Theme

Development policy

Development policy concerns economic, political and social development in the South, and how such processes are affected by global and international conditions.

With our world becoming more and more integrated, development in any one country is increasingly influenced by international conditions. These may touch on everything from competition on the world market to power relations, development assistance and the dissemination of culture and technology. Understanding ‘development’ thus requires analysis of many different forms of interaction, conflict and cooperation across national borders – and this point is central to the study of development policy at NUPI. Relevant research topics include:

What are the causes of poverty and inequality?
Why do some states collapse?
What are the consequences of development assistance?

News about development policy

Tax and fragile states: Challenges for Norwegian development assistance
10 Sep 2019
- - Frida Kvamme
States need revenue to function and an efficient tax system plays an important role. Can Norwegian development assistance contribute to this?

Economic growth Development policy International economics South and Central America Africa Sårbare stater Nasjonsbygging International organizations
Taxation and tax reform in Africa
26 Apr 2019
- - Frida Kvamme
Lessons from and for Tanzania

Internasjonale investeringer International economics Development policy Styring Africa
New report on China and multilateral development banks

21 Jan 2019

China is strengthening its position within international development finance and monetary cooperation.

Asia International economics Trade Development policy International organizations

All news about development policy (total 37)

Publications about development policy

Publication : BOKANMELDELSE
Pathways that Changed Myanmar
2019
- - Roman Vakulchuk
Matthew Mullen’s book provides an impressively detailed and systematic account of how ordinary citizens in Myanmar pursued various pathways to bring about change in a conflict-prone country that was experiencing deep economic stagnation and where polarization in society had been maintained by military...
Forsvar og sikkerhet Asia Development policy
Publication : NUPI Policy Brief

Tre trender som utfordrer norsk utenrikspolitikk

2019
(Available in Norwegian only): Denne policy briefen tar utgangspunkt i tre globale trender, og gir en analyse og vurderinger av hva trendene innebærer av utfordringer og muligheter for norsk utenrikspolitikk i tiden fremover: 1. Nye stormakter vokser frem. 2. Migrasjon brer om seg. 3. Utenrikspolitikk...
Security policy
Publication : ARTIKKEL
Local Ownership as Global Governance
2019
- - Jon Harald Sande Lie
The ownership discourse has profoundly altered the management of development aid. Nominally, it seeks to instil greater freedom as well as responsibilities among aid recipients. Revisiting two ethnographic studies (the World Bank–Uganda partnership and NGO relations in Ethiopia), this article shows how...
International organizations Africa Humanitarian issues Development policy Styring