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The moral duty to donate money to people in extreme poverty
The latest Development Drums podcast on development issues is a discussion with Peter Singer about his…
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Advance Market Commitment launched.
For two years I worked at the Center for Global Development on Michael Kremer’s idea that…
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Aid to government, aid to NGOs – both working in different ways
The UK Department for International Development is to be commended for encouraging some of its staff…
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Why Africa Matters: My Father’s Despatch of 1991
My father was a diplomat. When he left his last post in Africa (as High Commissioner…
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Abortion by amateurs
The New York Times describes what happens if women do not have access to safe abortions:…
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Is Dambisa Moyo shifting her position?
In the FT debate on aid, Dambisa Moyo, author of Dead Aid, seems to be adjusting…
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Installing Ubuntu Jaunty
Installed the latest Ubuntu Linux (9.04 Jaunty) – overcoming a problem with the installation programme by…
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Food aid – good, better, best
Kudos to the US Government for giving food aid to Ethiopia. This is good: USAID has…
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