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'Land Grabs' in Africa: can the deals work for development? - 06-11-2009
For many millions in the developing world, land is central to livelihoods, food security, even identity – the result of a direct dependence on agriculture and natural resources. It is not surprising, then, that a recent wave of large-scale land acquisition...
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Aid workers under fire.. - 06-11-2009
In the aftermath of the bombing of a UN guest house in Kabul, Sarah Bailey from ODI examines the rising violence against aid workers worldwide.
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Gates Foundation under fire over health agend - 13-05-2009
he Lancet medical journal has published an attack on The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, saying that its influence distorts the global health agenda.
The foundation doesn't invest enough in implementing proven interventions; spends too mu...
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Global Monitoring Report 2009: A Development Emergency - 13-05-2009
The global financial crisis is impeding attainment of the 2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and creating an emergency for development, warned an IMF-World Bank report released last month. Most of the eight globally agreed goals are unlikely to be me...
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Livelihoods perspectives and rural development paper - 29-04-2009
Livelihoods perspectives have been central to rural development thinking and practice in the past decade. But where do such perspectives come from, what are their conceptual roots, and what influences have shaped the way they have emerged?
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