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Programme Aid as an Appropriate Policy Response to Drought

Published by: IDS

The traditional international response to drought has been to provide humanitarian relief, in particular food aid for direct distribution. The drought of 1991-92 in Southern Africa, however, saw a change from a response that was preoccupied with direct relief, to a response that incorporated both programme food aid and programme financial aid.

Faustian Bargains: Democratic Control of the Military Establishment

Published by: Manchester University Press

Technical Report: Institutional and Social Analysis of Nanhanji and Xiaopu, ODA/Atkins RUWEP Project, June

The Triple C Approach to Local Industrial Policy

In both developed and developing countries there is mounting evidence that clustering and networking help small- and medium-sized...

Privatisation in Sub-Saharan Africa: Progress and Prospects During the 1990s

Published by: IDS

Privatisation of both the ownership and control o f state-owned enterprises (SOEs) is an increasingly central feature o f all national...

Commons and Collectives: The Lack of Social Capital in Central Asia’s Land Reform

Published by: IDS

When Livestock are Good for the Environment: Benefit-Sharing of Environmental Goods and Services

Published by: IDS

Sustainability and Institutions: Catchwords or New Agenda for Ecologically Sound Development?

Published by: IDS

Fifty Years On: The UN and Economic and Social Development

Published by: IDS

Published to mark the 50th Anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations, this IDS Bulletin assesses the present and future role of the UN system in such areas as global governance, development thinking, relations with the Bretton Woods institutions, food security, environment and other matters.

Instititutionalizing Women’s Interests and Accountability to Women in Development

Published by: IDS