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Raising management standards in Africa<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tThe inability of African firms to implement management practices that conform to basic international standards is a barrier to enter global markets, depressing their productivity and employment creation potential.  An agenda to raise manageme…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Preventing crime and violence is better than fighting it <\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tIn response to the Northern Triangle trilogy: Regional donor programmes focus on prevention to reduce crime and violence on the streets of the \u2018Northern Triangle\u2019 countries.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Volatile international capital flows in emerging economies<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tVolatile capital flows have maintained, if not exacerbated, the vulnerability of developing and emerging countries and affected domestic productivity and employment.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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International trade as a promoter of employment<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tInternational trade is a force of structural change and productive transformation and can therefore promote employment.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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The diffusion of Africa\u2019s \u2018productivity islands\u2019<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Building inclusive societies in fragile states<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Deliberate starvation: impact on peace and reconstruction in Syria<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tAfter three years of civil war in Syria, there is clear evidence that both the government and rebel groups have deliberately starved civilian populations \n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Inequality, employment and economic growth in Africa <\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tThe bright picture of Africa\u2019s economy is that it is growing and that inequality is declining. However, as Stefano Prato of the Society for International Development (SID) said at the beginning of a panel session at the EADI conference, not all Af…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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The \u2018NIMBY\u2019 middle classes<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tIt is questionable whether the middle classes in Southern Africa can be perceived as drivers of economic and societal change.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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A discipline in search of boundaries<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t26 June 2025
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\n\t\t\tThe field of Development Studies needs to revitalize its identity and set clear boundaries for what it should and should not do.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Inequality and the post-2015 agenda <\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t25 June 2025
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\n\t\t\tApart from being a media partner at the EADI conference The Broker also took part, presenting a panel on inequality and the post-2015 agenda. During a session of almost two hours the panel provided an update on global inequality trends, based on t…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t25 June 2025
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\n\t\t\tNow that Official Development Assistance (ODA) has been declining for the past few years, academic discussions on how to attract additional public and private sources of funding for sustainable development are heating up.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s about capabilities, not products<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t23 June 2025
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\n\t\t\tIn the opening lecture of the 14th General Conference of the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), Professor of International Development at the UK\u2019s Open University Raphael Kaplinsky addressed the challenges…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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The flipside of Piketty\u2019s analysis<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t20 May 2025
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\n\t\t\tPiketty largely ignores what the concentration of wealth means for decision-making on economic development. We should focus on distributing wealth, for example by making employees shareholders of their own companies.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Secretariat for the Knowledge Platform on Development Policies<\/a><\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t07 May 2025
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\n\t\t\tThe African Studies Centre (ASC), the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS\/EUR) and globalization think tank The Broker are excited to announce that they will be hosting the Secretariat fo…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Africa: an increasingly powerful post-2015 player? <\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tApril 23, 2025
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\n\t\t\tIn the past few years, Africa\u2019s economic self-confidence on the global stage has grown. A number of African countries are experiencing remarkable levels of economic growth and \u2013 due to newly established partnerships with emerging economies like Ch…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Eliminating \u2018job hunger\u2019<\/a><\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHerman Knudsen<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t13 March 2025
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\n\t\t\tElements of the decent work agenda can improve employment conditions worldwide, but current neo-liberalist policies are counterproductive.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tThe Broker has started an online debate and a live discussion on how to tackle employment issues and further addressing the policies needed for an employment-generated economic growth. Can solutions be found within the current economic model, or&n…;\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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African Economic Development: Summary of the Past and Suggestions for the Future<\/a><\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAndrea Pierce<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t25 February 2025
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\n\t\t\tWith the outbreak of a new set of crises rippling throughout the African continent, it is necessary to recognize the cyclical pattern that the region continues to be plagued by in terms of economic growth, development and stability. \n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Pull, don\u2019t push! Servicing the motor of a fragile economy<\/a><\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRens Twijnstra<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t|
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFebruary 11, 2025
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\n\t\t\tWestern governments are increasingly reframing their rhetoric of engagement in fragile and conflict-affected areas around the development of a vibrant private sector. But how does this \u2018new\u2019 approach work in practice? Who are the \u2018new\u2019 beneficiari…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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NGOs need clearer legal and political frameworks<\/a><\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMichelle Djeki\u0107 <\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t18 December 2025
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\n\t\t\tSeizing space for civil society: An Overview of Six Countries – EADI Policy Paper Series – July 2013\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Inequality is politics<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDecember 06, 2025
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\n\t\t\tInequality is the result of political choices. It is now a growing worldwide problem that causes social problems, financial instability and hinders economic growth. These were some of the key messages from The Broker\u2019s panel at the recent Developm…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Don’t put natural resources aside<\/a><\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJan Riel\u00e4nder<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t20 November 2025
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\n\t\t\tWhile overcoming dependence is key, abundance of natural resources is not a bad thing in itself.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Tackling inequality to combat poverty<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t12 November 2025
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\n\t\t\tAfrican governments must implement a series of policies to make sure that natural resource wealth brings more inclusive and equitable growth.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Editorial: Enabling genuine social entrepreneurship <\/a><\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrans Bieckmann<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t|
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 28, 2025
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\n\t\t\tEditor in Chief Frans Bieckmann argues in this editorial article that social enterprises will only really succeed if they can operate in a global economic system that rewards them for being competitive on fair, social, and environmentally sustaina…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Rethinking migrant rights<\/a><\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMartin Ruhs<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t|
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 01, 2025
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\n\t\t\t3 and 4 October, the UN General Assembly in New York discusses the global governance of international migration and development. A key theme will be the \u201cmainstreaming of human rights into all aspects of the migration debate\u201d. With so few countrie…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Debt: nothing but an obstacle<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Unlocking Africa\u2019s economic potential<\/a><\/h3>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDonald Kaberuka <\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t23 July 2025
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\n\t\t\tAfrica is gaining increasing global economic importance, but it has to address logistical and policy impediments to fully benefit from it.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t15 July 2025
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\n\t\t\tDonors are estimated to receive a return from development aid of 50\u201380%. To understand the financial effects of aid on donor countries, we need a new economic model.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Self-interest vs altruism in East Asia\u2019s development aid<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t03 July 2025
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\n\t\t\tCriticism of East Asia\u2019s alleged self-interest-led development aid can also be applied to Western donors.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t02 July 2025
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\n\t\t\tWill the BRICS Development Bank\u2019s constructive capacities overcome its destructive ones? The world is watching.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t27 June 2025
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\n\t\t\tComplementary currencies can increase local economic inclusion. Is this the way forward?\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tAssuming a joint approach would unleash agricultural potential and strengthen the market, Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) have dominated global food security strategies. The debate highlights several strategies, for example, focusing on the loc…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Recommendations for Dutch agribusinesses<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t03 April 2025
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\n\t\t\tImproving market access, linking farmers to markets, developing inclusive value chains; these are popular but challenging activities among development practitioners. The challenges results from the limited capabilities of (small) farmers to produc…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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GNP and GNI are outdated<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Giving a real meaning to globalisation<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tWe tend to forget it, but the development cooperation agenda started, more than fifty years ago, with the aim of reducing the income gap between what is now called rich and poor countries. In the 1970s, when too many people started to believe in t…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Time to bite the bullet<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Rio+20\u2019s unsexy governance agenda<\/a><\/h3>\n

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Building quality of life together<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tIn the framework of the Bellagio Initiative, The Broker hosted a lively online debate on human wellbeing and inclusive economics in the 21st century. Our contributors agree that economic growth as measured by gross domestic product (GDP) generally…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Making cents, not dollars<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tIt is tempting, as the 2015 target date for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) creeps relentlessly closer, to take stock of our chances of actually meeting them. Most experts paint a mixed picture. The consensus is that while there has been a…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Learning the ropes<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tWhat are the best ways of creating sustainable economic development in post-conflict states? Gerd Junne and Vidya Marapin review five books in search of viable strategies.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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The MDGs: Addressing the enabling environment through the ethical framework of human rights<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t21 September 2025
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\n\t\t\tThe Millennium Development Goals have provided a forum for discussion on poverty and development at the international level. They have contributed to bringing the devastation of poverty and inequality to the forefront of the international arena. Y…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Goal Posts – What next for the MDGs?<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tThe Millenium Development Goal (MDG) summit in New York this week promises to look at what can be done to meet the approaching deadline of 2015\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Haifeng Huang on the relevance of the conference for China.<\/a><\/h3>\n

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"Improving the environment destroying the economy? It is simply not true", Ekins says<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tPaul Ekins said an environmental tax reform is necessary to achieve the goals of eco efficiency. He stressed that this would be a tax shift, not a tax increase.His research has shown that six EU countries (Denmark, Finland, Germany, Netherlands, S…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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The Good Life for 8 billion people in 2050? It’s possible!<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tParticipants of the Third International Conference on Eco-Efficiency, held in Egmond aan de Zee, The Netherlands, June 9-11, 2010, discussed how to ensure that 8 billion people in developed and (former) developing countries can have a good life by…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tThe Green Economy is one of the key themes to be addressed by the UNCSD summit in Rio de Janeiro in June 2012. But what is exactly the concept of a green economy?\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tOn 18 January 2010, the Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR) presented its report \u2018Less pretension, more ambition: development aid that makes a difference\u2019 to the Dutch Minister for Development Cooperation, Mr Bert Koenders\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tOn 18 January 2025 the Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR) presented its report long-awaiting report that promotes substantial changes in the organisation of Dutch aid as well as more structural attention for global public goods.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tThe MDGs provide a set of indicators of development. They adopt an approach to development that has been influenced by management thinking. Setting targets that are measurable was fashionable throughout the 1990\u2019s but is perhaps getting rather tar…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t  In his famous 1955 article in which he hypothesized that national income inequality would increase in the early stages of economic development and subsequently decline as average per capita incomes rose, Simon Kuznets warned that poli…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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