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Prelude to the Chronic Poverty Report 2008: Escaping poverty traps
posted Wednesday, July 02, 2008 10:41 AM by Andrew Shepherd

It is clear that many of today's poor will simply stay poor, even if economic growth is sustained. They are caught in one or more of five poverty traps: insecurity of life or livelihood; weak citizenship status; living in a deprived area; experiencing social discrimination; or held back by poor quality work. The second international Chronic Poverty Report, launched next week, shows that the poorest can be included in progress. .. (more)

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Reading between the lines. Is EU aid in trouble?
posted Wednesday, June 18, 2008 1:01 PM by Simon Maxwell

The EU Council meeting on 19 and 20 June represents an important marker in this year of the Call to Action on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). There are some serious issues to consider, including the failure of European donors to meet their commitments on aid, both in terms of the levels of funding and in delivering harmonisation and alignment. Most importantly, however, the future of the MDG project itself will be debated... (more)

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Lessons from Latin America: Donors, democracy and development
posted Friday, June 13, 2008 4:51 PM by Alina Rocha Menocal

Latin America is a laboratory of democratic governance and experimentation. As such, it is an important learning ground for other regions in the developing world. The challenge for donors is how to work with these weak democracies to harness their representative nature and their developmental potential. This means having to develop a deeper understanding of the political economy and context of the settings in which they are involved... (more)

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The food price crisis: another 'lost decade' for development?
posted Monday, June 02, 2008 11:38 AM by Simon Maxwell

The Food and Agriculture Organisation summit is a vital step in a process that will develop through a series of events in 2008, including the G8 in Hokkaido in July, and the UN Call to Action on the Millennium Development Goals, in New York in September. At this stage, the Rome summit must deliver four things... (more)

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Tackling the food price crisis: five steps
posted Thursday, May 08, 2008 11:06 AM by Simon Maxwell

The word "crisis" is much abused. But the current food price crisis constitutes a genuine emergency. Urgency in tackling it is essential... (more)

2665 Views,  5 Comments


Moving beyond the rhetorical: Investing in gender equality to achieve the right to health
posted Thursday, March 06, 2008 5:59 PM by Cora Walsh and Nicola Jones

After decades of work to tackle gender disparities in healthcare, gender remains a significant factor in the poor health of millions around the globe. Women account for the majority of the world’s poor, and being a poor woman carries serious health.. (more)

2711 Views,  3 Comments


The view from Davos - Part one: Global corporate citizenship in 2008
posted Thursday, January 31, 2008 12:04 PM by Simon Maxwell

Last week, I attended the World Economic Forum in Davos. This is the first of four blogs with my reflections and predictions on how the debates will be taken forward in 2008... (more)

2711 Views,  3 Comments


A blind spot in the migration debate: who’s being left out in the cold?
posted Monday, December 17, 2007 11:23 AM by Priya Deshingkar

Tomorrow is International Migrants Day, a day to recognise the enormous role that migrant workers play in the global economy and to share experiences to ensure their continued protection. For illegal or forced migrants, however, this day is pretty insignificant since international discussions on the topic tend to exclude them, focusing instead on the rights of legal migrants... (more)

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A warm welcome to ‘Agriculture for Development’
posted Wednesday, November 14, 2007 3:59 PM by Steve Wiggins

Agriculture has been in and out of fashion over the last half century. Since the turn of the Century, however, its stock has once again been rising. This is reflected most notably in the publishing of the World Development Report 2008, entitled ‘Agriculture for Development’, which confirms the importance of agriculture to development and the policy agenda ODI, and many others, have been developing for the past decade... (more)

6799 Views,  3 Comments


Globalisation and Global Poverty Policy Group Report
posted Saturday, July 21, 2007 3:39 PM by Simon Maxwell

The Conservative Party’s Globalisation and Global Poverty Policy Group reported today.  At nearly 500 pages long, the report is a substantial contribution: there are 76 recommendations.  Without being party political, we are going to use the.. (more)

3367 Views,  5 Comments


Ten steps to a new development agenda
posted Monday, July 16, 2007 3:43 PM by Simon Maxwell

This is a time of transition in politics and policy.  What contribution can ODI make? We are always careful not to be party political and not be tarred as advocates or campaigners.  Nor do we have an institutional view which might constrain.. (more)

1959 Views,  1 Comments


What do readers think of Bill Easterly's book, 'The White Man's Burden'?
posted Monday, November 06, 2006 12:18 PM by Simon Maxwell

Bill Easterly's new book has attracted a lot of publicity, mainly because it provides a strong criticism of aid.  We helped him launch the book in London on 21 September, at a meeting chaired by David Goodhart, Editor of Prospect Magazine. .. (more)

2392 Views,  1 Comments


Is ‘human security’ a neat way of framing a poverty-focused aid programme, or a clever device for the EU to appropriate development aid for the purposes of foreign policy?
posted Friday, October 27, 2006 4:26 PM by Simon Maxwell

We need to start having a discussion about ‘human security’ as a vehicle for thinking about aid, especially with respect to the EU, and with the following question in mind: is human security a neat way of framing a poverty-focused aid programme in the modern era, or is it a clever device to appropriate development aid for the purposes of foreign policy?.. (more)

3173 Views,  3 Comments


UN Summit: Getting the structures right and securing effective collective action
posted Wednesday, September 07, 2005 2:57 PM by Simon Maxwell

There are two big agendas at the UN MDG Summit in mid-September. One matters and one does not. Keeping this thought in mind helps greatly in sorting through the Bolton amendments and in helping to focus debate during the last days before the meeting... (more)

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The UN Millennium Review: what will be discussed and what is at stake?
posted Thursday, August 11, 2005 10:59 AM by Ruth Barnett

In September, heads of state will meet in New York to evaluate the progress made towards the UN Millennium Development Goals and to appraise how best to face the security and development challenges of the 21st century.  There are many central questions.. (more)

2951 Views,  3 Comments


Marginalised and ignored: why some issues never make it onto policy agendas
posted Monday, July 11, 2005 4:13 PM by Kate Bird

Some issues fail to excite policy makers. They are complex, costly and do not help them win elections. Even where there is evidence that a problem affects large numbers of people, drawing them deeper into poverty, it may never be seen as a priority... (more)

6145 Views,  2 Comments