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Contracting out agricultural public services: the NGO sector as an alternative delivery system

In many less developed countries (LDCs) that are undergoing economic adjustment the promotion of the agricultural sector is constrained by resource limitations that include finance, and human and institutional capacity. The inability of the state to provi ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:54

The Tobin Tax: another lost opportunity?

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has promoted the so-called `Tobin Tax' as a major mechanism for generating a substantial increase in global resources for tackling human-development priorities. Such a levy, on largely speculative and unprod ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:57

Globalism and nationalism: which one is bad?

The author differentiates between globalism, an ideology, and globalisation, a process that affects us all. He compares globalism and nationalism, considering the positive, negative, and similar, aspects of each, using examples from Eastern Europe where a ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:02

NGOs, disasters, and advocacy: caught between the Prophet and the Shepherd Boy

Is it preferable for aid agencies to listen to their prophetic calling and risk their hard-earned credibility by engaging in advocacy that is intended to avert disasters, or should NGOs instead be wary of calling wolf too often? Written from the perspecti ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:06

Educational efficiency in the Caribbean: a comparative analysis

With a rapidly growing population and limited resources, accountability has taken on increased importance, especially in the area of public management. To assess the effectiveness of public spending on education in the Caribbean, this article compares per ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:08

Citizens’ media and communication

Citizens’ media and communication are still poorly understood in the mainstream of development policy and practice – and are prone to simplistic forms of implementation, because of the lack of a coherent grasp of the social, cultural, and po ...

Abstract - anna - 2009-10-01 17:20

City Futures: Confronting the Crisis of Urban Development