Resources
This section presents ALINe's publications along with other relevant resources, organised by theme (see left-hand menu).
It includes work in progress. We welcome your comments. Please let us know what else we should list.
The different themes overlap. For instance, questions about mainstreaming good practice and accountability are relevant to gender and farmer voice. Learning and measurement cut across all areas.
Featured publications
ALINe publication: Sumner, A., Masset, E. and Mulmi, R. (2010) Does Research Reduce Poverty? Assessing the welfare impact of policy-orientated research in agriculture, IDS Practice Paper, under review
This paper surveys the literature and identifies different ways of assessing the impact of ‘policy-oriented’ research, looking specifically at literature on agriculture.
Björkman, M and Svensson, J. (2009) Power to the People: Evidence from a Randomized Field Experiment on Community Based Monitoring in Uganda, The Quarterly Journal of Economics. Vol 124: 2. pp 735-769
A randomized field experiment finds community voice significantly increases health outcomes in 50 health centres in Uganda, including decreasing child mortality by 33%.
Barder, O. (2009) Beyond Planning: Markets and Networks for Better Aid. CGD Working Paper 185. Washington: CGD
Closely argued vision for aid reform, moving from planning to a 'collaborative market' that strengthens incentives for improvement and builds in user feedback.
