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Aid works even if it does not cause development
My article on OpenDemocracy today discusses whether aid works. Some supporters of aid have made what…
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Who says aid doesn’t work?
The Independent reports Bob Geldof’s recent trip to Ethiopia: Though 35 per cent of Ethiopian children…
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Raining when it shouldn’t
Over the weekend we were trekking in the north of Ethiopia. The fields were full of…
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What is GAVI’s business model, and what should it be?
I like GAVI (the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization) a lot. Childhood immunization is a…
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Making cows cooperate
I was fascinated to read remarks by the President of Israel, Shimon Peres on the efficiency…
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Great Ethiopian Run 2009
Thirty four thousand runners gathered today in the capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, for Africa’s biggest…
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Keeping promises
On 29 September 2009, Gordon Brown told the Labour Party Conference: (my emphasis) And let me…
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Fine athletes, and us
G and I had the privilege of joining great athletes and olympians including Haile Gebreselassie, Paula…
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The lethal effects of development advocacy
Aid budgets are limited by the amounts that rich countries are willing to allocate for foreign…
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