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African Poverty is Falling...Much Faster than You Think!

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Abstract: "The conventional wisdom that Africa is not reducing poverty is wrong. Using the methodology of Pinkovskiy and Sala‐i‐Martin (2009), we estimate income distributions, poverty rates, and inequality and welfare indices for African countries for the period 1970‐2006. We show that: (1) African poverty is falling and is falling rapidly. (2) If present trends continue, the poverty Millennium Development Goal of halving the proportion of people with incomes less than one dollar a day will be more...

Added by John Daly on March 02, 2010 Shared by John Daly

G‐20: Don’t Overlook Africa during the Recovery

brookings.edu -

As the G-20 Summit convenes in Pittsburgh, there are increasing signs that the global economy may have turned the corner on its worst recession in four decades. Global economic growth is now projected by the IMF to reach 2.5 percent in 2010. Those meeting in Pittsburgh may be tempted to focus their attention on efforts to speed the recovery in the major economies seated around the table—a conversation from which African voices will be largely excluded—but to ignore both the damage done to more...

Added by Zunia to Aid Effectiveness on October 21, 2009

The G‐20 and IMF: Their Future Roles in the International Monetary System

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The G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh provides prime opportunity for President Obama and other global leaders to put their weight behind the International Monetary Fund Managing Director’s efforts by chartering a time-bound, concrete roadmap for IMF reform based on the recommendations formulated through recent discussions in the governance bodies of the IMF, previous G-20 summits and by leading experts and global civil society.

Added by Zunia to Aid Effectiveness on October 21, 2009

Is the G8 Fit for Purpose?

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What was the point of a G8 club ... which was too narrowly-based to tackle today's global problems and when it did reach a deal, never seemed able to live up to its own promises? - Bridget Kendall. Many commentators and development professionals echoed this refrain during the G8 2009 summit held in Italy from July 8 - 10. The UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon, added his voice to the veritable cascade of dissension by declaring that the G8 “will have to update their politics to grapple with more...

Added by Zunia to Aid Effectiveness on October 05, 2009

Environmental Sustainability within the New Development Agenda: Opportunities and Challenges for Civil Society

odi.org.uk -

The Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness is having a major impact on the design and implementation of international development cooperation. A new relationship is slowly emerging between donor countries and aid-receiving countries that acknowledges the primacy of national ownership over the development process. Where do environmental issues fit into this new understanding? This is the question that this study explores. Full paper bin PDF format (485kb); Number of pages: 44p; Source: ODI

Added by Zunia to Aid Effectiveness on September 29, 2009

A Development Charter for the G-20

odi.org.uk -

The global financial crisis started in developed countries, but the global recession which has followed is having a wide-spread impact on developing countries. By the end of this year, developing countries are expected to lose incomes of at least US $750 billion. In sub-Saharan Africa, the figure is over US $50bn. The consequence is likely to be rising unemployment, poverty and hunger: an extra 50 million people trapped in absolute poverty, with the number expected to rise to 90 million and the more...

Added by Zunia to Aid Effectiveness on May 11, 2009

What Is Poverty Reduction?

cgdev.org -

'In this paper, Owen Barder raises fundamental questions about the purpose of aid transfers. For many donors the purpose is “poverty reduction” but in the relatively narrow sense of growth that reduces poverty. In fact poverty reduction has other dimensions, including enabling the poor to live better lives through long-term, redistributional transfers while their country is developing, even with programs that might not contribute to growth. Barder’s key concern is that the focus on poverty more...

Added by Zunia to Aid Effectiveness on April 22, 2009

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC)

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The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) is a U.S. Government corporation whose mission is to provide assistance that will support economic growth and poverty reduction in selected developing countries that demonstrate a commitment to just and democratic governance, economic freedom, and investments in their citizenry.

Added by Zunia to Aid Effectiveness on April 08, 2009

Coming Together To Aid the Poor

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In what is turning out to be hard-fought negotiations between rich and poor nations, more than 1,000 government and civil society delegates gathered in the Ghanaian capital yesterday to agree the best ways to deliver and administer aid.

Added by Zunia to Aid Effectiveness on October 29, 2008

Detailed National or Regional Integrated Development Plans to Meet the Millennium Goals at a Cost of a Few Eurocents per Person

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Detailed national or regional integrated development plans to meet most of the Millennium Goals can be drafted at the cost of a few eurocents per person. The Model for self-financing ecological, sustainable, local integrated development projects promoted by Stichting Bakens Verzet in the Netherlands makes the drafting of fully detailed national or regional integrated development plans to meet nearly all of the Millennium Goals quick, easy, and cheap. How quickly the plans are prepared depends more...

Added by Zunia to Aid Effectiveness on October 04, 2008

The Least Developed Countries Report, 2008

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'Least developed countries are achieving record rates of economic expansion, but growth is failing to trickle down into significantly improved well-being for the majority of their population. The Least Developed Countries Report 2008 argues that this results from the type of economic growth and development strategy that these countries are following. In order to decisively reduce material deprivation and embark on economic and social development, LDCs need to adopt new types of development more...

Added by Zunia to Aid Effectiveness on September 30, 2008

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