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Tag Archives: Development
See-through future
One of the things that we – largely – take for granted is access to information. Yet as this government works through its programme, we are getting access to more and more information with, crucially, context (that’s how we know … Continue reading
Posted in General
Tagged Accountability, Companies, Development, Fairness, Responsibility, Rule of law, Transparency
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Land rights and gender are key issues if growth is to tackle poverty
This post is written by an employee of Oxfam Development Secretary Justine Greening recently highlighted the Department for International Development’s approach to economic growth and the role of business in international development. Oxfam was pleased to see some key issues … Continue reading
Posted in Foreign Affairs, General
Tagged Aid, Business, Development, DfID, Growth, Investment, Trade
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Golden Thread: Why there is no contradiction between helping the poorest and our national interest
Last year, Jay Ulfelder, a political scientist with a particular interest in “democratization and civil unrest” wrote for Foreign Policy about a method of using statistics to forecast political events and published a list of the top twenty regimes at risk … Continue reading
In praise of red tape
Two small stories made the news last month. The first was a report by Ipsos MORI for the Royal Institute of British Architects, which found that many of the UK’s new-build homes are poorly designed, with chaotic living spaces for … Continue reading
Posted in Quality of Life
Tagged Communities, Development, Housebuilding, Making a Difference, Moderation, Planning, Regulation
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‘Being in Africa now is like being the first ten investors in Facebook’
November 1984. Reagan has just been elected, the first Apple Mac has gone on sale and Irish singer Bob Geldof is sitting in a Notting Hill recording studio with 36 of Britain and Ireland’s leading pop artists and musicians. November … Continue reading