Research and Publications
Our research on governance
Where does it hurt? (16.03.2009)
The impact of the financial crisis on developing countries.
Making Aid Accountable and Effective (27.06.2007)
ActionAid’s ten point plan for real aid reform looks ahead to the High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Accra next year.
Glaring Gaps between Promises and Actions (28.05.2007)
A communiqué by ActionAid International ahead of the Africa Finance Ministers Meeting in May 30 – 31, 2007 in Accra Ghana.
From poverty of ambition to ambition on poverty (08.02.2007)
What the G8 finance ministers must do in Essen to support Africa's development. Download report (pdf, 230 kB). Download report executive summary in French and German
2006
What progress? A shadow review of World Bank conditionality. (12.09.2006)
This report shows how the World Bank continues to tie loans to unfair conditions.
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Real Aid 2: Making technical assistance work. (05.07.2006)
The report argues that the root-and-branch reform of the technical assistance is urgently needed to ensure that the aid increases pledged in 2005 result in genuine benefit for people living in the poorest countries.
The G8 Summit in 2006 (01.07.2006)
One year on from Gleneagles, what has been achieved in the fight against world poverty? What needs to be agreed in St Petersburg?
Mission Unaccomplished: One year on from Gleneagles, is the G8 hitting its target on debt, trade and aid? (26.06.2006)
While 2005 was the start of a long process, an agreement on a genuinely pro-poor trade deal continues to elude, the extent to which the G8 is progressing on last year's pledges is an important indication of their commitment to the fight against poverty. The picture varies, by country and by target, but our overall verdict is 'mission unaccomplished'.
Half a million Vietnamese footwear jobs at risk: Where’s the balance between trade and development? (01.05.2006)
The research report assessed the negative impacts that the anti-dumping tariffs would have on the livelihoods and the employment of workers in the footwear industry in Vietnam, the third biggest export of the country.
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A development analysis of the WTO Hong Kong declaration (01.01.2006)
This assessment offers a development analysis of the outcome of the Hong Kong Ministerial Declaration, a trade deal agreed after four years of negotiations.
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2005
Contradicting commitments (01.09.2005)
How the achievement of Education for All is undermined by the IMF. This report intends to demonstrate the IMF's role in constraining countries from increasing public expenditure in education in order to meet the Education for All and Millennium Development Goals.
Don't make poverty: What the G8 must do to make poverty history. (01.07.2005)
The G8 must take the necessary steps to support African efforts to make poverty history. ActionAid is calling for decisive action relating to trade justice, debt, HIV and Aids, climate change and aid.
In the balance (01.06.2005)
This is a joint briefing paper of ActionAid and other non-governmental organisations explaining why debts must be cancelled for the Millennium Development Goals to be met.
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Real Aid: an agenda for making aid work. (01.06.2005)
In this report we show the extent to which the official aid figures exaggerate the rich countries’ generosity. By discounting for phantom aid, we establish the amount of ‘real aid’ that is promoting the basic rights in the poorest countries. The results highlight the urgent need for reform by the donor countries.
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Square Pegs, Round Holes, and Why You Can't fight HIV & AIDS with Monetarism. (01.03.2005)
Briefing on how the International Monetary Fund is blocking progress in the fight againts HIV & AIDS.
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Do the Deal: The G7 must act now to cancel poor country debts. (01.02.2005)
A joint briefing to urge the G7 finance ministers meeting in London to cancel the debt crippling the world’s poorest countries.
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The African Commission for Britain (01.02.2005)
A report by an all African team of ActionAid staff outlining ten actions Britain must make to support Africa's development.
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2004
Fool's Gold (01.10.2004)
A joint briefing calling for total multilateral cancellation of debt cancellation for poor countries.
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2003
Towards effective partnership, untie aid. (01.04.2003)
The report recommends that donor countries immediately untie all their bilateral aid to all the developing countries, make better use of untied forms of aid such as budgetary support, simplify their bidding procedures and enhance transparency of procurement procedures.
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2002
Making a case for untying European aid (01.11.2002)
A briefing paper to highlight the implications of tied European aid before the General Affairs and External Relations Council will consider and European Commission proposal to untie aid across the EU.
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2001
Tied aid and EU competition policy (01.06.2001)
A briefing dealing with the competition issues relating to a legal complaint submitted by ActionAid and 40 other European non-governmental organisations to the European Commission saying tying aid breaches EU competition and internal market rules.
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