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{"title":"Digital literacy evangelists in Rwanda: A case study of the Digital Ambassador Programme","authors":"In Cheol Jang","doi":"10.1111/dpr.70013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.70013","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Motivation</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Rwanda's Digital Ambassador Programme (DAP) aims to increase the digital literacy of Rwandans to 60% by 2024, enabling them to use electronic government services and participate in the digital economy. However, the DAP faces various challenges which have yet to be studied.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Purpose</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study examines the challenges that Digital Ambassadors (DAs) face and answers two research questions: what obstacles do DAs encounter in improving citizens' digital literacy? How do these challenges affect the sustainability of the DAP?</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Approach and methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study employs a qualitative case study methodology that involves six rural sites over three weeks. The data were collected using semi-structured interviews with DAs, surveys to capture wider views and observations of digital literacy training and Service Access Points. This multifaceted approach allowed for a holistic understanding of the barriers faced in the field.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Findings</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The study identifies a significant misalignment between the DAP objectives and digital literacy measurement. In addition, the other challenges identified, such as DAs not being well trained and lack of institutional support, hinder the sustainability of the DAP.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Policy implications</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study demonstrates that digital literacy measurements need to be refined to reflect the objectives of the DAP. Additionally, DA training is crucial to improving citizens' digital literacy, and the government needs to identify the areas where hidden costs remain. Addressing these issues is necessary not only for the success and sustainability of the DAP but also for generalizability to other low-income countries facing crucial challenges in the process of digital transformation.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51478,"journal":{"name":"Development Policy Review","volume":"43 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143944766","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Competition or collaboration? EU and Chinese engagement with aquaculture sustainability in Africa","authors":"Fatime L. Traore,&nbsp;Lin Zhang,&nbsp;Yuan Yuan,&nbsp;Annah Lake Zhu,&nbsp;Simon R. Bush","doi":"10.1111/dpr.70011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.70011","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Motivation</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The sustainability of aquaculture worldwide is increasingly shaped by international relations. The European Union (EU) and China have considerable influence on the sustainability of the industry, both domestically and globally. However, little is known about the similarities and differences between the region and country that govern aquaculture sustainability internally and how they shape the sustainability of the sector in other parts of the world, including rapidly developing aquaculture regions in Africa.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Purpose</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We assess the domestic governance of sustainability in aquaculture in the EU and China. We then analyse the extent to which these two areas translate their internal sustainability goals into aquaculture-related development cooperation with African countries.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Approach and methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We undertook a scoping review of domestic policy for the sustainable development of aquaculture in the EU and China. We reviewed EU and Chinese development projects, financing, and trade policies supporting aquaculture development in Africa. The findings of these reviews were validated in a workshop.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Findings</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Although the EU and China express similar technical and environmental concerns, they differ in their governance of their domestic aquaculture sectors. Similarly, at the international level, while both the EU and China have explicitly committed to promote sustainable aquaculture overseas, their approaches to achieving these ambitions through development cooperation differ substantially. EU cooperation includes creating (ambitious) norms for sustainability in Africa. China avoids influencing the domestic policies of African countries, preferring to provide training and technical cooperation.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Our comparison reveals areas of existing competition between the EU and China in the development of aquaculture internationally, but also overlooked areas of potential complementarity and cooperation.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Policy implications</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Our findings contribute to an improved understanding of aquaculture governance and enable the exploration of possibilities for greater alignment between EU and Chinese interventions in aquaculture around the world.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51478,"journal":{"name":"Development Policy Review","volume":"43 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/dpr.70011","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143939039","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effect of sovereign risk and debt-side governance on cross-border infrastructure risk premium in a developing nation: The case of Kenya","authors":"Salome Oyuga,&nbsp;Edward Godfrey Ochieng,&nbsp;Geoffrey Ngene","doi":"10.1111/dpr.70010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.70010","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Motivation</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Developing countries' reliance on foreign capital for large-scale infrastructure projects makes sovereign risk premium and debt-side governance practices key determinants of cross-border infrastructure risk premiums.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Purpose</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study estimates the effect of international sovereign bond spreads (systematic risk) and debt-side governance (unsystematic risk) on cross-border infrastructure risk premiums in Kenya's major infrastructure projects from 2011 to 2020.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Approach and methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We use pooled and random-effects panel data analysis of secondary data.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Findings</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The findings show that rising international sovereign bond spreads (ranging from 9.6% to 32.39%), corruption levels, external debt-to-import ratios, loan utilization rates, disbursement delays, and climate risk disclosure significantly contributed to increasing cross-border infrastructure risk premiums. The interaction between bond spreads and corruption had a compounding effect in increasing cross-border infrastructure risk premiums. On the other hand, longer loan maturities, higher internal rates of return, substantial government involvement, and a rising external debt to total investment ratio reduce project risk premiums.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Policy implications</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>These findings underscore the need for Kenya's modern Public Debt Management Office and infrastructure execution institutions to reduce external borrowing costs through governance reforms that improve transparency, project oversight, and environmental standards. By strengthening debt-side governance, Kenya can reduce its external borrowing costs and improve the sustainability of infrastructure-led debt. As such, the study offers actionable insights for low- and middle-income countries, emphasizing the role of modern sovereign debt management tools that target sustainability and strategic governance reforms at the project level in attracting more favourable borrowing rates for infrastructure financing.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51478,"journal":{"name":"Development Policy Review","volume":"43 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143801721","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Financing development at a crossroads: What's at stake and what reforms are needed?","authors":"Annalisa Prizzon","doi":"10.1111/dpr.70009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.70009","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Finance may not be a sufficient ingredient for development&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;, but it is a necessary one. The need for finance to address crises and the consequences of these for development is mounting. The COVID-19 pandemic slowed or even reversed development trajectories in many low- and middle-income countries. Global and national development goals are now further away, and to make progress require more finance than was initially estimated. The impact of cross-border challenges, notably climate change, has become more tangible and widespread. We not only have more crises, but also longer-lasting ones, blurring even further the line between humanitarian and development assistance. Urgent action is needed to turn the tide.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;But finance is either insufficient or doesn't reach the countries most in need&lt;/b&gt;. Traditional foreign aid might have gone up in absolute terms, but the main drivers of this increase have been growing assistance to Ukraine and more spending to support refugees in donor countries (counted as foreign aid despite being spent domestically). In early 2025, many development partners—including Belgium, the Netherlands, and the UK—announced significant cuts to their development budgets. As we write, the largest development partner by volume of assistance and reach, the United States—has slashed its foreign aid programmes at a single stroke.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;At the same time, &lt;b&gt;the&lt;/b&gt; donor architecture has become more and more complex, &lt;b&gt;with a proliferation of bilateral and multilateral donors and facilities&lt;/b&gt;. A highly fragmented system of donor providers translates into greater pressure on the public systems of the Global South, higher transaction costs, and fewer economies of scale.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Changes to the operations and business models of multilateral development banks (MDBs) have dominated the debate about the reform of the international financial architecture&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;. Despite MDBs being among the few financiers providing relatively cheap loans, their financial contributions remain a drop in the ocean. Private investors find it too risky to invest in frontier markets. The highly touted shift from “billions to trillions,” which anticipated that government funding and efforts would attract significant private investments for sustainable development, has failed to materialize.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;A debt crisis is looming&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;. It might not be as widespread as in the 1990s and early 2000s, but it can have profound consequences in countries where servicing debt obligations consumes a larger slice of the budget than health and education spending. Ten years ago, borrowing from capital markets became attractive for many frontier markets when conditions were favourable. Rolling over or refinancing those obligations is now, however, proving expensive or impossible, as market interest rates have increased.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Tense geopolitical relations between global powers are also restricting progress in reforming the governance of the intern","PeriodicalId":51478,"journal":{"name":"Development Policy Review","volume":"43 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/dpr.70009","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143801546","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Women in the Indian labour market: Juxtaposed between time and work","authors":"Pallavi Gupta,&nbsp;Falguni Pattanaik","doi":"10.1111/dpr.70007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.70007","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Motivation</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The study is motivated by the persistent low participation in the labour force of women in India, largely attributed to the burden of unpaid domestic and caregiving work. There is a notable lack of empirical studies on this issue due to the previous absence of comprehensive time-use data. This research aims to fill this gap by exploring the impact of unpaid care work using the latest Indian time-use data.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Purpose</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This is an empirical study that investigates the influence of unpaid domestic and caregiving work on the labour-force participation and employment choices of women in India. Additionally, the study explores the extent of time poverty among working women and identifies its causes.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods and approach</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The study has utilized Time Use in India data 2019. To examine the impact of socioeconomic and demographic characteristics as well as unpaid domestic and caregiving work on labour-force participation and nature of employment of women, the study has employed logistic regression and multinomial logistic regression, respectively.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Findings</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The findings revealed that the time devoted to unpaid domestic and caregiving work reduces the probability of women participating in the labour market. An increase in time invested in unpaid domestic and caregiving work raises the likelihood of women opting for self-employment. In addition, women workers in India experience higher levels of time poverty than their male counterparts, and this gender disparity in time poverty persists across all employment categories.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Policy Implications</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To include women in the labour market, it is imperative to recognize, reduce, and redistribute women's unpaid domestic and caregiving work and invest in care-friendly policies at workplaces to reduce time poverty among women workers.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51478,"journal":{"name":"Development Policy Review","volume":"43 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143793321","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Shaping skills: A qualitative dive into India's evolving skill development policies","authors":"Dipika Dhiman,&nbsp;Ajay Solkhe","doi":"10.1111/dpr.70006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.70006","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Motivation</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In India's rapidly evolving economic landscape, skill development is essential for fostering socioeconomic progress. Despite the vast working-age population, significant gaps persist between the skills available and those demanded by industries, particularly within the informal sector. Understanding the evolution and effectiveness of India's skill development policies is crucial to bridging these gaps and ensuring a workforce that meets contemporary economic demands.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Purpose</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study explores the evolution of India's skill development policies, examining the factors driving these changes and their alignment with the changing socioeconomic context of the country. It also identifies implementation gaps, investigates challenges in policy execution, and analyses strategic priorities shaping their development and delivery.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Approach and Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Using a qualitative content analysis, this study examines 25 key policy documents through the Walt and Gilson policy triangle framework, focusing on context, content and process. The analysis employs a deductive coding approach using NVivo software, involving an in-depth examination of national policy documents, strategic frameworks, government reports, and guidelines.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Findings</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The findings revealed that India's skill development policies have evolved to emphasize flexibility, with adaptable training models increasing from 1% focus in NSP 2009 to 12% focus in Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 3.0. However, inclusivity has declined, dropping from 13% frequency in NSP 2009, and the initial focus on entrepreneurship (40% frequency in NSP 2015) has diminished in subsequent policies. Fragmented initiatives, unrealistic skill projections, and poor digital adaptability continue to hinder the effectiveness of these programmes.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Policy Implications</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Holistic reforms are needed to improve co-ordination among stakeholders and integrate soft skills into training. Investments in infrastructure, skilled trainers, expanding the private sector's role in skill development, and awareness campaigns will enhance accessibility and relevance. Addressing informal sector needs and aligning training with technological advancements will ensure an inclusive, future-ready workforce.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51478,"journal":{"name":"Development Policy Review","volume":"43 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143749419","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Aid paradox for unrecognized governments: The Taliban and aid","authors":"Haruyuki Shimada","doi":"10.1111/dpr.70008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.70008","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Motivation</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study examines how donors provide aid to unrecognized government under restricted conditions, focusing on Afghanistan's Taliban government, which has ruled since August 2021. However, owing to its harsh policies, particularly towards women, no country or organization has officially recognized it as a government, placing strong constraints on foreign aid to Afghanistan. Nevertheless, donors continue to provide aid because it is difficult to halt assistance on humanitarian grounds.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Purpose</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Aiding unrecognized states (governments) is fraught with difficulties. Using the example of Afghanistan under the rule of the Taliban in the 1990s and from August 2021 to the present, this paper clarifies that the political situation of unrecognition imposes enormous costs on both the recipient and donor sides of aid.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Approach and methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The study reviews reports from the United Nations and other organizations, academic literature, and media articles. In addition, informal in-person and remote interviews are conducted with stakeholders in the government, academia, research institutes in the United States and the United Kingdom, Japan, aid workers in Kabul, Afghanistan, and an Afghan immigrant in Canada.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Findings</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Aid to an unrecognized government causes a paradox in efforts to provide more aid, with higher procedural costs and the need for deeper communication with the unrecognized government. Furthermore, “aid diversion,” or aid flows to unrecognized governments, remains a controversial issue in US domestic politics.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Policy implications</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Even if donors are highly motivated to provide aid to unrecognized governments for humanitarian and developmental reasons, diplomatic non-recognition impedes and creates dilemmas in aid delivery. Hence, donors face high procedural costs or have to make compromises in aiding politically unrecognized de facto governments. The US and other countries are not expected to recognize the Taliban diplomatically for a while, although the suffering Afghan people need aid. A realistic approach would be to provide de facto development assistance under the cover of humanitarian assistance and to continue dialogue with the Taliban, thereby developing mutual interests and trust.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51478,"journal":{"name":"Development Policy Review","volume":"43 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/dpr.70008","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143726820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Furthering a feminist fiscal agenda: Engendering tax and development","authors":"Anuradha Joshi,&nbsp;Jalia Kangave,&nbsp;Vanessa van den Boogaard","doi":"10.1111/dpr.70005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.70005","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Motivation</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Taxation has received increasing attention from researchers and in the context of development policy, though less attention has been paid to the gendered impacts of taxation, particularly in lower-income countries.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Purpose</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We seek to understand how taxation affects men and women differently and relates to gender equity in lower-income countries. In turn, we aim to identify how researchers and policy-makers can further a feminist fiscal agenda to strengthen gender equity.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Approach and methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We review the growing evidence on how tax policy and administration affect the lives and livelihoods of women in lower-income countries. Through this review of research and development practice, we identify impact gaps and channels through which taxation can lead to gendered outcomes.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Findings</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Three findings emerge. First, in considering the impact of tax policy on gender outcomes, there is a need to focus on those issues that most affect women in lower-income countries. In part, this means focusing on the ways in which the informal sector is taxed, as well as how subnational and informal taxes and fees affect men and women differently. Second, while research has focused on the impacts of tax policy on gender outcomes, greater attention needs to be paid to the gendered impacts of tax administration. Third, bringing a gender lens to tax and development requires considering revenue and expenditure together to ensure that the effects of progressive tax policies are not undermined by gender-insensitive budgets.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Policy implications</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>An evidence review points to various ways that policy-makers can try to ensure that taxation does not negatively affect gender equity, including rethinking how the informal sector is taxed, supporting women within tax administrations, undertaking progressive tax policy, and linking tax policies to gender-sensitive budgeting.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":51478,"journal":{"name":"Development Policy Review","volume":"43 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/dpr.70005","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143689571","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Towards an institutional setup for industrial policy in late industrialization in the 21st century","authors":"Jan Grumiller,&nbsp;Werner Raza","doi":"10.1111/dpr.70004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.70004","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Motivation</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This article contributes to the ongoing debate on the institutional preconditions for inclusive and sustainable development in the global periphery, countries that are in a subordinate position within global capitalism.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Purpose</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The authors argue that deliberations pertaining to the effectiveness, inclusiveness, and sustainability of economic development must take into account the political-economic contexts of specific peripheral countries. The article goes on to further conceptualize inclusive late industrialization processes and operationalize institutional setups for industrial policy to make it more useful from a policy perspective.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Approach and methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Our conceptual framework draws on neo-Gramscian and materialist state theory, the developmental regime approach, and other contributions on the necessary conditions for effective industrial policy of late industrializers, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Findings</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We contend that the peripheral states' strategic selectivity often severely limits the emergence of comprehensive industrialization regimes that have extensive elements of embedded autonomy and hegemony. In fact, pro-developmental social forces are likely to be more successful in promoting selective industrialization projects in peripheral contexts. Notwithstanding the comprehensiveness of industrialization regimes, we propose the operationalization of industrial policy institutions with regard to their degree of inclusiveness, decentralization, managerialism, and state-led production. We conceptualize the different ways actors may be included or excluded at different scales of industrial policy institutions. In doing so, potential trade-offs within and between these institutional areas are highlighted, enhancing the policy relevance of the debate.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Policy implications</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>From a strategic policy perspective, the exclusive nature of bureaucratic–authoritarian industrialization regimes of the 20th century needs to be avoided in latecomer industrialization processes of the 21st century, which is why the support of pro-developmental civil society, and thus the construction of hegemony to achieve inclusive development processes, continue to be crucial in peripheral country contexts. The management of the institutional setup and respective trade-offs will involve learning-by-doing, constant monitoring, and continuous adaptation.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 ","PeriodicalId":51478,"journal":{"name":"Development Policy Review","volume":"43 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143533350","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Why do bureaucrats want mandatory training? A conjoint mixed-methods analysis of individual learning preferences in German, Norwegian, and South Korean donor agencies","authors":"Alessandra Tangianu,&nbsp;Daniel E. Esser,&nbsp;Heiner Janus","doi":"10.1111/dpr.70003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/dpr.70003","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;div&gt;\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Motivation&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;Individual knowledge and professional learning among donor-agency bureaucrats play a decisive role in the design and implementation of development interventions. Understanding how to provide optimal training curricula for their staff is key for these bureaucracies' effectiveness as central organizational actors in the international development field.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Purpose&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;We analyse individual preferences for professional learning pathways in three bilateral donor-agency bureaucracies—the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad)—to understand determinants of decision-making and opportunities for improvement. We ask: how do bureaucrats in these organizations assess different options for knowledge acquisition and learning?&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Approach and methods&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;We integrate experimental and qualitative data to provide a comparative perspective on learning practices among donor-agency bureaucrats. Drawing on 89 randomly sampled interviews across three bureaucracies and representing both headquarters and recipient-country staff, we conducted a web-administered choice-based conjoint analysis among 81 bureaucrats to capture interactions between five dimensions of professional learning. We then contextualize our experimental findings through our interview data.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Findings&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;We find that the bureaucrats in our sample have a statistically significant preference for mandatory as opposed to optional training. We note that among the five dimensions of professional learning, the mode of training is the only one that an organization can directly influence. Triangulation with our interview data suggests that this preferred modality of learning is complemented by a staff preference for more targeted substantive training on thematic competencies as opposed to focusing on administrative procedures.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;section&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;h3&gt; Policy implications&lt;/h3&gt;\u0000 \u0000 &lt;p&gt;Although broad administrative knowledge and experience are indispensable for professionals working at the interface of politics and programming, they are not enough. Donor agencies must take their staff members' learning preferences seriously and not shift the burden of learning about substantive issues onto individual staff.&lt;/p&gt;\u0000 &lt;/section&gt;\u0000 ","PeriodicalId":51478,"journal":{"name":"Development Policy Review","volume":"43 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/dpr.70003","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143533349","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"经济学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}