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Quelle politique de réendettement pour les pays africains après une decennie de remise de dette ? (Repère n° 36)

19-Jan-2007

La mise en œuvre successive des plans d'allègement de la dette PPTE et IADM ont permis de réduire considérablement la charge du service de la dette pour les pays africains qui en ont bénéficié. Dotés d'une solvabilité restaurée et par ailleurs confrontés à des besoins de financement importants, ces pays souhaitent désormais se ré-endetter. Ce Repère dont la publication fait suite à un séminaire d'experts consacré aux économies africaines et organisé conjointement le 8 juin 2006 par l'AFD et le Centre de Développement, évalue les conditions d'un tel processus de ré-endettement.

Base de données Egalité homme/femme, Institutions et Développement (EID)

18-Jan-2007

La base de données Égalité homme-femme, Institutions et Développement (EID) représente un nouvel instrument pour les chercheurs et responsables politiques qui leur permet de connaître et d’analyser les obstacles à la participation des femmes au développement économique. Mise à jour et maintenant disponible par le system de l'OCDE dot-stat.

Experts' Meeting on Access to Drinking Water and Sanitation in Africa, Paris, 1 December 2006

06-Dec-2006

This Meeting aimed at identifying Africa’s key challenges in progressing towards the MDG targets related to water and sanitation. African and OECD policy makers, analysts and private sector representatives shared lessons learnt and success stories in financing access to drinking water and sanitation. All presentations are available here.

Informal Institutions: What do we know, what can we do?

15-Nov-2006

How do informal institutions such as traditions, customs and social norms affect development? What are the linkages and possible conflicts between informal and formal institutions? Can donors and partner countries make informal institutions more conducive to development? Experts and practitioners gather in Paris to find the answers.

Uses and Abuses of Governance Indicators

25-Jul-2006

Rapidly rising attention to the quality of governance in developing countries is driving explosive growth in the use of governance “indicators” by international investors, donors of official development assistance, development analysts and academics.

The Rise of China and India - What's in it for Africa?

22-May-2006

African countries are not simply spectators to the economic rise of China and India, they are party to it. This book demonstrates how the growing economic power of China and India is already influencing the growth patterns of African countries, particularly oil- and commodities-exporting ones.

The Status of Women in Developing Asia: What is the Role of Social Institutions?

31-Mar-2006

Presentation made by Johannes Jütting at Casa Asia, Barcelona, 30 March 2006.

Latin America in 2006: Beyond the Political Cycle

30-Jan-2006

Presentation given by the OECD Development Centre Chief Development Economist and Deputy Director Javier Santiso at the COFACE Country Risk Conference which took place in Paris, January 24 2006.

Policy Coherence Towards East Asia: Development Challenges for OECD Countries

04-Jan-2006

This book looks at the impact of OECD country policies on East Asia in trade, investment, agriculture, finance, aid, macroeconomic policies and regional co-operation. Further, it examines the interaction of OECD country policies and their coherence with each other.

Reducing Capital Cost in Southern Africa

28-Nov-2005

Southern Africa suffers from disproportionately expensive capital and this is denying the region its full growth potential. This book presents ideas and proposals reducing the cost of capital in the region.




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