Policy evaluation is an essential tool of government as it ensures that the objectives of policies and programmes are being met and that tax revenues are being well spent. In many instances, policy evaluation involves using standard counterfactual analysis to measure the impact of a programme on...

The Philippine government has historically underinvested in transport infrastructure until a few decades ago when the country was in a relatively more favorable financial position. The immense need to fast-track transport infrastructure investments is driven mainly by two pressure points: 1) the...

The evolution of rural settlement planning has the potential to improve regional sustainability through aligning components of human settlement ecosystems. In this study, we promoted the integration of sustainability in 23 rural communes of Rehamna province (central Morocco). We assessed rural...

Mozambique has become a significant destination for a diverse portfolio of investments in mining, liquid natural gas, power plants, industrial complexes and large-scale agricultural schemes. Acquiring investments across sectors has re-emerged as a top national priority, though few of these...

The Rural Pact is an initiative foreseen in the Communication on the long-term vision for the EU's rural areas to build cooperation between the various levels of governance and with stakeholders. The Rural Pact initiative is a bottom-up and multi-level governance process in which the European...

The Rural Pact is an initiative foreseen in the communication on the long-term vision for the EU's rural areas to build cooperation between the various levels of governance and with stakeholders. The Rural Pact initiative is a bottom-up and multi-level governance process in which the European...

This paper analyzes the role of economic and social development ideas in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Uruguay during the 1960s and early-70s, emphasizing on the role of social issues within the development planning agenda. The paper's theoretical standpoint is the recognition of an important...