As the global South transitions to a predominantly urban future, food offers a way to understand the role of cities in future development.
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Poverty, vulnerability and discrimination are barriers many Indonesians face in acquiring identity documents.
The task now is to turn the reactive response to the health and economic emergencies into a proactive set of policies and actions.
Early in the pandemic, countries had to address several questions as the virus spread and lockdowns became inevitable.
When policymakers reduce electricity scarcity to a few factors like theft and vandalism, to be solved with technology and stiff penalties, they miss other factors that contribute to electricity theft.
Vested interests have lobbied against climate policy worldwide, but that’s only one reason for the slow political response. While most people want climate action, they rank other issues as more urgent.
The economic and emotional impact of COVID-19 has not been shared equally. Now is the time to start rebalancing that burden.
The way foreign aid is disbursed needs to be revisited to avoid the traps it’s fallen into in the past.
Lost revenue is money that could be spent on lifting people out of poverty.
Rob Davies is critical of economic policy, starting with the Mandela administration. He reserves particular criticism for its macroeconomic policy framework introduced in 1996.
Residents of Nairobi’s informal settlements use names as a way of voicing the issues that they struggle with every day.
While long lines and food shortages are frustrating for most consumers, they can be physically and emotionally grueling for people with disabilities.
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More needs to be done to support South Africa's township communities.
Since 1999, extreme poverty has declined while rates of young people in education and employment have risen. Without investment though, the impact of the pandemic could see this progress imperilled,
Government support for farmers, higher rainfall and grain imports have helped sub-Saharan Africa stave off food insecurity, but the region isn’t out of the woods yet.
Chronic absenteeism is a pressing issue in high-poverty schools, but research suggests that serving students breakfast during class can help keep kids in school.
CERB was a lifeline but no paradise, highlighting the struggles of social assistance recipients to get by on much less.
Drug abuse among women farmers in Adamawa State, north east Nigeria, is rising.
In the country’s insider politics, the majority who try to survive outside the formal economy are talked about, but are never heard.
The federal budget proposed several measures aimed at reducing poverty. But escaping poverty is extremely difficult and can’t be addressed by quick fixes.
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Social Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Economics & Business, Allegheny College
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Associate professor at the Centre for Social Development in Africa, University of Johannesburg, University of Johannesburg
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Senior Fellow, Department of Agricultural Economics, Stellenbosch University
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Distinguished Research Fellow, Human Sciences Research Council
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Pro Vice-Chancellor: Climate, Sustainability and Inequality and Director: Southern Centre for Inequality Studies., University of the Witwatersrand
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Director of the Roy McKenzie Centre for the Study of Families and Children, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Peter Whiteford adalah Sahabat The Conversation.
Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Professor of Development Economics, Monash University
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Senior Research Specialist, Human Sciences Research Council
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Deputy Director at the Southern Centre for Inequality Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Chair professor, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Economics, University of Copenhagen
