Publications

Developing Country Firms in the World Economy: Governance and Upgrading in Global Value Chains

The concept of 'governance' is central to the global value chain approach. This article explains what it means and why it matters for development research and policy. The concept is used to refer to the inter-firm relationships and institutional mechanisms through which non-market co-ordination...

John Humphrey

Hubert Schmitz

E-commerce: Accelerator of Development?

E-commerce holds out enormous promises for producers in poor countries: easier access to the markets of rich countries and higher incomes resulting from these new trading opportunities.

John Humphrey & 3 others

Economic Orthodoxy and the Asian Economic Crisis

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Final Report of PRSP Documentation

Henry Lucas

From Event to Process: Current Trends in Microfinance Impact Assessment

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Urban Food: The Role of Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture in India: A Case Study of Delhi

29

Dolf J.H. te Lintelo

Two Ways of Reasoning, One Outcome: The World Bank’s Evolving Philosophy in Establishing a ‘Sustainable Water Resources Management’ Policy

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This article discusses the evolution of water resources management and policies since the early 1990s. Changes are due, in particular, to two international conferences both held in 1992 (Rio and Dublin), which laid the groundwork for an integrated approach to water management.

Jeremy Allouche

Local Governance and Conflict Management: Reflections on a Brazilian Cluster

Hubert Schmitz

People in Communities Initiative: An Evaluation Report

Danny Burns

Reflections on the Kutch Earthquake

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Despite the recent earthquake that wreaked havoc across Kutch, its people have long since learnt to cope with disasters and adapt their lives to the vagaries of nature. Yet while powerful social and politicalfactors continue to manipulate calamities, it is equally important that administrators...

Lyla Mehta

New Approaches to Welfare Provision: New Institutional Economics, Politics and Political Economy

Thinking Creatively About Public Service Delivery

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Mick Moore