Increasing the Impact of EU Development Policy

This present study is a contribution to the recently launched consultation process on the Green Paper "EU Development Policy in Support of Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development - Increasing the Impact of EU Development Policy". It provides evidencebased answers to selected questions raised in the Green Paper. In this brief, the authors focus on the topics related to “inclusive growth and sustainable development”, analyzing, in a more general manner, the aspects that relate with development policy impact:  Industrial investment projects in developing countries ;  Protection of social and economic rights, and better corporate accountability ;  Establishing an economic environment to promote business, particularly SMEs ;  Financial support and low cost finance and financial guarantees ;  Innovation and technology transfer in developing countries ;  Climate change, biodiversity and development.