Bringing in the demand : towards the harmony of push and pull

French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Bulletin research matters, juillet 2009Research Matters (RM) supports the effective exchange and translation of sound and innovative research findings among a wide range of research-users and decision makers. The newsletter reviews new initiatives, podcasts, conferences, think pieces, toolkits and other valuable inputs for policy makers, decision makers, and other researchers in the field of development, paying attention to the fact that these actors often belong to separate worlds: where researchers solve problems to know, decision-makers typically solve problems to satisfy