Institute of Development Studies

IDS In Focus Policy Briefing 7 - Policy Responses to the Global Financial Crisis

How will the global financial crisis affect developing countries and what should policy responses be? To address the development dimensions of the current crisis, the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) undertook a set of rapid research projects. This brief summarises the conclusions from those projects.

• McCulloch, N., Schmidt, A. and Summer, A. (2009) 'The Global Financial Crisis, Developing Countries and Policy Responses', IDS In Focus Policy Briefing 7.1, Brighton: IDS
• Sumner, A. and Wolcott, S. (2009) 'What are the Likely Poverty Impacts of the Current Crises?', IDS In Focus Policy Briefing 7.2, Brighton: IDS
• Hossain, N. (2009) 'Voices of the Poor in the Current Crises', IDS In Focus Policy Briefing 7.3, Brighton: IDS
• Davies, M. and McGregor, J.A. (2009) 'Social Protection Responses to the Financial Crisis: What do we know?', IDS In Focus Policy Briefing 7.4, Brighton: IDS
• Gottschalk, R. (2009) 'Macroeconomic Policy, Stimuli, Aid, and Budgeting: What Options?', IDS In Focus Policy Briefing 7.5, Brighton: IDS
• Cook, S. and Gu, J. (2009) 'China and the Global Financial Crisis: Implications for Low-income Countries', IDS In Focus Policy Briefings 7.6, Brighton: IDS
• Robinson, S. and Willenbockel, D. (2009) 'The Impact on Developing Countries of an OECD Recession', IDS In Focus Policy Briefing 7.7, Brighton: IDS
• Humphrey, J. (2009) 'Trade Credit', IDS In Focus Policy Briefing 7.8, Brighton: IDS
• Schmidt, A. (2009) 'From Crisis Management to Institutional Reform', IDS In Focus Policy Briefing 7.9, Brighton: IDS
• McCulloch, N., Schmidt, A. and Sumner, A. (2009) 'Will the Global Financial Crisis Change the Development Paradigm?', IDS Focus Policy Briefing 7.10, Brighton: IDS