Telling countries they're the worst in the world doesn't really help them
'Ranking fragile states is pointless: citizens in countries like South Sudan are better placed to address weakness than outsiders.'
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An effective EU in a changing world: seven reflections from ODI’s ‘Changemakers’ conference
What changes does the European Union (EU) need to make in the development arena if it is to remain both relevant and useful? How can it make the leap from ‘old aid’ to ‘new development’? Who should it work with to do this? What must be on the agenda for the European parliament elections in 2014 and the appointment of a new European Commission?
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No taxation, plenty of representation: the G8, hyper-elites and global governance
The Center for Global Development’s Alex Cobham goes for the big historical note at the top of his blog assessing the achievements and disappointments of the recent G8 summit – quoting Churchill no less and ‘not the beginning of the end… but just might be the end of the beginning’. -
G8 on tax: More a first step than a giant leap
Getting agreement on global action to prevent tax evasion was never going to be easy. In the event, the G8 summit communiqué has delivered more than a whimper, but far less than the big bang that many had hoped for.
Let’s start with the good news.
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China's silent army - a review
In this blog, Simon Maxwell reviews Juan Pablo Cardenal and Heriberto Araujothe’s book, 'China’s Silent Army: The Pioneers, Traders, Fixers and Workers Who Are Remaking the World in Beijing's Image'.
China’s ever-growing dominance is often in the news – and not always in a good way – and the arguments prevalent in the media arebrought together and fleshed out in this book.
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Localising aid: sustaining change in the public, private and civil society sectors
This major new report looks at whether transferring aid to or through national systems and organisations strengthens them over the long term. -
The politics of aid: pie in the sky or feet on the ground?
'How can aid spending be made to be more effective and – after spending almost a trillion dollars in aid over the last 10 years – why has more progress not been made in improving basic services in developing countries?' -
European development Days audio interviews on dealing with inequality
European Think Tanks GroupAt the recent EU Development Days (16 & 17 October), the European Think-Tanks Group recorded audio interviews with key participants on confronting inequality in developing countries. -
European Development Days: confronting inequality
At the European Development Days 2012 this High Level Panel, facilitated by the European Think Tanks Group, brought together a leading group of thinkers and policy-makers for a candid debate on how European development policy could respond to the growing inequality problem. ODI Senior Research Associate Simon Maxwell moderated the debate.
Read the Panel Report, available on the European Think Tanks Group's website.
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The next decade of EU trade policy: confronting global challenges?
On 27 January 2012, the European Commission (EC) published a Communication ‘Trade, Growth and Development: Tailoring trade and investment policy for those countries most in need’. This report brings together 18 essays from the world’s leading trade and development experts to discuss the main issues covered.