Prelude to the Chronic Poverty Report 2008: Escaping poverty traps
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. ..
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Rome exceeded expectations; will the G8 do the same?
The Food Summit in Rome turned out better than expected. It was not derailed by Robert Mugabe. It survived the unedifying wrangling over a final communiqué. It gave the topic a good hearing. It confirmed some practical actions. And it passed the torch successfully to the G8 in Japan in July...
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The food price crisis: another 'lost decade' for development?
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...
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The view from Davos - Part two: Hunger and malnutrition – the forgotten MDG?
Last week, I attended the World Economic Forum in Davos. This is
the second of four blogs with my reflections and predictions on how the
debates will be taken forward in 2008. (for the other blogs, visit 'ODI on... Davos 2008')Substantively, my enduring..
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A blind spot in the migration debate: who’s being left out in the cold?
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...
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A warm welcome to ‘Agriculture for Development’
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...
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