The killing-fields of inequality
There are at least three quite different kinds of inequality, and they are all destructive of human lives and of human societies…The first is inequality of health and death, what … Continue reading
Did Global Poverty just fall a lot, quite a bit or not at all?
Andy Sumner – The future of aid is related – to some extent – to trends in global poverty and where the poor live. But new price data is causing … Continue reading
The decline of Lao civil society
It is paradoxical that while most interpretations of civil society include autonomy from the state as a central characteristic, the groups most widely recognised as civil society are those legally … Continue reading
Rights, social justice and development
In recent weeks, openDemocracy has published a number of interesting articles discussing the concrete impact of having social and economic rights legalized/incorporated into into a nations’ constitution. What is particularly interesting about … Continue reading
Activists and Extractive Industries: An Alliance Against Social Development?
Compared to the situation 20 years ago, it is now not unusual for activists from environmental nongovernmental organizations (ENGOs) to work together with multinational corporations (MNCs) in extractive industries. Activists … Continue reading
The rise of non-standard employment in selected ASEAN countries
The study maps out the different forms of non-standard forms of employment in ASEAN and call for a mix of strategies to address their rise, among others the following: • … Continue reading
Challenge 2015: Towards Sustainable Development that Leaves No One Behind
The process of assessing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) was a unique opportunity to bring the voices of people in poverty to the forefront. This is why we launched our … Continue reading
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