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Doughnut economics: it is not just growth that matters<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tKate Raworth\u2019s \u2018Doughnut economics\u2019 challenges economists to do better \u2013 to design institutions and economies that are just and sustainable. But will the doughnut fly?\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Wellbeing economics: guiding inclusive development beyond obsolete thinking<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tPathways to inclusive development need to be informed by more than economic growth models alone.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Rodrik pessimistic on economic growth in developing countries but sees opportunities<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tEconomist Dani Rodrik painted a gloomy picture during his lecture at the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) in London last week. He is \u2018pessimistic\u2019 (in his own words) because all the evidence he has gathered so far shows that growth in developi…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Three perspectives on social protection<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tIn the online consultation on inclusive development launched by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, roughly three different perspectives are expressed on how social protection contributes to inclusive development. It is seen either as a me…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Small but powerful<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tAlthough 90% of businesses in Sub-Saharan Africa\u2019s markets are small and medium enterprises (SMEs), they do not play a significant role in current GDP growth. However, SMEs can lead a much-needed economic diversification, explore new sectors and b…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Creating jobs at the heart of economic policy<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tYou can read it in the newspapers every day: national economies are not creating enough jobs and fewer quality jobs in the productive sectors. Globalization, automation and financialization of the economy have been identified as the drivers of cur…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Practice, don\u2019t preach: getting serious about inclusive development<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tHigh levels of economic growth are not sufficient to reach the bottom 40%. Despite this being an increasingly accepted view, policies to promote inclusiveness often remain empty shells as existing power structures are unchallenged. If we want to r…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Breaking out of the development community <\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tThe EADI conference has closed its doors. What the conference has shown us is that the debate on inequality and the rise of the middle class in developing countries opens many windows of opportunity to reframe development and development policy as…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Development as building middle-class societies<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tThe Broker had the pleasure of interviewing Nancy Birdsall, president of the Centre for Global Development, at the EADI conference. She has often asked herself  who you call middle class? And what does the rise of the middle class mean for de…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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

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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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Dividend or disaster: youth unemployment in Africa<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tIt is time for development economists to look beyond the stylized facts to the dire realities of Africa\u2019s frustrated youth and burgeoning informal economies.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Creating more decent work for women<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tEmployment is a critical path to women\u2019s economic empowerment, but it is by no means a simple relationship.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Focus on employment in economic strategies<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tTo solve the structural problems related to unemployment, a radical policy shift is needed. Innovation policies must focus on job-intensive sectors. Governments must curb free capital flows with more regulation and stimulate financial institutions…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Revaluing labour<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tThe belief that economic growth\u2013 together with low inflation rates, technological innovations and good education\u2013is enough to create all the jobs a country needs, is in decline. The reality now is that technology is improving so fast that better e…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Profits without labour benefits<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tIn many countries the share of labour in national income has declined over the last three decades. As a result, the low and middle-income groups of people who depend the most on wages for their income are crumbling. Meanwhile, the rich elites who…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Tackling inequality to achieve inclusive growth<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tInequality rates continue to soar all over the world despite falling poverty rates and global GDP growth. The world\u2019s richest 1% own 40% of global wealth, while the bottom half own only 1%. To improve our understanding of inequality and to identif…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Protect – or promote?<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tSocial protection schemes look very different across the world. They traditionally protect people from income fall after shocks. But some programmes have higher aims: increasing the economic opportunities and promoting the potential of those who a…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Wanted: captains, pilots and mates to navigate to post-2015<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tGlobal goals need global policies. Governments have more to win than lose if they join forces and agree upon a single post-2015 agenda.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Pecuniary aspects of self-interest in bilateral aid<\/a><\/h3>\n

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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\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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Mandela\u2019s farewell <\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tMandela was an ethical realist, who rejected confrontation both at home and internationally.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Be careful, BRICS Development Bank<\/a><\/h3>\n

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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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Results Based Management: does it pay off?<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tNorway\u2019s recent international cooperation white paper, Sharing for Prosperity, seems stubbornly non-conformist. For it recommits Norway to some fundamental, if today unfashionable, purposes: for low-income lands, pursuit of growth-with-r…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Building resilient and inclusive food markets<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tTo achieve maximum impact on food and nutrition security, knowledge and research policy should focus on local agriculture and food sectors. This means including small-scale farmers in regional food chains as well as making investments in the food…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Development strategies start with small-scale farming<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tThe final report of the Tracking Development project concludes that successful development strategies focus on small-scale farmers and give them and small entrepreneurs the freedom and protection to build on a future rather than on industrialisation.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Development strategies start with small-scale farming<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\tThe final report of the Tracking Development project concludes that successful development strategies focus on small-scale farmers and give them and small entrepreneurs the freedom and protection to build on a future rather than on industrialisation.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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India: aid donor or development partner?<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t04 March 2025
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\n\t\t\tIn January 2012 the Indian government formally established the Development Partnership Administration (DPA) within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with a mandate to coordinate India\u2019s overseas development assistance. \n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Investing in an inclusive and resilient society<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t07 February 2025
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\n\t\t\tInvesting in the domestic agricultural and food sector automatically means investing in domestic entrepreneurship, in the development of local SMEs and in strengthening national economic and innovative capacities.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Attention to inequality should be a basic element of any post-2015 agenda<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t17 December 2025
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\n\t\t\tThe MDGs, by emphasizing targets at a global level, have ignored the inequalities that average figures conceal (van der Hoeven, 2010, Vandemoortele, 2011, Melaned, 2012). Attention to inequality should be a basic element of any post-2015 agenda an…\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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Inclusieve visie op ontwikkeling<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t23 November 2025
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\n\t\t\tOm kennis voor ontwikkeling op strategische en effectieve wijze in te zetten is een overkoepelende visie op ontwikkeling nodig. Te lange tijd zijn de ogen gesloten voor de negatieve externaliteiten van het internationaal handels- en…\n\t\t<\/p>\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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Another development gimmick in the making<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t25 September 2025
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\n\t\t\tAccording to Claudio Shuftan, the changes needed in the current economic climate are so drastic that mega philanthropies and their sponsors will never accept them.\n\t\t<\/p>\n

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