UK Department for International Development (DFID)

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TESTIMONY
Evidence Submission for the Review of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact
Ian Mitchell
and
Sam Hughes
November 27, 2020
An evidence submission on the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI).
Blog Post
The UK Aid Watchdog Review: Does the Government Accept Its Recommendations?
Sam Hughes
and
Ian Mitchell
November 27, 2020
With the UK government reducing the aid budget, the impact and scrutiny on that spend will be even more important. One key element of this architecture is the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI)—whose remit the government is also currently reviewing.
CGD NOTES
Carving Around David: Implementing a Hierarchy of Cuts to the Aid Budget
Ranil Dissanayake
November 20, 2020
If the ODA budget is to be cut, doing so will be painful, messy, and imperfect, but there is a way to wield the chisel well, says Ranil Dissanayake.
CGD NOTES
The UK as an Effective Altruist
Euan Ritchie
and
Ian Mitchell
August 10, 2020
The prime minister’s most influential advisor, Dominic Cummings, is a champion of “effective altruism”—the use of evidence and careful reasoning to work out how to maximize the good with a given unit of resources. With the UK government in the midst of a major “Integrated Review” of its foreign, dev...
Blog Post
Expanding the Menagerie: Why the FCDO Needs To Be Both Hedgehog and Fox To Reach Its Potential
Stefan Dercon
and
Ranil Dissanayake
August 05, 2020
In Isaiah Berlin’s famous essay, he divided the world into hedgehogs, who have a singular vision uniting all action, and foxes, characterized by the breadth of their intellectual curiosity and locus of attention. The UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office needs to be both hedgehog an...
CGD NOTES
The Hedgehog, the Fox, and the Hounds: How the FCDO Can Deliver Its Vision for Development
Stefan Dercon
and
Ranil Dissanayake
August 05, 2020
Being a force for good in the world is more than about branding, or even good intentions: it requires impact and an organisation capable of it. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office’s vision offers a good starting point for being a values-driven force for good in the world, but within tha...
CGD NOTES
The UK’s Fiscal Contribution to the EU Budget and its International Element
Ian Mitchell
and
Sam Hughes
July 28, 2020
This note lays out calculations of the UK’s net fiscal contribution to the EU budget between the years 2008 to 2018, and quantifies the support provided to other EU countries to promote their economic growth, regional convergence and rural development, but which is not classified as aid.