Reading Development

Random readings on society, politics and change – Jorge Carrillo

Transgender People, Rights and HIV Vulnerability in the Asia-Pacific Region

The ‘Lost in Transition: Transgender People, Rights and HIV Vulnerability in the Asia-Pacific Region’ report aims to provide a research and strategic information framework. It will guide governments, civil society, … Continue reading

Sunday, 3 February 2013 · Leave a comment

Water Insecurity: A Threat for Pakistan and India

The brief provides an overview of water security issues in Pakistan, the impact of the Indus Water Treaty on India-Pakistan relations, and provides recommendations on internal water management in Pakistan. … Continue reading

Sunday, 3 February 2013 · Leave a comment

Gender Patterns and Value of Unpaid Work

Xiao-yuan Dong, Xinli An – Despite its important implications for well-being and gender equality, unpaid work is not counted in conventional income and labour force statistics. The provision of household and … Continue reading

Thursday, 17 January 2013 · Leave a comment

Putting inequality on the map

Sara Murawski – In recent decades, inequality has been increasing worldwide. Although the middle classes are growing, most of the world’s population continues to live close to the poverty lines. ‘Emerging giants’ … Continue reading

Friday, 11 January 2013 · Leave a comment

Rethinking Agriculture in the Greater Mekong Subregion

Nations of the Greater Mekong Subregion need to ‘rethink’ their agricultural industries to meet future food needs, given the social shifts and climate changes that are forecast for the coming … Continue reading

Friday, 11 January 2013 · Leave a comment

How “Middle Class” Are the New Middle Classes in Developing Countries?

Andy Sumner – Middle-income countries are now home to most of the world’s extreme poor, the billion people living on less than $1.25 a day and a further billion people … Continue reading

Wednesday, 19 December 2012 · Leave a comment

Center for Health Market Innovations 2012 Highlights

In Highlights: 2012, the Center for Health Market Innovations (CHMI) identifies a number of new trends in solutions that aim to improve the quality, affordability and accessibility of health care … Continue reading

Wednesday, 19 December 2012 · Leave a comment

Increase in global child trafficking – UNODC

27 per cent of all victims of human trafficking officially detected globally between 2007 and 2010 are children, up 7 per cent from the period 2003 to 2006. Girls now … Continue reading

Thursday, 13 December 2012 · Leave a comment

Freedom & Diversity

Timothy Garton Ash – Painful though this will be to those who have expended their academic careers on multiculturalism, the term should be consigned to the conceptual dustbin of history. How, … Continue reading

Tuesday, 11 December 2012 · Leave a comment