What are the alternatives for human development?
20 October 2008
In 2008, the financial, economic, food and climate crises have worsened dramatically throughout the world. The effects will be long-lasting. The international organizations and most governments have responded in ways that can only cast further doubt on their own legitimacy. Indeed the majority of the public are perfectly aware that bankers are being bailed out with no concern for the interests of the people. The convergence of these crises shows populations that there is a clear need to (...)
The Paris Declaration and aid effectiveness
26 June 2008
Yash Tandon (2008-06-10) http://www.pambazuka.org/en/categor... The Third High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness will be held this September in Accra. But is aid effectiveness a mirage? Yash Tandon dissects the Paris Declaration in relation to aid effectiveness and reaches the conclusion that "under the pretext of making aid more effective, the aid effectiveness project is a form of collective colonialism by Northern donors of those Southern countries that, through weakness, vulnerability or (...)