Reading Development

Random readings on society, politics and change – Jorge Carrillo

Leaving no one behind: the impact of pro-poor growth

Leaving no one behind: the impact of pro-poor growth

Across the world the gap between the rich and the poor is widening, and the current focus on relative inequality fails to address the issue. Over the past 30 years, … Continue reading →

Saturday, 24 October 2015 · Leave a comment
Can Urban Planning Solve the Health Problems That Poverty Causes?

Can Urban Planning Solve the Health Problems That Poverty Causes?

Stanford physician and public health researcher Rita Hamad is researching how to improve health and reduce poverty worldwide. Based on her previous research on microfinance in Peru and South Africa, … Continue reading →

Friday, 23 October 2015 · Leave a comment
Ethical Perspective: 5 Unacceptable Trade-offs on the Path to Universal Health Coverage

Ethical Perspective: 5 Unacceptable Trade-offs on the Path to Universal Health Coverage

This article discusses what ethicists have called “unacceptable trade-offs” in health policy choices related to universal health coverage (UHC). Since the fiscal space is constrained, trade-offs need to be made. … Continue reading →

Wednesday, 21 October 2015 · Leave a comment
Connections and the allocation of public benefits

Connections and the allocation of public benefits

In Vietnam, politically connected households are able to receive support without being reprimanded by the community.. Using panel data, we find evidence that households with connections to local government are … Continue reading →

Wednesday, 21 October 2015 · Leave a comment
The Just City Essays

The Just City Essays

The persistence of injustice in the world’s cities—dramatic inequality, unequal environmental burdens and risks, and uneven access to opportunity—demands a continued and reinvigorated search for ideas and solutions. The outreach … Continue reading →

Monday, 19 October 2015 · Leave a comment
The Political Economy of “Targeting” of Social Security Schemes

The Political Economy of “Targeting” of Social Security Schemes

Stephen Kidd examines the evidence on the political economy of ‘targeting’. By first examining the history behind social security in developed countries, and then looking at contemporary tax-financed social security … Continue reading →

Monday, 19 October 2015 · Leave a comment
Poverty reduction and social development in post-conflict countries

Poverty reduction and social development in post-conflict countries

Conflict depletes all forms of human and social capital, as well as supporting institutions. The scale of the human damage can overwhelm public action, as there are many competing priorities … Continue reading →

Sunday, 18 October 2015 · Leave a comment
Will climate change spark an Asian migrant crisis?

Will climate change spark an Asian migrant crisis?

Involving the private sector in building resilience and promoting safe migration is also necessary.They can invest in basic infrastructure such as roads and hospitals to improve rural living conditions and … Continue reading →

Friday, 16 October 2015 · Leave a comment
Aid Policy and the Macroeconomic Management of Aid

Aid Policy and the Macroeconomic Management of Aid

UN-WIDER special issue of World Development (Open Access) – Articles cover the aid–growth relationship; the supply-side of aid (including its level, volatility, and coordination of donors); and the macroeconomic framework … Continue reading →

Friday, 16 October 2015 · Leave a comment

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