Strengthening Evidence Based Policy: Recent submissions
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Brazil Public Opinion Monitor: Baseline Survey Results
(Institute of Development Studies (IDS), 2013-10)The Brazil Public Opinion Monitor (BPOM) is a longitudinal panel of 2,672 opinion leaders from across Brazil that aims to provide an on-going monitor of opinions and perspectives on the economic and social development of ... -
Natural Experiments: An Under-Appreciated Evaluation Resource?
(Institute of Development Studies (IDS), 2013-03)Natural experiments are observational studies of sharp, well-defined but unplanned changes. They hinge on identifying an uncontrolled but opportune 'intervention', typically of a kind or on a scale that could not – ethically ... -
Improving the Evaluability of INGO Empowerment and Accountability Programmes
(Institute of Development Studies (IDS), 2013-03)This CDI Practice Paper is based on an analysis of international NGO (INGO) evaluation practice in empowerment and accountability (E&A) programmes commissioned by CARE UK, Christian Aid, Plan UK and World Vision UK. It ... -
Evaluating Social Protection Policies: Lessons from Brazil
(Institute of Development Studies (IDS), 2013-04)Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) is considered a valuable mechanism for improving the quality of public policy and has become politically important for policymakers. However, few studies have covered the process of designing ... -
The Evidence of Benefits for Poor People of Increased Renewable Electricity Capacity: Literature Review
(Institute of Development Studies (IDS), 2013-09)Lack of access to electricity is seen as a major constraint to economic growth and increased welfare in developing countries. In 2010 nearly 1.3 billion people (close to one-fifth of the global population) did not have ... -
South Africa Public Opinion Monitor: Baseline Survey Results
(Institute of Development Studies (IDS), 2013-09)The South African Public Opinion Monitor (SAPOM) is a longitudinal panel of 2,526 opinion leaders from across South Africa that aims to provide an ongoing monitor of opinions and perspectives on the economic and social ... -
Indian Public Opinion Monitor: Baseline Survey Results
(Institute of Development Studies (IDS), 2013-09)The Indian Public Opinion Monitor (IPOM) is a longitudinal panel of 3,022 opinion leaders from across India that aims to provide an ongoing monitor of opinions and perspectives on the economic and social development of ... -
Policy Guidelines: Enhancing Markets for Nutrient-Dense Foods in Ghana
(Institute of Development Studies (IDS), 2013-09)This report analyses policy options for promoting nutrient-dense foods to reduce undernutrition in Ghana. Markets have great potential for providing nutrient-dense foods, but they are commonly inhibited by a number of ... -
A Case Study of Community-Level Intervention for Non-Communicable Diseases in Khayelitsha, Cape Town
(Institute of Development Studies (IDS), 2013-09)Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have become a major cause of mortality globally, but especially in low and middle-income countries (LMIC), where nearly 80 per cent of all NCD related deaths occur. There has been a ... -
The HANCI Donor Index 2012: Measuring Donors' Political Commitment to Reduce Hunger and Undernutrition in Developing Countries
(Institute of Development Studies (IDS), 2013-09)Following a first phase of research that focused on developing countries, this second phase of the Hunger and Nutrition Commitment Index (HANCI) scrutinises donor government commitment to reducing hunger and undernutrition ... -
The Hunger And Nutrition Commitment Index (HANCI 2012): Measuring the Political Commitment to Reduce Hunger and Undernutrition in Developing Countries
(Institute of Development Studies (IDS), 2013-09)The Hunger And Nutrition Commitment Index (HANCI) was launched in April 2013 to: Rank governments on their political commitment to tackling hunger and undernutrition; Measure what governments achieve and where they ... -
What is the Economic Engagement Footprint of Rising Powers in Africa?
(Institute of Development Studies (IDS), 2013-09)The role of rising powers has become increasingly important in international development. Some of these countries base their development assistance strategy on the ‘South–South Cooperation’ framework, centred on a notion ... -
Politically Motivated Sexual Assault and the Law in Violent Transitions: A Case Study from Egypt
(Institute of Development Studies (IDS), 2013-06)This case study is about the use of sexual violence against women and men in order to deter the opposition from engaging in protests and demonstrations in a context of a country in transition, Egypt. The paper advances ... -
IDS South Africa Events: Report from the Series of Events held by IDS and Partners in Johannesburg Preceding the 5th BRICS Summit in March 2013
(Institute of Development Studies (IDS), 2013-09)This paper reports on a series of conferences, meetings and events held by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and its international partners in the build up to the 5th BRICS Summit in March 2013. These include ... -
From Sex Work to Entertainment and Trafficking: Implications of a Paradigm Shift for Sexuality, Law and Activism in Cambodia
(Institute of Development Studies (IDS), 2013-09)At the behest of the US government, policy and legislation were introduced in Cambodia in 2008–9 that made virtually all activities associated with commercial sex illegal. The law confirmed the illegality of human ... -
Churning Waters: Strategic Shifts in the Nile Basin
(Institute of Development Studies (IDS), 2013-08)The diplomatic rift between Ethiopia and Egypt over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam’s (GERD) construction shines an important light on how a wider re-balancing of power is occurring within the Nile Basin. This briefing ... -
The Evidence of Benefits for Poor People of Electricity Provision: Scoping Note and Review Protocol
(Institute of Development Studies (IDS), 2013-08)At one level, the relationship between electricity, economic growth and the elimination of poverty is obvious. At the aggregate level, no country has achieved a high level of per capita income and welfare without a functioning ... -
Policy Audit: Social Protection Policies and Urban Poor LBTs in the Philippines
(Institute of Development Studies (IDS), 2013-08)LGBT discourses worldwide have tended to focus on marriage equality at the expense of other equally pressing but sometimes ‘less sexy’ concerns such as gender-based discrimination and violence, and poverty among sexual ... -
Senior Development Fellowship Report (Zhang Xiulan)
(Institute of Development Studies (IDS), 2013-08)The Rising Powers in International Development (RPID) Senior International Associate programme had a very successful first year. The first two Associates are both highly experienced analysts of health and social policy. ... -
Senior Development Fellowship Report (Rômulo Paes de Sousa)
(Institute of Development Studies (IDS), 2013-08)The Rising Powers in International Development (RPID) Senior International Associate programme had a very successful first year. The first two Associates are both highly experienced analysts of health and social policy. ...