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Introduction: Beyond Aid – The Future of Development Cooperation
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-07-24)This introduction explains the rationale behind this issue of the IDS Bulletin, and identifies the key issues and research questions addressed by the contributors. In so doing, it identifies the emerging outlook of future ... -
Potential and Challenges for Emerging Development Partners: The Case of Indonesia
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-07-24)Emerging development partners can play an extremely important role in international cooperation because they have accumulated valuable experience and knowledge identifying and implementing their own development solutions. ... -
Chains of Knowledge Creation in the Evolution of New Donors
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-07-24)This article highlights the importance of contributions of emerging donors based on their knowledge creation during the time they receive aid, focusing on the two-way interaction between donors and recipients. A hypothetical ... -
Estimating China’s Foreign Aid Using New Data
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-07-24)This article presents updated estimates of China’s foreign aid between 2001 and 2014 as a proxy for China’s official development assistance (ODA) as defined by the OECD-DAC, and to compare this with the ODA of other DAC ... -
Emerging Economies, Disaster Risk Reduction, and South–South Cooperation: The Case of Mexico
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-07-24)The emerging economies differ from each other in various economic, political, and cultural ways, but hold a broad understanding and approach on key challenges of sustainable development, climate change mitigation, and ... -
India’s Role as a Facilitator of Constitutional Democracy
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-07-24)How can the unique knowledge, experiences, institutions, norms, and ideas from developing countries contribute to the political, economic, and social development of other developing countries? This question is worth asking, ... -
Triangular Cooperation in East Asia: Challenges and Opportunities for Japanese Official Development Assistance
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-07-24)The article examines the potential contribution of triangular ccooperation (TrC) as an emerging form of foreign aid. By reviewing the Japanese TrC practices, it addresses some critical questions from the perspective of ... -
The BRICS Effect: Impacts of South–South Cooperation in the Social Field of International Development Cooperation
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-07-24)The growing number of development stakeholders and initiatives in developing countries has added complexity to international development cooperation (IDC). Recipient countries have witnessed the increasing presence of ... -
Perspectives on the Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-07-24)The establishment of the Global Partnership for Effective Development Co-operation (GPEDC) created the unique opportunity to bring together and explore synergies between South–South cooperation (SSC) and traditional aid, ... -
Glossary: Emerging Economies and the Changing Dynamics of Development Cooperation
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-07-24)This is the glossary for IDS Bulletin 49.3, ''Emerging Economies and the Changing Dynamics of Development Cooperation'. -
Introduction to Multimedia
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-05-01)This is the Introduction to multimedia for IDS Bulletin 49.2, 'Accountability for Health Equity: Galvanising a Movement for Universal Health Coverage'. -
Health Accountability for Indigenous Populations: Confronting Power through Adaptive Action Cycles
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-05-01)Health-care providers are powerful figures in society. An informed service user may be able to identify regulatory non-compliance and abuses by these actors, but reporting them is not a mere administrative procedure. It ... -
Inverted State and Citizens’ Roles in the Mozambican Health Sector
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-05-01)This article aims to understand the inversion of roles between the state and citizens, by exploring its historical roots and current implications for processes of social accountability in Mozambique, particularly in the ... -
Accountability and Generating Evidence for Global Health: Misoprostol in Nepal
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-05-01)Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) is a major cause of maternal morbidity and mortality in Nepal. Compounded by the remote terrain, endemic poverty, and a lack of access to health facilities, the use of misoprostol has advantages ... -
The Political Construction of Accountability Keywords
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-05-01)Terminology in the accountability field is ambiguous, encompassing both top-down, technocratic control initiatives and bottom‑up efforts to challenge the abuse of power and promote equity. The main proposition is that ... -
Key Considerations for Accountability and Gender in Health Systems in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-05-01)This article poses questions, challenges, and dilemmas for health system researchers striving to better understand how gender shapes accountability mechanisms, by critically examining the relationship between accountability ... -
Gendered Dimensions of Accountability to Address Health Workforce Shortages in Northern Nigeria
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-05-01)Northern Nigeria has some of the worst health indices in sub‑Saharan Africa. Poor health outcomes are the result of multiple factors, including the lack of front-line health workers in rural and hard-to-reach areas. In ... -
Reducing Health Inequalities in Brazil’s Universal Health-Care System: Accountability Politics in São Paulo
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-05-01)Brazil relies on the Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS), a public health-care system used by nearly 65 per cent of the population. This article analyses the role played by accountability mechanisms in expanding access to primary ... -
Making Private Health Care Accountable: Mobilising Civil Society and Ethical Doctors in India
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-05-01)Though the private sector dominates health care in India, it lacks social accountability and effective regulation. Hence, health activists and health-care professionals have adopted a three-pronged approach of mobilising ... -
Neglected Tropical Diseases and Equity in the Post-2015 Health Agenda
(Institute of Development Studies, 2018-05-01)The Millennium Development Goals’ focus on just three infectious diseases (HIV/AIDS, malaria, and belatedly, tuberculosis) configured the global health funding landscape for 15 years. neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), a ...