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Part of the School of Environment and Development [3] (SED)
IDPM Publications
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A series of policy-relevant research briefs [4] designed to summarize messages emerging from research conducted within these different groups.
IDPM Working Papers
The Institute regularly publishes a variety of working papers, most of which are available online free of charge.
Follow this link for more information and links to all IDPM Working Papers Series [5].
Latest Papers Published
Development Economics and Public Policy Series
| Number | Title |
|---|---|
| 29/2010 | Determinants of the Savings and Fixed Asset Holdings of Turkish Migrants in Germany [6] (Hulya Ulku). |
| 28/2009 | New Perspectives on Realism, Tractability, and Complexity in Economics [7] (Peter Smith). |
| 27/2009 | Towards Better Regulatory Governance? Regulatory Reform in Selected Developing Countries Over the Period 2003-2007 [8] (Yin-Fang Zhang). |
| 26/2009 | Regulatory Reform and Governance: A Survey of Selected Developing and Transition Economies [9] (Yin-Fang Zhang and Margo Thomas). |
More papers in the Development Economics and Public Policy Series [10].
Development Informatics Series
| Number | Title |
|---|---|
| 45/2010 | Explaining ERP Failure in Developing Countries: A Jordanian Case Study [11] (Ala'a Hawari & Richard Heeks). |
| 44/2010 | A New ICT Maturity Model for Education Institutions in Developing Countries [12] (Julian M. Bass). |
| 43/2009 | Internet Usage Under Authoritarian Regimes: Conviviality, Community, Blogging and Online Campaigning in Iran [13] (Aghil Ameripour, Brian Nicholson & Michael Newman). |
| 42/2009 | The ICT4D 2.0 Manifesto: Where Next for ICTs and International Development? [14] (Richard Heeks). |
More papers in the Development Informatics Series [15].
iGovernment - Information Systems, Technology and Government Series
| Number | Title |
|---|---|
| 21/2011 | A Framework for Assessing Privacy Readiness of e-Government [16] (Kristof Kessler, Nils Hettich, Chadley Parsons, Craig Richardson & Anny Triana). |
| 20/2010 | Analysing e-Government Project Failure: Comparing Factoral, Systems and Interpretive Approaches [17] (Carolyne Stanforth). |
| 19/2009 | Understanding Adoption of e-Govrnment: Principals, Agents and Institutional Dualism [18] (Richard Heeks & Rita Santos). |
More papers in the iGovernment Series [19].
Brooks World Poverty Institute Working Papers
| Number | Title |
|---|---|
| 133/2010 | Global poverty estimates: Present and future [20] (Shatakshee Dhongde and Camelia Minoiu). |
| 132/2010 | What have the poorest countries to gain from the Doha Development Agenda (DDA)? [20] (James Scott and Rorden Wilkinson). |
| 131/2010 | South-South trade and North-South politics: Emerging powers and the reconfiguration of global governance [20] (James Scott). |
| 130/2010 | How much can asset transfers help the poorest? The five Cs of community-level development and BRAC's Ultra-Poor Programme [20](Anirudh Krishna, Meri Poghosyan and Narayan Das). |
| 129/2010 | Violent conflict and inequality [21] (Cagatay Bircan, Tilman Brück and Marc Vothknecht). |
More papers from the Brooks World Poverty Institute (BWPI) Series [20].
Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC) Working Papers
| Number | Title |
|---|---|
| 169/2010 | Ethnic minority poverty in Vietnam [22](Bob Baulch, Hoa Thi Minh Nguyen, Phuong Thi Thu Phuong, Hung Thai Pham). |
| 160/2010 | Mothers' human capital and the intergenerational transmission of poverty [23] (Jere R. Behrman, Alexis Murphy, Agnes Quisumbing, Kathryn Yount). |
| 159/2010 | Inheritance and the Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: Policy Considerations [24](Elizabeth Cooper). |
| 158/2010 | Testing a poverty trap mechanism with Tsimane' panel data [25](Emilie Purge). |
More papers from the Chronic Poverty Research Centre Series [26].
Global Urban Research Centre (GURC) Working Papers
| Number | Title |
|---|---|
| 6/2010 | Climate change adaptation in Lusaka, Zambia: A case study of Kalingalinga and Linda Compounds [27] (Danny Simatele) |
| 5/2010 | Implementing Urban Participatory Climate Change Adaptation Appraisals: A Methodological Guideline [28](Caroline Moser and Alfredo Stein) |
| 4/2010 | Migrants and Cities in the Global South: Transnational Migrants and Marginal City Space in Buenos Aires [29] (Tanja Bastia) |
| 3/2009 | Operational framework for integrating risk reduction and climate change adaptation into urban development [30](Christine Wamsler) |
| 2/2009 | The accumulation and transfer of civic and political assets by Argentinean migrants to Spain [31] (Jorge Ginieniewicz) |
More papers from the Global Urban Research Centre Series [32].
IPPG Discussion and Briefing Papers
| Number | Title |
|---|---|
| Sept 2010 | Beyond Institutions: Institutions and organisations in the politics and economics of poverty reduction - a thematic synthesis of research evidence [33] (Adrian Leftwich and Kunal Sen) |
| Sept 2010 | State-Business Relations and Economic Growth in sub Saharan Africa: A review of case studies in Ghana, Mauritius, South Africa and Zambia [33] (Dirk Willem te Velde and Adrian Leftwich) |
| Sept 2010 | Impacting Livelihoods through Institutional Innovations: Income and Food Security from the Indian Forest Rights Act [34](Purnamita Dasgupta) |
| June 2010 | Investment Behaviour in a Difficult Institutional Environment [35] (Paul Hare and Felicia Owusu Fofie) |
More papers from the IPPG Series [36].
Centre for Organisations in Development Working Papers
| Number | Title |
|---|---|
| 2/2010 | Civic Non-Engagement in Malaysia [37] (Willy McCourt) |
| 1/2010 | Organizational socialization tactics and newcomer adjustment in the Chinese context: Perceived organizational support as mediator [38] (Jie Chen and Derek Eldridge) |
More papers from the Centre for Organisation in Development Series [39].
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