Recent Submissions

  • Values and Human Wellbeing 

    Kasser, Tim (IDS, 2011)
    Substantial empirical and theoretical work demonstrates that to the extent individuals prioritise values and goals for wealth, status, and image, they report lower levels of personal wellbeing and engage in social and ...
  • Urbanisation: Delhi 

    Burns, Danny (IDS, 2011)
    The Global Dialogue on Urbanisation was held in Delhi in September 2011. It was co-organised by IDS and our partner PRIA (Participatory Research in Asia). The idea was to bring together practitioners and thinkers to explore ...
  • Urbanisation as a Threat or Opportunity 

    Satterthwaite, David; Mitlin, Diana (IDS, 2012)
    Urbanisation is often seen as a problem for development yet all the world’s wealthiest nations are predominantly urban and almost all urbanisation among low- and middle-income nations is associated with economic growth. ...
  • Transformative Innovations in African Philanthropy 

    Moyo, Bhekinkosi (IDS, 2011)
  • The Role and Limitations of Philanthropy 

    Edwards, Michael (IDS, 2011)
    As different approaches to philanthropy have surfaced and collided, an important debate has emerged around their relative efficacy. Some commentators see diversity as a continued source of strength, positioning foundations ...
  • The Inclusive Economy 

    Verstappen, Steffie (IDS, 2011)
    Development agencies and philanthropic trusts have traditionally been focusing on poverty reduction based on the orthodox economic growth model in which profit maximisation and efficiency are prominent, as emphasised by ...
  • The Changing Ecosystem of Philanthropies in International Development 

    Watson, Noshua (IDS, 2012)
    The changing role of philanthropy in international development is driven by shifts in international aid practices and shifts within philanthropy itself. The growing emphasis on development goals such as access to basic ...
  • Promoting Human Wellbeing in a Challenging Global Context 

    McGregor, Allister; Burns, Danny; Waldman, Linda; Watson, Noshua; Williamson, Roger (IDS, 2012)
    This report provides an analysis of the insights offered by the Bellagio Initiative, a global deliberative process implemented by the Institute of Development Studies, Resource Alliance and the Rockefeller Foundation over ...
  • Sustainability and growth: São Paulo 

    Waldman, Linda; Shankland, Alex; Favareto, Arilson (IDS, 2011)
    The Global Dialogue on Sustainability, Climate Change and Economic Growth was held in São Paulo in October 2011. It was co-organised by the Brazilian Centre for Analysis and Planning (CEBRAP) and the Institute of Development ...
  • Resource Scarcity, Wellbeing and Development 

    Evans, Alex; Evans, Jules (IDS, 2011)
    This paper begins by providing a brief overview of resource scarcity issues in the four areas of food, water, land and energy, in each case focusing primarily on the global level and setting out the basic supply and demand ...
  • Resilience: A Literature Review 

    Martin-Breen, Patrick; Anderies, J. Marty (IDS, 2011)
    Resilience has, in the past four decades, been a term increasingly employed throughout a number of sciences: psychology and ecology, most prominently. Increasingly one finds it in political science, business administration, ...
  • Poverty in Middle-Income Countries 

    Sumner, A (IDS, 2011)
    This paper describes a shift in the global distribution of poverty from low-income countries (LICs) to middle-income countries (MICs) and how the role of external development actors (such as ‘traditional donors’ – meaning ...
  • Philanthropy: Current Context and Future Outlook 

    The Resource Alliance (IDS, 2011)
    This report attempts to provide an overview of philanthropy and the ‘philanthropic eco‐system’ that has evolved over the recent decade. Special focus of the report is on overseas philanthropy and philanthropic money for ...
  • New Emerging Markets: Accra 

    The Resource Alliance (IDS, 2011)
    The consultation analysed the trends, opportunities and challenges for the future of philanthropy in Africa. The consultation stressed from the outset that Africans should not feel constrained by existing (northern) ...
  • Middle Income Countries: Hungary 

    The Resource Alliance (IDS, 2011)
    The consultation addressed the trends, opportunities and challenges for the future of philanthropy in Middle Income Countries . Trends which can be observed are: growing local resource mobilisation; greater use of new ...
  • Living on the Move: Kinna, Kenya; Global dialogue report 

    Scott-Villiers, Patta; Reidy, Eugenie (2011)
    People who live a life on the move are aware that they are often seen as undesirable and dangerous. The 23 people gathered at the riverside to inform the Bellagio initiative dialogue on philanthropy and development want ...
  • Islamic Philanthropy and Wellbeing 

    Tadros, Mariz (IDS, 2011)
    This paper examines the contemporary role of Islamic philanthropy in promoting human wellbeing. The term Islamic philanthropy is used here to refer to private goods given in accordance with Islamic ordinances of charitable ...
  • ICTs and Development 

    Shephard, K (IDS, 2011)
    As part of a series of global dialogues, in September 2011 IDS Knowledge Services brought together and facilitated an online community to discuss the relationship between living well and ICTs. The online forum was held ...
  • Living on the Move: Kinna, Kenya 

    Burns, Danny; Scott-Villiers, Patta (IDS, 2011)
    People who live a life on the move are aware that they are often seen as undesirable and dangerous. The 23 people gathered at the riverside to inform the Bellagio initiative dialogue on philanthropy and development want ...
  • Global Governance and Regulation: London 

    McGregor, Allister; Watson, Noshua (IDS, 2011)
    The London Dialogue involved up to 23 participants in discussions about the role of global governance and regulation in the protection and promotion of human wellbeing in the twenty-first century. It ranged across a broad ...

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