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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The struggle of dairy farmers gives us an opportunity to democratise our world's food system
Governments are pursuing trade policies that harm workers and serve multinationals. Last summer's European dairy...
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Published in: HomeWill the poor always be with us?
Well, that’s it for the Manchester conference and this is the last blog I’m going to write. The last soggy...
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Published in: HomeReducing Global Poverty - Back to the Future?
When I was a PhD student in the late 1970s I was taught that there was no one route to poverty-reduction, but that...
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Published in: HomePolicies or politics for the poorest?
It’s day two of the Manchester conference, and yes, it is still gray and rainy, the natural camouflage of this city...
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Published in: HomeMoving beyond the Millennium Development Goals: A more honest conversation?
It is critically important that the heads of state attending the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Summit consider...
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Published in: HomeIs world poverty declining and if so why?
Is world poverty declining and if so why? It’s a deceptively simple question with no straightforward answers, as...
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Published in: HomeTen Years of War Against Poverty: What Have We Learned?
Michael Edwards says welcome to Manchester Ten years of war against poverty - what have we learned? That’s the...
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Published in: HomeIs aid working? Is this the right question to be asking?
“Is it working?” is the question most commonly asked of aid. In response, aid agencies feed the public a diet of...
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Published in: HomeAid pessimism: myth and reality
Aid commitments should be met not despite but because of the current financial crisis, and aid allocations...
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Published in: HomeFour immediate responses to Phil Vernon
Phil Vernon asks if overseas development aid is working. This is a good moment, he argues, to take a step back and...
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Published in: HomeOverseas development aid: is it working?
This is a good moment for taking a step back and asking ourselves whether we would call today’s overseas development...