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Published in: oDR: ExplainerDonations worth millions fail to reach Ukraine – sparking calls for changeAid delays have exposed a deep power imbalance between Ukrainians and the international actors claiming to help them.
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Published in: Home: NewsRevealed: 75 senior London councillors have financial ties to property developersScores of lobbyists for the building sector also hold senior roles in local government, openDemocracy has found
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: InvestigationUK government accused of ‘grotesque betrayal’ as full foreign aid cuts revealedExclusive: Leaks reveal plans to slash aid to world’s poorest countries. Bob Geldof brands move ‘shameful’ while...
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionThe dirty side of development financeThis week, all the public development banks in the world are gathering to make post-Covid plans. But guess who...
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Published in: ourEconomyHow globalisation has informalised African womens’ livesWomen’s rising participation in the informal economy has seen an intensification rather than a reversal of gender inequality.
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Published in: ourEconomyDebating the rise of state capitalism: a nuanced approachThe state can behave just as badly corporations. But it can also play a positive role in development.
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Published in: ourEconomyWestern style ‘democracy’ in Africa is just a way of pushing the neoliberal agendaThe region has its own rich democratic traditions to draw from.
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Published in: ourEconomyPost-capitalists must understand the role of migration in global capitalismReal transformation can only happen if those in the global north join forces with migrants and exploited workers in...
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Published in: ourEconomyIt's time to tax for gender justiceUnfair tax systems hit women and girls the hardest. We need to make corporations pay their share.
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Published in: ourEconomyIt's time to put gender justice at the heart of our economiesA new ourEconomy series on gender just economies, with ActionAid, FEMNET, Womankind Worldwide and Fight Inequality Alliance.
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Published in: ourEconomy: Opinion'Development' is colonialism in disguiseOther worlds are possible - the Pluriverse is breathing.
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Published in: openDemocracyUK9 reasons the International Development Sector needs to get political, address power relations, and adopt a transformative agendaThe Sustainable Development Goals are sending out distress signals. They won’t eradicate global poverty whilst...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK5 reasons Priti Patel is the last person Britain should be listening to on foreign aidYes there’s a problem with the aid budget – and Priti Patel is among those most responsible.
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaChina leads the BRICS: building an alternative to US hegemonyWith China playing the champion of globalization and multilateralism, the BRICS held in September their first formal...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaChinese investors zero-in on Latin AmericaAccording to a new report from the Atlantic Council and the OECD Development Center, China's direct investment in...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaProblems of empowermentEfforts at the economic empowerment of women in Jordan are missing the point - there are political and social issues...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe World Bank in the OPT
The World Bank’s relationship to occupied Palestine is an unusual one, and one that has not been particularly...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKOn posh white blokes in NGOsThe world of development NGOs is full of white men from well off backgrounds. One of them wrote about how this is a...
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Published in: oDRFour Russias: rethinking the post-Soviet mapRussia has traditionally been conceptualised as a single entity, albeit divided into many regions, but is this...
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Published in: openSecurityTransitions: creating space to address injustice after conflict or political turmoilUltimately, an emphasis on the rule of law in peacebuilding interventions reflects a preoccupation with the effects,...
