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CGD NOTES
When Does “What Works” Work? And What Does that Mean for UK Aid R&D Spend?
Charles Kenny et al.
October 04, 2019
The UK’s Secretary of State for International Development oversees an aid-financed R&D budget that is larger than that of the next 15 biggest donors combined. At the moment, a considerable proportion of that UK R&D spend goes towards solving global technological challeng...
Blog Post
Reforming UK Research and Development ODA for Greater Impact
Euan Ritchie et al.
October 04, 2019
Building on a recent paper on UK ODA-financed research and development that discussed some of the issues with the current funding allocation model for R&D including around transparency and the fact that it was largely (de facto) “tied” to UK institutions, this blog explores different...
TESTIMONY
International Development Cooperation After Brexit⁠: Supplementary Evidence
Mikaela Gavas
October 04, 2019
Following her submission of written and oral evidence to the United Kingdom's House of Lords EU External Affairs Sub-Committee in January 2019, Mikaela Gavas submitted further evidence to the Sub-Committee in August 2019. 
Blog Post
Should the EU Provide Policy-based Lending?
Mikaela Gavas
and
Hannah Timmis
September 26, 2019
As the EU considers providing policy-based lending, Mikaela Gavas and Hannah Timmis outline what this support might look like, and discuss what the value-add of the EU Commission would be.
Blog Post
8 Principles of Direct Democracy
Stephan Kyburz
and
Stefan Schlegel
July 29, 2019
We propose eight principles of direct democracy that shall provide guidance on the basic premises to be considered when direct democratic decision-making institutions are constituted. While institutional setups vary immensely across countries, there may exist a number of fundamental propositions tha...
CGD NOTES
Five Things the Health Minister Should Do to Enhance the UK’s Global Health Footprint
Kalipso Chalkidou
July 29, 2019
As Health Secretary Matt Hancock returns to his role as part of Boris Johnson’s premiership, he has an opportunity to make good on the UK’s renewed confidence and ambition by drawing on what the new prime minister calls the “best healthcare [system]” to drive improv...
Blog Post
Focusing UK Research Aid Where It Matters
Lee Robinson et al.
July 25, 2019
The UK’s development agency, DFID, has stated that it views research as the best way to spend aid and that it intends to place high quality research central to its aid strategy. In a new paper, we find significant problems with the way that UK aid is being used to back rese...