Partners

Networks

South Asia Center for Policy Studies (SACEPS)
http://www.cpd-bangladesh.org/saceps/index.html

The South Asia Centre for Policy Studies (SACEPS) is a network of research organizations involved in studying regional issues in South Asia. It is located at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Bangladesh and is registered as a project of CPD.

The overall objective of SACEPS is to promote regional cooperation amongst member countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in the field of development research, policy studies and policy advocacy. It strives to be a focal point towards building a South Asian Community and aims to establish an institutional base to network with some of the well-established national institutions within the region.

The IPS is one of the partner organizations of SACEPS and has been involved in many of its research projects. The IPS is currently working on a project on ‘Economic and Political Empowerment of the Poor' funded by SACEPS.

The North-South Institute (NSI), Canada
http://www.nsi-ins.ca

The North-South Institute (NSI) is Canada's first independent, non-governmental and non-partisan research institute focused on international development. It is dedicated to eradicating global poverty and enhancing social justice through research which promotes international cooperation, democratic governance, and conflict prevention.

The NSI provides research and analysis on foreign policy and international development issues for policy-makers, educators, business, the media and the general public. For more than 25 years, NSI has built a reputation for sound, credible analysis of pressing issues related to global development.

The IPS was involved in a project on ‘Impact of Trade Liberalization on Poverty and Household Welfare in Sri Lanka', funded by NSI.

The Poverty and Economic Policy (PEP) Research Network
http://www.pep-net.org

The objectives of the PEP network include better understanding of the causes and consequences of poverty, proposing alternative/accompanying policies for reducing poverty and improving the monitoring and measurement of poverty. In addition, the network aims at developing and strengthening local research capacity in poverty monitoring and analysis, and developing new concepts and methodologies through research activities.

A number of IPS researchers have become members of the PEP network and have been involved in many research projects under the PEP. Moreover, IPS was the host institution of the 4th Annual PEP Conference, held in Sri Lanka, 9-17 June 2005.

International Development Research Center (IDRC), Ottawa, Canada
http://www.idrc.ca

International Development Research Center (IDRC) is a public corporation created in 1970 to help developing countries to find long-term solutions to the social, economic and environmental problems they face. IDRC's objectives include assisting scientists in developing countries to identify sustainable practical solutions to pressing development problems, mobilizing and strengthening the research capacity of developing countries, developing links among researchers, and providing them access to the results of research around the globe.

IDRC funds research that is geared to alleviating poverty and promoting sustainable and equitable development. It favours multidisciplinary, participatory research where researchers from different disciplines work with local people to devise solutions to local problems. Among many programs funded by IDRC, Micro Impact of Macroeconomic and Adjustment Policies (MIMAP) is a Network that includes over 40 research teams from Asia, Africa and Canada. MIMAP is based on the idea that macroeconomic policies need to be guided by the final outcomes at the micro level. Hence, MIMAP program initiatives seek to increase the understanding of the links between macroeconomic policies and household income and wealth; and the ‘feedback loop' that alters the efficacy of the original policy and its design.

Chronic Poverty Research Centre (CPRC)
http://www.chronicpoverty.org