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In school not learning
George Bush famously asked, ‘Is our children learning?’. That’s also the question by Uwezo, a coalition…
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Imprisoning people for crimes they might commit
I suspect most people in Britain think that detention without trial is a problem limited to…
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A dollar a day
There seems to be some confusion about what the international definition of poverty actually means. The…
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Should we pay less for vaccines?
Progressive development thinkers have welcomed the announcement of new money for the Global Alliance for Vaccination…
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Tony Blair on Development Drums
Tony Blair is my guest on the latest Development Drums. He talks about his Africa Governance Initiative, and more…
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Do economists have better tools?
The interesting question in development is not whether aid works or does not work. Not surprisingly,…
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Appointing the next Managing Director of the IMF
Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been accused of a horrible crime. Like everyone else he is entitled to…
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Is budget support less fungible than project aid?
Something about which I am not particularly bothered is the possibility that, if we give aid…
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China in Africa – Deborah Brautigam [podcast]
The latest edition of the Development Drums podcast is now online. It was the last…
