DEV Working Paper No 278: Are all Migrants Really Worse off in Urban Labour Markets? New empirical evidence from China

The rapid and massive increase in rural-to-urban worker flows to the coast of China has drawn recent attention to the welfare of migrants working in urban regions, particularly to their working conditions and pay; serious concern is raised regarding pay discrimination against rural migrants.

Strategic Financial Planning for Water Supply and Sanitation

This report reviews good practices in strategic financial planning in OECD and developing countries and summarises key lessons for policy makers and practitioners.

Integrating Public Environmental Expenditure within Multi-Year Budgetary Frameworks

How do multi-year budgetary processes work in practice in developed an developing countries? This paper identifies opportunities for and limits to financing environmental management.

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OECD Environment Working Paper: Greening Development Planning

The report reviews different approaches to making the economic case for improved management of environment and natural resources in national planning.

Interpretation of the Umbrella Clause in Investment Agreements - Working Paper 2006/3

Given the very frequent occurrence of the umbrella clause in modern investment treaties, and the different language used in these treaties, this paper aims to improve an understanding of the interpretations of this clause.

Investor-to-State Dispute Settlement in Infrastructure Projects - Working Paper 2006/2

This working paper summarises information available in the public domain about investor-state dispute settlement in the infrastructure sectors.

DEV Centre WP 242: Institutional Change and its Impact on the Poor and Excluded: The Indian Decentralisation Experience

This study analyses the impact of democratic decentralisation on the chances of socially excluded groups to participate in newly created local governance institutions in three Indian states.

Float in Order to Fix? Lessons from Emerging Markets for EU Accession Countries (DEV Centre Working Paper 218)

This working paper sets out lessons from emerging markets for EU assession countries.