Evaluation and the sustainable development goals : opportunities and constraints -- Information and Communication Technologies for Evaluation (ICT4Eval) : theory and practice -- Big data analytics and development evaluation : optimism and caution -- Technology, biases and ethics : exploring the...

Rwanda is not on track to achieve most of the Millennium Development Goals at a time when hopes for scaled-up aid are mixed with concerns that, in the context of the global economic crisis, aid instead will be scaled down. This paper analyzes the effects of alternative scenarios for grant aid,...

This paper reviews the effectiveness and efficiency of key policy instruments for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). Based on a simple cross-country regression analysis, the paper argues that average Millennium Development Goal progress is likely to be too slow to meet...

Agriculture, development, and global public goods: US policies at cross purposes -- Agriculture, poverty, and food security in poor countries -- Domestic agricultural support at the expense of developing country farmers -- Biofuel policies at the expense of food security and climate change --...