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Curse or Blessing? Natural Resources and Human Development
Written by Mario Wiedemann
This paper argues against a natural resource curse for human development. We find evidence that changes in human development from 1970 to 2005, proxied by changes in the Human Development Index, are positively and significantly correlated with natural resource abundance. While our results are consistent with those of other authors […]
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Workshop with FutureChallenges’ Regional Editors
Written by Mario Wiedemann
One of the participants called it the “fairytale town”. He was talking of Rietberg, a small city near the head office of the Bertelsmann Stiftung (Gütersloh). This was a nice setting for the second FutureChallenges Regional Editors Workshop from 16th May to 18th May. FutureChallenges’ Regional Editors coordinate regional groups […]
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Why civil society matters
Written by Tom Fries
Stuart Etherington, writing in the Guardian, gives a great overview of why “civil society is an essential part of a truly vital world”. Read more
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The Africa Competitiveness Report
Written by Gudrun Porath
The Africa Competitiveness Report (2011, World Economic Forum) highlights areas where they need an urgent policy action and investment to ensure that Africa sustains its economic recovery and quality of life continues to grow in the future. Read more
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NGOs take part in the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen
Written by Tom Fries
The majority of the registrants for the 15,000 seats available at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen were from NGOs.
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Incorporating NGOs into multilateral negotiations
Written by Tom Fries
Through this website, you can get an idea of how the nine different commissions subsidiary to ECOSOC incorporate (or exclude) NGOs from their work. read more
