Policy Responses to Unfettered Finance (PRUF) is a research project on the global economic crisis, supported by the Ford Foundation. The project highlights 'development-friendly' global responses to the crisis and emphasizes the needs and priorities of developing and least developed countries.

Download the PRUF Policy Brief:
Beyond Band-Aid Solutions to the Crisis, Towards a New Development Paradigm

For regular updates and project developments see the PRUF blog.

WORKSHOPS  

The third workshop is tentatively planned for November 2009, in New Delhi, India.

Second Workshop: On Impact and Responses to the Crisis in Low Income Countries, International Environment House, Geneva, June 8-9, 2009

For all documents from the second workshop, click on this link.

        Briefing Note:
      Responding to the Crisis - What is needed at the international level? What can
      developing Low Income Countries do?

      Final Synthesis Report:
      Impact of the Global Economic Crisis on Low Income Countries: Analysis of
      Transmission Channels, Recovery Scenarios, Policy Options and Strategies

First Workshop: On Systemic Policy and Institutional Reforms, Columbia University, New York, February 12-13, 2009

For all documents from the first workshop, click on this link.

      Briefing Note:
      Policy Responses to Unfettered Finance and the Reshaping of the Global
      Economy

Launch: Official launch of the PRUF project hosted by NSI on December 11th, 2008.

For all launch documents, click on this link.