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All items tagged development aidOpen Think Tank ArticlesMarch 1, 2012 | Benefits and Uses of EU Development AidRavi Sodha: This paper examines the question of who benefits from development aid and what the philanthropic act means within a neo-liberal framework. It will look specifically at EuropeAid and explore whether this policy could be used to pursue different objectives. ... MoreApril 1, 2010 | Spotlight on TransparencyOwen Barder: The concept of natural selection should be applied to aid programs so that only the most effective ones continue to be used. An increase in transparency and information about aid programs will benefit both donors and recipients. The International Aid Transparency Initiative is an important step by donor governments. ... MoreMarch 31, 2010 | Six Ways to Improve Aid EffectivenessLawrence Haddad: Fundamental issues need to be dealt with for aid to Africa to be improved. Donors need to address recipient accountability and allow for greater transparency. Western bodies should also better coordinate their efforts and talk more realistically about the successes and challenges of aid. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesJuly 5, 2010 | Draining the Terrorist Swamp in YemenAl Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), the terrorist organization’s franchise in Yemen, must be countered with a comprehensive strategy that stresses local development along with diplomacy and defense. ++ Understanding the needs of AQAP’s potential recruitment base is vital. ++ A focus on preventive measures will strengthen the social contract and provide the most sustainable ... MoreDecember 15, 2009 | Crystal Clear on CopenhagenFollowing a meeting in Brussels last week, EU leaders have come to an agreement on climate change assistance for developing countries and now expect Washington to follow suit. ++ A total of EUR2.4 billion annually from 2010-2012 was pledged for immediate measures relating to climate change and global warming. ++ Chancellor Merkel asserted that this is a clear signal to Copenhagen, and it is now ... MoreOctober 9, 2009 | Smallholders to Help Guarantee Food ProductionThe world population will reach nine billion by 2050. The international community will face a daunting task in sustaining such a corresponding rise in consumption. Indeed, it is estimated that the production of foodstuffs worldwide will have to double in order to guarantee sufficient food supplies. But the problem is not an insurmountable one. An enormous increase in production can be attained, ... MoreAugust 20, 2009 | Oil Is a Curse For Poor Countries“Poor but resource-rich countries tend to be underdeveloped not despite of their hydrocarbon and mineral riches but because of their resource wealth.” ++ Thus, oil, gold, diamonds and other natural resources make a country poorer. ++ Counterexamples to this rule, like Norway and the US, show the misery inducing consequences of natural resources can only be avoided by “democracy, transparency and ... MoreJuly 7, 2009 | Obama: Hard on Israel, Soft on EgyptThe Obama administration’s sternness toward Israel seems over the top considering its friendliness towards Egypt. ++ Both countries receive some of the highest percentages of US Development Aid. ++ Israel “needs little reminder of the slights, both petty and large, that the American administration has inflicted.” ++ In contrast to predecessors, Obama and Clinton have failed to make foreign aid to ... MoreMay 28, 2009 | Don't Isolate Zimbabwe, They Need Our HelpThe transition in Zimbabwe to a unity government has not been smooth. ++ Western governments have remained “standoffish” despite the progress made by the new government, such as lowering inflation. ++ Human Rights Watch argue that development aid should be withheld until there are “irreversible changes on human rights, the rule of law and accountability.” ++ Zimbabwe needs help from the ... MoreApril 10, 2009 | Help Africa to Continue Its DevelopmentThe economic crisis threatens to undo the progress made across Africa. ++ It has been achieved as a result of stronger leadership, more accountable governments and effective development aid. ++ Funds from the IMF and World Bank are still required, as well as strong export market, to allow development to continue and not suffer from a crisis Africa did not create. ++ Protectionism must be avoided ... MoreJanuary 26, 2009 | Meet UN Aid Target for an Age of ResponsibilityThis age may end up being the Age of Intolerance, Nationalism, or even Decline. ++ At best, it may become the Age of Responsibility that Obama is trying to usher in. ++ This requires completion of WTO negotiations in order to create enough growth to meet the Millennium Development Goals. ++ Carbon emissions will need to be cut, and anti-protectionist but disciplined fiscal policies will need to ... MoreSeptember 19, 2008 | World Hunger Increases Despite More AgricultureThe UN reports that the number of individuals around the world who go hungry has increased by 75 million in the past year to 923 million. ++ The UN attributes this to the rising price of food, fuel, and fertilizers. ++ Hunger has increased despite the fact that the last year witnessed more food production and more global wealth. ++ In response, the UN has begun a project to deliver $30 million ... MoreJune 5, 2008 | Pragmatic Guidelines for DevelopmentAlmost two-thirds of humanity live in high-income or high-growth countries, while the remaining two billion live in countries with stagnant, or declining incomes. ++ The main increase in global population expected by 2050 will occur in countries with little or no growth. ++ The final report by the Commission on Growth and Development, a panel of poliymakers from developing countries, addresses ... MoreApril 24, 2008 | The Food Crisis is a Problem of ProductivityIt is important that high crop prices are not equated with world hunger since the well fed rather than the truly hungry are dependent on international food markets. ++ In South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, where hunger is the worst, the problem is not high food prices but low farming productivity. ++ The long-term focus should be on improving agricultural productivity in Africa rather than food ... MoreMarch 10, 2008 | Fulfilling the Functions of StatehoodThe “Index of State Weakness in the Developing World” reveals that over a quarter of UN countries do not meet the requirements of statehood. ++ International policymakers’ primary task should be to formulate strategies to build capable and democratic states. ++ Targeted investment and intervention is required for weak states to succeed in meeting their peoples’ human, political, economic and ... MoreMarch 4, 2008 | Stronger Role for EU in AfghanistanAs Afghanistan moves from a transitional to a long-term development framework, an outside authority is needed to direct reconstruction. ++ The Afghan government cannot manage this alone. ++ The country is slipping back into terrorism reminiscent of Taliban rule. ++ The European Union would be the ideal candidate to coordinate between the government, international organisations and the NGOs. ... MoreJuly 26, 2007 | The Economist: Progress Towards UN Millennium Development Goals Varies WidelyThe UN has declared July 2007 the halfway point towards its Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), agreed upon in 2000 and scheduled to be achieved in 2015. The Economist magazine takes a close look at the interim results and comes to the conclusion that less has been achieved than the UN claims. Even though indicators such as the percentage of people living on less than one dollar a day are ... MoreJune 25, 2007 | Canada Assesses Pitfalls and Progress in AfghanistanNorine MacDonald of the Senlis Council — a security, development and counternarcotics group – briefs the Canadian Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development on Canada’s faltering contributions to Afghan development. Based on studies conducted in Kandahar, MacDonald outlines the “chilling” conditions of everyday life within the southern Afgan province. Lack of ... MoreCommentsOctober 7, 2011 | Important point raised on development aid....June 5, 2010 | There is big gap between original... |
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