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Energie du Mali, or the paradoxes of a "resounding failure"
It is generally agreed the last public-private partnership in which EDM was engaged, from 2000 to 2005, was a "resounding failure": international donors, professionals, and the totality of the Malian population are in agreement on this matter. The present study is opposed to such interpretations, which result from distorted and normative readings of the situation that obscure the complex processes at work. (...)
Published in December 2006
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Natural Capital and Sustainable Development in Africa
This paper underlines a paradox: although "pro-poor" development assistance policies pay little attention to natural capital, the fact is that such resources are of great practical importance for the poor. The paper proposes an approach that would add a specific focus on the conservation of renewable natural resources to the current poverty reduction paradigms, especially as they are applied to Africa.
Published in December 2006
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Institutions, Development and Poverty
This paper explores the relationships between institutions, growth and poverty, presenting the multiplicity of the causal links connecting these three terms. There is currently a consensus that institutions play a crucial role in both development and poverty reduction, but the definitions of these
Published in July 2006
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Out of the financing trap? Financing post-conflict countries and LICUSs
Post-conflict and fragile countries are emerging as a specific group. This group of countries is highly heterogeneous and their situation particularly difficult to address. Some of them are failing to attract new financing, which usually requires a specific donor taking the lead (see UK for Sierra
Published in October 2006
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Financing Development: What are the Challenges in Expanding Aid Flows
succèdent les engagements politiques sur l’augmentation des budgets consacrés à l’aide et aux annulations de dettes ainsi que les initiatives visant à mobiliser de nouvelles ressources financières, cette conférence visait à débattre des conditions d’une utilisation efficace et productive des
Published in January 2006
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Decentralisation and the Free Basic Water Policy in South Africa: What Role for the Private Sector?
Within the debate on the private sector‘s role in SubSaharan Africa, the authors were prompted to undertake a more detailed examination of South Africa as a country that is prioritising service access for the very poor. More specifically, they concentrate on three lines of inquiry: (i) How can
Published in September 2006
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Vocational Training in the Informal Sector - Report on the BENIN Field Survey
This report is part of a study carried out by the AFD Research Department on vocational training in the informal sector in seven African countries, which are, in alphabetical order, South Africa, Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Morocco and Senegal.
Published in June 2006
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Vocational Training in the Informal Sector - Report on the Angola Field Survey
This report is part of a study carried out by the AFD Research Department on vocational training in the informal sector in seven African countries, which are, in alphabetical order, South Africa, Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Morocco and Senegal.
Published in November 2006
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Learning for life and work : GEFOP contribution to the World Development Report 2007
GEFOP is a group of vocational training experts set up by the AFD. It brings together vocational training researchers, managers and practitioners from Europe, Africa and Asia, as well as training specialists from international organisations. The contribution to the 2007 World Development Report
Published in March 2006
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American Philanthropic Foundations: Emerging Actors of Globalization and Pillars of the TransAtlantic Dialog
A recent study by the German Marshall Fund of the United States and the Agence Française de Développement, undertaken in partnership with the Institute of Political Studies (Sciences-Po) of Paris, illustrates the increase in power of American philanthropic foundations in discussions dealing with
Published in July 2006
