Research & reports

Ownership in practice: The key to smart development
Research Report | Sep 21, 2009
Countries should provide foreign aid in ways that strengthen the voice of poor people and the responsiveness of the state.

A Portrait of Louisiana
Research Report | Sep 17, 2009
Louisiana Human Development Report 2009

Field report from Cambodia
Research Report | Jun 23, 2009
Smart Development in Practice series

Building Common Ground
Research Report | Jun 16, 2009
How shared attitudes and concerns can create alliances between African-Americans and Latinos in a post-Katrina New Orleans

One Year On
Research Report | May 12, 2009
Oxfam reports on its emergency and reconstruction projects

The White Oak Recommendations on Effective Global Development in the US National Interest
Research Report | May 07, 2009

The Right to Survive
Research Report | Apr 21, 2009
The humanitarian challenge for the twenty-first century

Failing the Cardozo test
Research Report | Apr 03, 2009
Why US foreign assistance legislation needs a fresh start

Caught in the Conflict
Research Report | Apr 03, 2009
Civilians and the international security strategy in Afghanistan

Field report from Afghanistan
Research Report | Mar 26, 2009
Smart Development in Practice series

Field Report from Southern Sudan
Research Report | Mar 13, 2009
Smart Development in Practice Series

Metals, mining, and sustainable development in Central America
Research Report | Feb 17, 2009
An assessment of benefits and costs

Ghana's Big Test
Research Report | Feb 13, 2009
Oil's challenge to democratic development

Collaboration in Crises
Research Report | Feb 06, 2009
Summary report: Lessons from the Oxfam International tsunami research program

A Portrait of Mississippi
Research Report | Jan 27, 2009
Mississippi Human Development Report 2009

Tsunami Fund end of program report
Research Report | Dec 22, 2008
Oxfam's final report on its four-year response to the tsunami disaster of December 2004.

Listening to disaster-affected communities
Research Report | Dec 05, 2008
An executive summary of "Collaboration in Crises"

Reducing vulnerability to HIV before and after disasters
Research Report | Dec 04, 2008
Tsunami research brief: An exploration of how the tsunami and its aftermath led to an increase in vulnerability to HIV in coastal India.

Deepening community engagement
Research Report | Dec 03, 2008
Tsunami research brief: A study of disaster preparedness programs in Sri Lanka that points to the importance of listening carefully to communities.

Lessons in disaster management
Research Report | Dec 01, 2008
Tsunami research brief: An examination of the Sri Lankan government's disaster management policies, which contributed to planning and reform.