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Does the language of ‘development’ matter?
This blog in the Guardian will be familiar ground for Progressive Development Forum members. But please feel free to comment on the Guardian website to get the debate going.
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More stereotypes
Here’s an interesting blog about why every novel on Africa has the same cover image. Its not about development, per se, but what interested me most is that it shows that the development sector is just one perpetrator of myths … Continue reading
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Cultural critiques of Development
More and more I’m finding clever critiques of development and development NGOs emerging from cultural circles, both from the north and south that I wanted to share with the Progressive Development Forum. There is this one from Kenya, a “mockumentary” … Continue reading
Is IF enough?
There’s been a lot of discussion about the ‘IF’ campaign launch. If I’m honest, I thought some of the overarching messages were good. We saw an article in the Indy that talked about the problem of agri-business monopolies. And there … Continue reading
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The Real Poverty Barons are Multinational Companies
This is an article WDM wrote for the New Statesman, following up on Justine Greening’s launch into an enquiry into aid spending on consultants. It looks at the wider issue of a pro-privatisation and pro-trade agenda across our aid policy. … Continue reading
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