Cuts in development aid could contribute to global instability; violent conflict is already on the rise in countries that rely heavily on foreign assistance
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New research on Australia’s statecraft shows the individuals behind official programs and policies are as important as the work itself.
The UK is among countries cutting international aid payments, which could affect the world in four key areas: poverty, extremism, democracy and refugees.
A global team of researchers analyzed 34 studies of unconditional cash-transfer programs administered in low- and middle-income countries.
Building business skills to improve livelihoods is increasingly recognised as bringing value to the fight against poverty. But it can also set up identity conflict and community-level tension.
How can democratic nations help fledgling democracies and others struggling against the tide of autocrats?
China is providing masks, vaccines, medical equipment and personnel to African countries ignored by the U.S. in recent years, positioning itself as an essential partner to the region.
The turn towards authoritarianism, xenophobia and racism in Western democracies makes it unlikely that former Western slave-trading nations will agree to reparations in the near future.
The Trump White House questioned the value of foreign aid and neglected policies related to helping low-income countries. But US aid had already needed improvement.
If trends continue, 87% of the world’s poorest people will live in sub-Saharan Africa by 2030.
The mere presence of NGOs, no matter their size or aims, inadvertently reduced the legitimacy of local village headmen.
The strength of Australian aid is that it has been fully grant-based. Offering Pacific nations debt-based development financing instead is no way to win friends.
On top of boosting South Sudan’s development, these groups are showcasing what refugees can accomplish in the US.
Without contextual knowledge, education and adaptation, foreign or imposed practices or resources cause new sets of problems.
Without change, the trajectory of growth and development in the world will remain consistent with that of the past 80 years.
What is a hero? If President Macron really likes heroes, shouldn’t he revise his idea of what he calls “economic migrants”?
Poor countries aren’t receiving the most foreign aid. Why? And what should be done?
Comic Relief is leading a major rethink in how charities portray poverty in Africa.
We don’t care, or possibly dare, to look back five or ten years later to see what happened to international aid projects.
Power imbalances and inequality lie at the heart of the international development industry. But the Oxfam scandal shows that organisations mustn’t succumb to it.
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Lecturer in Politics and International Relations and Deputy Director Aston Centre for Europe, Aston University
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Senior Lecturer, Education, Arts, Literacies, University of Glasgow
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Professor and Deputy Director, World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), United Nations University
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Associate Principal Research Fellow, Burnet Institute
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Reader, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics, SOAS University of London, and Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow, World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), SOAS, University of London
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Director of the Sheffield Institute for International Development, University of Sheffield
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PhD Candidate, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, Australian National University
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Honorary Senior Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Development Economics, Monash University
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Lecturer in Global Urbanism and Urban Development, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester
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University of Nottingham
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Professor of International Development, The University of Western Australia
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Lecturer in International Relations, Binus University
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Associate Director, Development Policy Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
