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Infrastructure Fuels Growth in BRIC Countries
While infrastructure isn’t exactly the sexiest topic in international development, it’s hard to argue with its importance. India’s massive power blackout in July, the largest in world history, is a…
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Women’s Property Rights Shape Development
Women own just 1 to 2 percent of all titled land in the developing world and a similar share of land and other real property around the globe. Land and…
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Brazil and Mexico Combat Poverty and Inequality
Giving away money to the poor may not seem like the most original or effective way to alleviate poverty, but, by most accounts, it has worked spectacularly well for Brazil…
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Sage Advice on Sustainable Development
The current global development model is unsustainable, but it can be fixed. These are the findings of a distinguished group of laureates of the Asahi Glass Foundation’s Blue Planet Prize…
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1.5 Billion Energy Poor: Life Without Electricity
Today, 1.5 billion people live without electricity, a situation known as energy poverty. For them, life still moves to the patterns of the sun and the moon. Work and study…
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Quiz: Human Development Report 2011
The quiz tests your knowledge of issues in sustainable development and equity from the UNDP’s 2011 Human Development Report (HDR). The quiz has 10 questions. Your score, correct answers…
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Sustainability and Equity: UNDP HDR 2011
The UNDP Human Development Report (HDR) for 2011 focuses on the intertwined issues of sustainability and equity. While most countries have achieved substantial development gains since 1970, the 2011 HDR…
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BRIC Countries Discover Foreign Aid
Foreign aid from the four original BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) more than doubled from 2005 to 2008, according to the organization Global Humanitarian Assistance. During that period,…
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Countries Most Committed to Global Development
The Center for Global Development’s latest Commitment to Development Index (CDI) provides a thoughtful ranking of how committed 22 of the world’s most economically advanced, developed countries are to improving…
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World Cities: Best Quality of Living and Liveability
What do Vancouver and Vienna have in common? Both cities land in the top five spots in the world rankings of the most liveable cities and cities with the highest…