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Development Policy

Investitionsrisikogarantie durch den Bund

2018, DEZA, Library of Studies, SECO Aid Effectiveness, Development Policy, Investitionsrisiko, Job Creation, Private Sector

Verschiedene Szenarien zur Unterstützung und Anreizschaffung für privatwirtschaftliche Investitionen in fragile Länder Unter Beachtung der Fragestellung aus der Motion von Nationalrat Béglé ist das Ziel dieser Arbeit (1) die aktuelle Versicherungssituation für politische Risiken im Bereich von Investitionsgarantien auf nationaler und internationaler und im öffentlichen als auch privaten Sektor aufzuzeigen; (2) infolge der daraus resultierenden […]

Infrastructure Development and Pension Funds

2018, Library of Studies, SECO Aid Effectiveness, Development Policy, Infrastructure, investment, Job Creation, pension funds, Private Sector

Reducing the Infrastructure Gap through Pension Fund Investments This paper deals with the question of how the PIDG (Private Infrastructure Development Group) could incentivize pension funds to invest in infrastructure projects in developing countries and therefore contribute to close the infrastructure gap. First of all, the importance of infrastructure will be high-lighted. In a second step, […]

Vocational Skills Development – Best practices and breakthrough innovations

2018, DEZA, Library of Studies Development Policy, Entrepreneurship, Job Creation, Private Sector, Social Enterprise, Vocational Training

Abstract This paper presents seven different social enterprises located in Southern and Eastern Africa, India and Latin America. All chosen projects distinguish themselves through an innovative business approach and provide vocational skills development services to people from a disadvantaged background. An in-depth analysis of every project’s business model allows the identification of several success elements, […]

Conditional Cash Transfers (CCT) Potential for Development Cooperation?

2015, DEZA, Library of Studies Aid Effectiveness, All Topics, Development Policy

Conditional Cash Transfers (CCT) programs have proven to be an effective tool to fight poverty with an approach based on monetary incentives rewarding certain behaviour. This paper looks at how different CCT programs in Latin America work, and how they fare in terms of evaluation…. Read & Download studies

Rohstoffproblematik – Regulierung oder freiwillige Standards?

2013, Library of Studies, SECO All Topics, Development Policy, Raw materials

Können freiwillige Standards die Glaubwürdigkeit des Rohstoff-Handelsplatzes Schweiz herstellen oder sind regulatorische Eingriffe nötig – wenn ja, welche?… Read & Download studies

Ernährungssicherheit und Finanzspekulation

2013, DEZA, Library of Studies All Topics, Development Policy, Food Security

Ist die Initiative der schweizerischen JUSOs ein Beitrag, um die Ernährungssicherheit zu verbessern? 
Hintergrund: Stimmt die Aussage, dass Spekulation zu Hunger führt und ist es möglich, dass man die Nahrungsmittelspekulation unterbinden kann? Wie sollte sich die DEZA zu diesem Thema positionieren? Spezielle Ausrichtung auf Lateinamerika.
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Migration – eine entwicklungspolitische Perspektive

2013, DEZA, Library of Studies All Topics, Development Policy, Migration

Eine Studie der Denkfabrik “Foraus” zeigt auf, dass mit Entwicklungshilfe keine direkte Auswirkung zur Reduzierung der Migration aus dem Süden erzielt werden kann und dies hat in der öffentlichen Debatte zu billigen Schlussfolgerungen geführt, dass die Entwicklungshilfe sogar das Migrationsproblem verschärfe…. Read & Download studies

The Transformation of Development Cooperation from Rome to Busan

2013, DEZA, Library of Studies Aid Effectiveness, All Topics, Development Policy

Aid-effectiveness: von der Paris Declaration zu Busan: Ist die These von der lokalen “ownership” ein wirklich gangbarer Weg oder folgen die Geber einfach einem Gebot der “political correctness”? Seit der Paris Declaration sind einige Maengel an den Tag getreten…. Read & Download studies

Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

2012, Library of Studies, SECO All Topics, Development Policy, Raw materials

In Ländern mit reichen Bodenschätzen sind die Leute oft sehr arm. Welche Massnahmen sind geeignet, die Bevölkerung stärker am Nutzen von Rohstoffen zu beteiligen? Ist die EITI (Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative) ein sinnvoller und ausreichender Ansatz, um die negativen Auswirkungen der Ausbeutung von Rohstoffen zu mildern?… Read & Download studies

Participatory Video as a New Method for Measuring and Generating Empowerment

2012, DEZA, Library of Studies Aid Effectiveness, All Topics, Development Policy

This paper explores the potential of participatory video for the measurement of empowerment. It is meant to be an evaluation of the potential, but also the possible threats of using PV as a tool to measure empowerment…. Read & Download studies

Why
 is Bangladesh 
successful 
in 
it’s 
fight 
against 
poverty?

2012, DEZA, Library of Studies All Topics, Development Policy, Regional Development

The
present
study
addresses
 the
progress
made
in the area of poverty alleviation in Bangladesh
 and
analyzes
the
reasons
 for
the success. In order to better capture the
complexity
of
this
process,
 we have
 developed
 a
 theoretical
 model.
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Taking the Bus Out of Poverty – Inclusive business

2011, DEZA, Library of Studies All Topics, Development Policy, Private Sector

How realistic is the claim that the private sector can reduce poverty by involving poor people in inclusive businesses? Are large multinational corporations really able to re-invent their business models to make them inclusive and serve the poor?… Read & Download studies

Food Security – Possibilities within and beyond the WTO-Framework

2011, DEZA, Library of Studies All Topics, Development Policy, Food Security

How to reduce national vulnerability in the food sector – what possibilities exist within the WTO framework and beyond?… Read & Download studies

The Water Footprint – A Case Study of Water Management in Colombia

2010, DEZA, Library of Studies All Topics, Development Policy, Water

Is the „water-footprint“ a suitable instrument and can it contribute to a solution for the global water … Read & Download studies

Does development aid have to be stopped?

2010, DEZA, Library of Studies Aid Effectiveness, All Topics, Development Policy

A calm response to Moyo’s stimulating and provoking theses Formulate an argumentation how SDC or a multilateral organization as a reaction to the stimulating and provoking theses of Dambisa Moyo. Provocative and stimulating; these are the appropriate adjectives to describe the theses presented in Dambisa Moyo’s „Dead Aid – Why Aid Is Not Working and […]

Food security – are higher food prices not an incentive for small farmers?

2010, DEZA, Library of Studies All Topics, Development Policy, Food Security

Rising food prices are often associated with increased hunger – are higher prices not an incentive for farmers to produce more food? What structural framework conditions (social, political) do farmers need to respond to such incentives?… Read & Download studies

Climate Initiatives – Where to go after Copenhagen

2010, Library of Studies, SECO All Topics, Climate Change, Development Policy

How could climate initiatives be financed in developing countries – overview on existing and planned initiatives?
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The State as an Obstacle to Development?

2009, DEZA, Library of Studies Aid Effectiveness, All Topics, Development Policy

Welche Rolle soll der Staat in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit spielen und wann wird er zu einem Entwicklungshemmnis? Welche Haltung sollte die DEZA ordnungspolitisch einnehmen?
Which role should the State play in development cooperation and when does the State become a constraint for development? What position should SDC take when it comes to the role of the State?… Read & Download studies

Nachhaltiger Konsum

2009, Library of Studies, SECO All Topics, Development Policy, Fair Trade

Diskutieren Sie, ob der Verzehr von Südafrikanischen Erdbeeren an Weihnachten aus der Perspektive der Nachhaltigen Entwicklung sinnvoll ist…. Read & Download studies

Corporate Social Responsibility als Mittel zur Effizienzsteigerung?

2009, Library of Studies, SECO All Topics, Development Policy, Private Sector

Wie zufriedene Mitarbeiter besser arbeiten – und ressourceneffiziente Produktionsweisen Kosten sparen können…. Read & Download studies

Paris declaration

2008, Library of Studies, SECO Aid Effectiveness, All Topics, Development Policy

Does /can the aid effectiveness agenda (Paris declaration) deliver what it has promised? Have donors (or the OECD DAC) targeted the right issues to increase aid efficiency?… Read & Download studies

Reshaping the multilateral landscape to deliver aid

2008, Library of Studies, SECO Aid Effectiveness, All Topics, Development Policy

Is the international architecure adequate? Is there a need for reforms? Do we need UNCTAD and WTO, UNDP and WB, IMF and WB?… Read & Download studies

The image of the World bank

2008, DEZA, Library of Studies Aid Effectiveness, All Topics, Development Policy

Analyse der Wahrnehmung der Internationalen Finanzinstitutionen (IFIs, namentlich der Entwicklungsbanken) in der Schweiz, besonders bei den NGOs, dem Parlament und den Medien.
In order to find out how the World Bank is perceived we carried out a series of surveys targeting different stakeholder groups. We confronted people from the streets, students, experts, media representatives and exponents of Non- Governmental Organisations (NGOs)…. Read & Download studies

Entwicklungsstrategie für einen unabhängigen Kosovo

2008, DEZA, Library of Studies All Topics, Development Policy, Regional Development

Welche Entwicklungsstrategien sind geeignet, die Überwindung der hohen Arbeitslosigkeit und Armut zu erreichen? Welche Beiträge kann die Schweiz leisten? Ist ein unabhängiger Staat die Lösung dafür?… Read & Download studies

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