ODI [to 17 October 2015]
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International equity surge into sub-Saharan Africa set to continue – new report
News | 13 October 2015
The rapid growth in international private equity in the region is set to continue – but governments need stronger policies to manage the risks of financial instability.

Building resilience in Nepal through public-private partnerships
Research reports and studies | October 2015 | Barnaby Willitts-King et al.
This report from the WEF Global Agenda Council on Risk and Resilience explores how public-private partnerships helped – and can help – improve resilience in Nepal and other contexts.

Progress under scrutiny: poverty reduction in Pakistan
Research reports and studies | October 2015 | Amina Khan, Arif Naveed, Emma Samman, Moizza Binat Sarwar and Chris Hoy
According to official data, consumption-based poverty in Pakistan fell sharply between 1990 and 2010. However, these figures are the subject of debate and this report discusses the implications of the high levels of contestation over official poverty data and what is…

Sharing the fruits of progress: poverty reduction in Ecuador
Research reports and studies | October 2015 | Andrea Ordóñez, Emma Samman, Chiara Mariotti and Iván Marcelo Borja Borja
In Ecuador, extreme poverty has fallen from 20% in 2000 to just 4% today and the country’s income inequality is falling at twice the regional average. Our new case study looks at the drivers behind such impressive progress in tackling extreme poverty.

Pathways to earthquake resilience in China
Working and discussion papers | October 2015 | John Young; Cui Ke; Lena Dominelli, Timothy Sim, William Weizhong Chen, Ning Li, Ling Zhang, Zhao Bin, Yunxi Yang, Brian Tucker, Tony Zhang Jun, Patrick Zhang Jun
This report brings together the voices of different groups working to build China’s resilience to earthquakes – with a focus on rural communities in Shaanxi Province.

Good Practice Review on disaster risk reduction
Research reports and studies | October 2015 | John Twigg
Disasters happen all the time. We can’t always prevent them from happening, but disaster risk reduction efforts can limit the scale of devastation.

10 international development priorities for the UK: parliamentary briefing
Briefing papers | October 2015
This briefing identifies 10 areas that need to be a priority for the UK government.

Creating a paradigm shift: statement for the World Humanitarian Summit Global Consultation
Briefing papers | October 2015
In the lead up to the Global Consultation for the World Humanitarian Summit, this statement outlines the need for a paradigm shift in the humanitarian system.

Gender and resilience
Research reports and studies | October 2015 | Emily Wilkinson, Virginie Le Masson and Andrew Norton
This paper reviews different approaches to incorporating gender equality objectives into climate resilience projects using a sample of project proposals from the BRACED programme.

Shaping economic transformation in Tanzania
Working and discussion papers | October 2015 | Dirk Willem te Velde, Sam Wangwe, Steve Wiggins, Benno Ndulu, Alison Brown, Peter Mackie, Alastair Smith, Colman Msoka, Emmanuel Mung’ong’o, Julius Gatune
DEGRP policy essays exploring the challenges of and potential solutions for economic transformation and ongoing economic growth in Tanzania.

Fiscal redistribution in developing countries: policy issues and options
Books or book chapters | October 2015 | Francesca Bastagli, David Coady and Sanjeev Gupta
Francesca Bastagli, David Coady and Sanjeev Gupta look at fiscal redistribution in developing countries in the International Monetary Fund’s book, Inequality and Fiscal Policy.