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The President of the World Bank says, "For the first time ever, we have a real opportunity to end extreme poverty within a generation." We have said this many times before.
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Richard Manning was a highly respected chair of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) – the development committee of the OECD, the rich countries’ think-tank. So we should pay attention… Continue reading
In which I am sceptical about a proposed new public-private partnership to tackle hunger.
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I'm quoted in a couple of Canadian newspapers today about the demise of CIDA.
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In the second of a series of three Development Drums podcasts about the relationship between citizens, states and development, Duncan Green talks about effective states and active citizens. Duncan is widely known for his terrific development blog; he is also the author of an ambitious book, From Poverty to Power, which is now out in its second edition.
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Splendid letter in the Financial Times today from the most senior civil servant in the British Department for International Development on the rumour that Andrew Mitchell used to stamp the word 'bollocks' on advice that did not meet his standards.
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Europe’s approach to development could be characterized as energetically tackling the symptoms of poor economic opportunities for developing countries by providing substantial and effective aid, while doing relatively little to tackle the underlying structural causes of poverty.
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I'm quoted in a blog post at the Economist today about aid transparency:
Continue readingMs Greening’s strategy is the requirement that any organisation receiving DfID funds publish clear information about where the money is going. This far-reaching transparency initiative is potentially a “game-changer”, says Owen Barder, a senior fellow and director for Europe at the Center for Global Development, a Washington, DC-based think tank.
In an article for the Guardian's (new) Global Development Professionals Network I argue that development policy in the 21st century needs be about more than administering aid.
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Sir Tim Lankester talked about the Pergau Dam affair at this event co-hosted by CGD in Europe and the Institute for Government. Watch the video here.
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Transport costs for US food aid programmes can be as high as 97% of the total cost of the aid.
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I'm in the latest edition of the Guardian Development Podcast, discussing the future of British aid
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Britain's National Audit Office (NAO) has published a glowing report on the British Multilateral Aid Review. There are three lessons: the aid review increased aid effectiveness; was hampered by poor data; and will more effective if donors collaborate.
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This second of three blog posts looking at development policy through the lens of complexity thinking considers whether David Cameron's 'golden thread' is good development policy.
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Two reasons why I am concerned about plans for a big campaign in 2013 on food, agriculture, hunger, food security and nutrition.
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Strong praise for the second 'golden moment': a summit on family planning. But doubts about the format of these large summits.
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Discussing the work of the CGD and Social Finance Development Impact Bonds Working Group.
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On Friday the Governors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will decide who will be the Bank’s next President. I've interviewed four of the candidates and the interviews are now online for you to listen to, and you can read the transcript here.
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Nominations for the head of the World Bank have now closed, and there are three candidates:
- Jim Kim, nominated by the United States; President of Dartmouth College, former head of HIV at the World Health Organization, and a founder… Continue reading
A concern about a World Bank deal with Google: once any data goes in to Google Map Maker, it all becomes the property of Google.
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Owen Barder is the Europe Director at the Center for Global Development. He writes here about development, economics, politics, computers, running, and anything else that interests him. He also hosts Development Drums.
Tax, trade, transparency … & turfApril 23, 2013
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The Europe Development DigestApril 16, 2013
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Are rich countries ‘getting away with murder’ by massaging aid figures?April 11, 2013
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Global wealth inequalityApril 8, 2013
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Waste not, want notApril 1, 2013
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What has aid ever done for anyone?March 29, 2013
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”Today for the first time ever, I felt so relieved after I realized I wasn’t looking out making...April 19, 2013
Barack Obama (2/2013): “So the United States will join with our allies to eradicate such extreme poverty in...April 19, 2013
Owen: Where are we going with this? Is this a refutation of the power law of wealth distribution?April 10, 2013
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Hi guys I totally disagree with your assessment of the children. I have ridden from Adiss to Lalibela 5...April 5, 2013
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