Existing technologies, institutions, and behavioral norms together act to constrain the rate
and magnitude of carbon emissions reductions in the coming decades. The inertia of carbon …

The sources and governance of climate finance have been widely debated since the 2009
climate change summit in Copenhagen, when rich countries promised to provide US 30billioninadditionalclimatefinanceby2012a …

This article introduces a new dataset of official financing from China to 138 develo**
countries between 2000 and 2014. It investigates whether Chinese development finance …

Achieving sustainable development has been hampered by trade-offs in favour of economic
growth over social well-being and ecological viability, which may also affect the sustainable …

An examination of shifting global power dynamics in climate change politics, and how this
affects our ability to achieve equitable and sustainable climate outcomes. After nearly a …

Developed countries provide increasing amounts of aid to assist develo** countries adapt
to the impacts of climate change. How do they distribute this aid? While donors agreed to …

Development and Social Change: A Global Perspective explains how development thinking
and practice have shaped our world. It introduces students to four interconnected projects …

This paper studies the causal effect of transport infrastructure on the spatial distribution of
economic activity within subnational regions across a large number of develo** countries …

In this introductory essay to the special issue, we introduce a new dataset of foreign
assistance, AidData, that covers more bilateral and multilateral donors and more types of aid …

Many scholars and policymakers see transnational governance as a substitute for lackluster
national and international policies, particularly in the context of intergovernmental gridlock or …