much? The case of the East African Famine crisis

Posted on August 21, 2011 by

The East African famine crisis is worsening and the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) calling for action and more financial contributions . The usual donors have responded, albeit weakly, especially due to the US “debt ceiling” debacle, the US downgrading … Continue reading →

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