Micro Credit, Macro Debt: The Industry of Poverty
Introduction The Industry of Poverty has many faces, as it manifests itself in every society on this globe, its effects are similarly devastating for the poor. What constitutes poverty? When is a person considered poor or low income? Is a person poor when he/she has to live off of less than one (1) USD a [...]
Can Foreign Aid Improve Pakistan’s Political Economy?
Like many struggling countries, Pakistan’s two most critical problems are feckless leaders and a feeble state. Can donors do anything to help get such countries’ political economy moving in the right direction? I recently convened a working group of leading Pakistani development professionals and outside experts at the Global Economic Symposium (GES) to discuss just [...]
The Universality of Political Science Theory
Introduction There is an ongoing debate on the silence of social scientists from the developing world. Many people attribute this silence to idleness or worse, to the fact that non western scholars are imbibed by the ‘system’, by western thought and ideas. Both assumptions are ill-conceived and further from the trued, specifically when taking into [...]
Syrian refugees struggle to cope and seek child marriage as a solution
Recent concerns have sparked as child marriages spike among Syrian refugees in Jordan. Difficult conditions in Jordan have many parents pushing to have their daughters married at an earlier age. The issue has created a concern among many international aid organizations that the rise in child marriage has been brought on as a sort of coping [...]
Why Aid to Africa is Not Working
Between 2 July – 18 July, NL-Aid is enjoying a summer recess. From 19th July, you can read articles of our authors again. Untill that time, we have selected Youtube videos in which development thinkers are centered. In this episode: Why Aid to Africa is Not Working. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Recommend on Facebook [...]
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