Drifting Basis for International Norms in the 3rd Financing for Development Conference By Zhang Chun
By Zhang Chun, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies. The 3rd Financing for Development (FfD) conference has just concluded (July 16th 2015) and... Read More
The Biggest NGO in Government By David Levesque
By David Levesque, Independent Education Consultant. So said the British Prime Minister Tony Blair in his autobiography, of Clare Short’s Department for... Read More
The Global Partnership for Education and the Evolution of Engagement in Contexts of Conflict and Fragility By Francine Menashy
By Francine Menashy, University of Massachusetts Boston and Sarah Dryden-Peterson, Harvard Graduate School of Education. Official Development Assistance has historically focused on... Read More
Building Basic Human Capital in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) by 2030: A Huge but Feasible Funding Challenge
By Birger Fredriksen, Consultant, formerly World Bank. To build the basic human capital covered by the six EFA goals is an indispensable... Read More
Funding Global Public Goods in the Education Sector: A Growing Challenge
By Raymond Wanner and Birger Fredriksen, Members of IIEP’s Governing Board. The importance of the issues dealt with by this year’s United... Read More
Education Aid and the “Transformative Shifts” Called for by the Post-2015 Agenda
By Birger Fredriksen, Consultant, formerly World Bank. The report of the High-level Panel (HLP) on the Post-2015 Development Agenda concludes that this... Read More
Innovative Financing in Education: Is it Over Before it Began? No, We just need to Pivot our thinking
By Nicholas Burnett, Results for Development Institute. Starting in 2010, it seemed as if innovative financing was about to make its... Read More
More Effective Education Aid: The Challenge of Achieving More Evidence-based Aid Allocation
By Birger Fredriksen, Results for Development. From efficient to effective aid allocation The post-Dakar Education for All (EFA) decade saw much focus... Read More
Acronym Stew: Why Some New Ingredients in International Development are Best Left Uncombined
By Ruth Naylor, CfBT Education Trust. Popular ingredients and methods in international development come in and out of fashion, just as... Read More
The Future of Education Financing – Mobilizing Domestic Savings?
By Dan Bond, international economist and development finance consultant. The recent OECD announcement that official aid from rich to poor countries declined... Read More
