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The future of DFID's programme in India
The test of whether the UK should continue to give aid to India is whether that aid makes a distinctive contribution to poverty reduction. The Government of India has primary responsibility for this and has already reduced poverty levels from 60 percent in 1981 to 42 percent in 2005. But whilst the economy is growing there are large pockets of poverty that still remain. The DFID plans to change some of its programme, focusing primarily on three of the poorest states, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa, also changing the sectors it prioritises and putting 50 percent of its budget through the private sector by 2015.The Committee supports the focus on the poorest states but provided it is support...
Transnational Corporations and Development Policy
This volume offers a wide-reaching exploration of foreign direct investment and developmental impacts through case studies from Africa, Asia, Latin America and Central Europe, also examining the role of 'new players' such as Chinese, Indian and South African TNCs.
Making Global Institutions Work
This book seeks to think differently about what we recognize as "global institutions" and how they could work better for the people who need them most. By so doing, the contributions show that there is a group of institutions that influence enough people’s lives in significant enough ways through what they protect, provide or enable that they should be considered, together, as global institutions. The United Nations, the World Bank, the internet as well as private military and security companies leave a heavy footprint on the social, political and economic landscape of the planet. We are all aware in different ways of the existence of these global institutions but their importance in achieving change in the twenty-first century is often underestimated. In this book, contributors seek to explain what associations exist between change in global institutions and the reduction of poverty and inequality as well as the achievement of security and justice. The work makes sense of processes of change and identifies the most significant obstacles that exist, offering suggestions for future action that will be of interest to students and scholars of global institutions.
Poverty
Articles included in volume explore the issue of poverty around the world, as well as the impact of the global recession on poverty-related issues. Topics covered include poverty's rise and decline in specific countries, such as China, South Asia, Latin America, and the United States. Readers will explore the causes of poverty around the world, and the efforts to end poverty, from foreign aid to rapid growth.
Development and Distribution
Using Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand as examples, this book focuses on industrialization in South East Asia. These nations have all undergone a major transformation from being poor, agrarian countries to middle-income countries with a developed industrial and manufacturing base; Development and Distribution seeks to explain why and how.
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Transforming Participation?
'Original and insightful, this is an empirically grounded but conceptually rich critique which gives us sharp tools for a better understanding of how to achieve equitable and sustainable development goals in the future.' ù Jenny Pearce, Professor of Latin American Politics, Director of the International Centre for Participation Studies, University of Bradford, UK --
The Millennium Development Goals and Beyond
This book examines how international aid donors and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) can assist countries in the Asia-Pacific region achieve the Millennium Development Goals. The book examines the progress countries have made towards the MDGs and highlights the need to tailor the goals to individual country circumstances.
