The aims of and motives for development cooperation have since changed significantly
A WTO framework for investment facilitation can contribute to sustainable development if it strengthens developing countries’ capacities, respects…
It is critical that governments have policies in place to attract FDI, and to harness
There is a need for greater transparency of the United Nation’s (UN) development work at the country level. Existing transparency arrangements in…
development organisations (which in many cases also provide humanitarian assistance) have
Tapping climate finance for social protection through the Financial Mechanisms of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)…
Various social protection instruments are deemed to have the potential to increase
“Social cohesion” and the “social contract” are two interrelated concepts that help to understand the relationships between individuals, social…
cohesion” and the “social contract” are two related analytical concepts, which have
In this article, we challenge the idea of PES as a panacea for environmental degradation and poverty, if its drawbacks are not taken into…
To this end, we identify a number of critical issues that have received marginal
publication (September 2020), WTO negotiations on Investment Facilitation for Development have
Yet, it may in some cases also have adverse effects, for example crowding out local
consequences of climate change are visible in all parts of the world and often have
infighting, entrenched structural inequalities and widespread perceptions of corruption have
