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Follow the money: illicit financial flows
An explanation of why CGD in Europe is starting work on illicit financial flows.
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All that glisters: the golden thread and complexity
This second of three blog posts looking at development policy through the lens of complexity thinking considers whether David…
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What is development?
This the first of three blog posts exploring the implications of complexity for development. In my…
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Follow the money: illicit financial flows
CGD in Europe is now embarking on an exciting new programme looking at how various kinds…
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Not about the death of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi
Following the death of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, this blog post reminds readers of an earlier…
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Are NGOs too focused on aid?
A blog post linking to an article by Mark Tran in the Guardian. The article quotes me…
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Complexity and development [presentation and podcast]
My 2012 Kapuściński Lecture considered the implications of complexity thinking for development economics and development policy. This post…
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Tough on hunger, tough on the causes of hunger?
Two reasons why I am concerned about plans for a big campaign in 2013 on food, agriculture,…
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Development Drums: ask not what women can do for development …
In the latest edition of Development Drums, Andrea Cornwall of IDS and Prue Clarke of New Narratives explore the relationship between…
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