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Occasional Papers: Topical background research for the HDR
- Chesterman, Simon, "State-Building and Human Development" [528 KB]
- Development Initiatives, , "New Thinking on Aid and Social Security" [282 KB]
Thematic papers
- Barnes, Helen, "Innovative Measures for Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Latin America" [382 KB]
- Brown, Oli, "Supermarket Buying Power" [368 KB]
- Deere, Carolyn, "International Trade Technical Assistance and Capacity Building" [390 KB]
- Development Initiatives, , "Aid Data Report" [235 KB]
- Development Initiatives, , "Fund Profiles" [136 KB]
- Dikhanov, Yuri, "Trends in Global Income Distribution" [692 KB]
- Dyer, Kate, "The Cost of Poverty" [247 KB]
- Fuentes, Juan Alberto, "Violent Conflict and Human Development in Latin America" [171 KB]
- Fuentes, Ricardo, "Poverty" [311 KB]
- Jayati, Ghosh, "Trade Liberalization in Agriculture" [201 KB]
- Gibbon, Peter, "The Commodity Question" [278 KB]
- Goodman, Alissa, and Andrew Shephard, "The Links Between Income Distribution and Poverty Reduction in Britain" [118 KB]
- Jensen, Michael Friis, "Capacity Building for Pro-Poor Trade" [282 KB]
- Johnson, Alison, and Matthew Martin, "Empowering Developing Countries to Lead the Aid Partnership" [203 KB]
- Krznaric, Roman, "The Limits on Pro-Poor Agricultural Trade in Guatemala" [223 KB]
- Mayne, Ruth, "Regionalism, Bilateralism, and “TRIP Plus” Agreements" [229 KB]
- Miller, Calum, "The Human Development Impact of Economic Crises" [215 KB]
- Mwaura, Ciru, "Kenya and Uganda Pastoral Conflict Case Study" [149 KB]
- Nangiro, Simon, "The Impact of Insecurity on Livelihood and Social Service Provision in Kotido District" [118 KB]
- Samman, Emma, "Openness and Growth" [192 KB]
- Stoddard, Abby, and Adele Harmer, "Room to Manoeuvre" [194 KB]
- Tussie, Diana, and Cintia Quiliconi, "The Current Trade Context" [242 KB]
- Vargas Hill, Ruth, "Assessing Rhetoric and Reality in the Predictability of Aid" [258 KB]
- Watt, Patrick, "Transaction Costs in Aid" [187 KB]
Issue notes
Barber, Catherine. 2005. “Potential Benefits of Labour Mobility and Mode 4 Negotiations: Rule of Origin and Trade Preferences.”- Graham, Brown, "Horizontal Inequalities, Ethnic Separatism, and Violent Conflict" [163 KB]
- Brown, Oli, "Policy Incoherence" [211 KB]
- Brown, Oli, "Wealth for the Few, Poverty for the Many" [121 KB]
- Kabeer, Naila, "Gender Equality and Human Development" [143 KB]
- Langer, Arnim, "Horizontal Inequalities and Violent Conflict" [227 KB]
- McGovern, Kieren, and Bernard Choulai, "Case Study of Solomon Islands Peace and Conflict-related Development Analysis" [133 KB]
- Rowland, Diane, and Catherine Hoffman, "The Impact of Health Insurance Coverage on Health Disparities in the United States" [109 KB]
- Samman, Emma, "Gini Coefficients for Subsidy Distribution in Agriculture" [248 KB]
- Sridhar, Devi, "Inequality in the United States Healthcare System" [1,115 KB]
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