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Finance & Development
September 1, 2001
Sanjeev Gupta |
Debt Relief and Public Health Spending in Heavily Indebted Poor Countries The Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative, launched in 1996, was the first comprehensive effort by the international community to reduce the external debt of the world's poorest countries...   |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2000
Masood Ahmed & Hugh Bredenkamp |
Supporting Poverty Reduction in Low-Income Developing Countries: The International Community's Response Despite developing countries' improved economic growth rates during the 1990s, poverty has remained firmly entrenched. How can developing countries, international financial institutions, and developed countries work together more effectively to reduce the incidence of poverty? |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2002
Brian Ames |
Taking Stock of Poverty Reduction Efforts What exactly is a poverty reduction strategy paper (PRSP), the centerpiece of the international community's new assault on poverty? It is essentially a road map prepared by countries themselves to help them better target public policies in support of poverty reduction. |
IDB America
September 2001
Charo Quesada |
The cost of silence The executive director of UNAIDS urges Latin America and the Caribbean to break the silence surrounding AIDS if they wish to avert greater tragedy... |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2000
Caroline M. Robb |
How the Poor Can Have a Voice in Government Policy Development thinking has changed significantly in recent years. Policymakers have recognized the ability of the poor to make a valuable contribution to the analysis of poverty and are consulting them directly. This new participatory approach has resulted in a broader definition of poverty and better-informed public policies that are more responsive to the needs of the poor. |
Salon.com
June 27, 2001
Daryl Lindsey |
A pandemic fueled by poverty A doctor says the fight to get cheap AIDS drugs to Africa is misguided: These people need water, food and basic healthcare... |
IDB America
September 2001
Joanne Nanton |
HIV/AIDS clouds the Caribbean A new joint effort by the nations of the Caribbean Community could help to contain the most serious AIDS crisis outside of Africa... |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2001
Evangelos A. Calamitsis |
The Need for Stronger Domestic Policies and International Support Globalization is a powerful engine of world prosperity, and it is certainly here to stay. Income disparities remain large. The basic issue is what policies and reforms are most likely to bring about sustainable economic growth for the benefit of all the peoples of the world. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2005 |
In Brief AIDS battle needs urgent new funding... Encouraging breastfeeding... Tsunami follow up... OECD on workers and globalization... IDA shift to grants for the poorest... IMF-World Bank promote standards and codes... etc. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2001
Nsouli & Le Gall |
The New International Financial Architecture and Africa African countries have made progress on various elements of the new architecture, but more work is needed---in particular, to enhance transparency and accountability, implement standards and codes, and strengthen financial systems. |
IDB America
February 2002
Charo Quesada |
A historical commitment in a challenged region The nations of the Caribbean confront HIV/AIDS... |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2002 |
Crafting Bolivia's PRSP: 5 Points of View Bolivia's poverty reduction strategy paper (PRSP) was issued in March 2001. Building on an earlier national dialogue, it formulates a four-pronged plan for sustainable growth, social development, institutional strengthening, and eradication of drug (coca) production and trade. |
ifeminists
July 28, 2004
Wendy McElroy |
AIDS Efforts Undermined by U.N. Politics Politics lies at the root of the U.N.'s constant bashing of American policies. In the shifting vista of AIDS politics, where even the figures are blurring, the U.S. is correct and prudent to withhold its support. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2005
Maureen Lewis |
A War Chest for Fighting HIV/AIDS With billions of dollars mobilized, the challenge is how to spend the money wisely in the fight against the global HIV/AIDS epidemic. |
IDB America
September 2001
Charo Quesada |
AIDS emerges from the shadows Unless countries act now, the epidemic will become uncontrollable... |
Salon.com
July 28, 2000
Kate Scanell |
Contributing to genocide By giving HIV deniers a global platform, South African President Mbeki has put countless lives at risk. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2005
Berg & Qureshi |
The MDGs: Building Momentum A big push on aid is not the sole answer. International development policy needs to move beyond aid and aim for actions that, together with stronger reforms in developing countries, cohere into a broader big push. |
Salon.com
August 21, 2001
David Horowitz |
The AIDS obstructionists As the AIDS epidemic spins out of control, special interest groups are preventing one of the only things that can work -- mandatory testing... |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2000
Ernesto Hernandez-Cata |
Raising Growth and Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa: What Can Be Done? Sub-Saharan Africa must increase economic growth to reduce poverty and improve living standards. This article discusses some obstacles to growth in the region, as well as some policy actions that would improve its prospects. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2002
Stapenhurst & Pelizzo |
A Bigger Role for Legislatures As elected representatives, legislatures should be involved in developing national poverty reduction strategies and overseeing their implementation. |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2005
Birger Fredriksen |
Keeping the Promise What is holding up achieving primary education for all African children? |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2002
Masood Ahmed |
Building Consensus on Poverty Reduction One hundred eighty-nine countries came together at the United Nations Millennium Summit and pledged to act individually and collectively to make the Millennium Development Goals a reality. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2001
Flemming Larsen |
The IMF's Dialogue with Nongovernmental Organizations The IMF is responding to questions about its role in today's world economy by reaching out to civil society at large and to nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in particular... |
Salon.com
August 22, 2001
Michael McColly |
Whisper of death Poverty, a rigid class system and conservative Hindu values are quickly turning India into the next South Africa in the global AIDS pandemic... |
Salon.com
December 1, 2000
Fiona Morgan |
It's World AIDS Day ... again Americans with insurance now improve with new drugs, but the disease is on a rampage across the rest of the world... |
BusinessWeek
August 2, 2004
Arnst & Einhorn |
Why Business Should Make AIDS Its Business Some multinational companies are taking baby steps to control the AIDS in their workforce, but more needs to be done. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2000
Robert Powell |
Debt Relief for Poor Countries Efforts to lighten the debt burden of poor countries go back at least two decades. The most recent, the enhanced HIPC Initiative, will provide faster and deeper debt relief to these countries while encouraging them to use the funds saved to fight poverty and raise living standards. |
Salon.com
May 18, 2000
Sabin Russell |
The dream and the coming disaster AIDS threatens to ravage the hopes of South Africa's young democracy. Don't expect leaders to get excited because a few companies cut the cost of HIV drugs. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2001
Sergio Pereira Leite |
Human Rights and the IMF Human rights and macroeconomic stability are far from incompatible. Rather, they both play crucial roles in the fight against poverty. By supporting sound economic policies and encouraging constructive dialogue within civil society, the IMF contributes to human rights. |
Salon.com
June 28, 2001
Daryl Lindsey |
U.N. commits to AIDS reduction Its far-reaching declaration could funnel billions toward reducing the spread of the disease by 25 percent... |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2000
Nora Lustig & Nicholas Stern |
Broadening the Agenda for Poverty Reduction: Opportunity, Empowerment, Security Experience from the 1990s has led to a poverty reduction agenda that, in addition to promoting economic growth, addresses ingrained inequalities, institutional failures, social barriers, and other risks. |
Finance & Development
September 2010 |
Regaining Momentum Progress on the Millennium Development Goals has been slowed by the crisis. The rest of the world has to help. |
Finance & Development
September 2008
Masood Ahmed |
The Next Frontier Low-income countries gain ground in a globalized world, but they still face major challenges. |
Salon.com
June 25, 2001
Daryl Lindsey |
AIDS activists change their act On the eve of a United Nations conference, the once-militant ACT-UP revises its tactics and focus... |
Finance & Development
June 1, 2002
Sanjeev Gupta |
Is the PRGF Living Up to Expectations? When the IMF launched the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) in 1999, it envisaged some far-reaching changes in its operations. But is this new facility living up to expectations? |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2002
Alain Mingat & Carolyn Winter |
Education for All by 2015 At the World Education Forum in Dakar, Senegal, in 2000, officials from 180 countries set a challenging goal: ensuring access to primary education for all children by 2015... |
Salon.com
July 13, 2000
Megan Williams |
African mothers: Save us, too AIDS activists say providing drugs to prevent HIV transmission to babies but not treating their mothers is unconscionable. |
Mother Jones
August 2000
Jacob Levenson |
A Time for Healing African Americans now account for the majority of new AIDS cases. But a crusading Harlem pastor believes the black church can slow the epidemic's spread. |
ifeminists
April 15, 2003
Carey Roberts |
History Repeats Itself in Global AIDS Struggle History teaches that when any group becomes stigmatized and dehumanized, curtailment of their basic human rights is sure to follow. Recent developments in the international fight against AIDS suggests that this sad lesson is now being forgotten. |
Finance & Development
March 1, 2006
Pattillo, Gupta & Carey |
Growing Pains With Africa's growth finally picking up, the challenge is to accelerate and sustain the pace to reduce poverty. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2007
David E. Bloom |
Governing Global Health How better coordination can advance global health and improve value for money. |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2004
Joel E. Gallant |
HIV Counseling, Testing, and Referral By the year 2005, the CDC seeks to achieve the following: reduce annual new HIV infections from the current estimated 40,000 cases to 20,000 cases through the use of interventions such as counseling, HIV testing, and referral |
ifeminists
December 1, 2004
Carey Roberts |
The Unfolding AIDS Scandal at the UN Every day, 8,500 men and women die from the modern Black Death that we call AIDS. Most of those deaths could be avoided if the UN took a practical approach that is based on science, not ideology. And pitting women against men is hardly the answer. |
IDB America
September 2001
Charo Quesada |
Against the odds Brazil emerges as a role model in the fight against AIDS... |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2005
Saavedra & Arias |
Stuck in a Rut Avenues for combating persistent poverty and inequality in Latin America. |
Finance & Development
September 1, 2005
Jean-Baptiste Compaore |
Burkina Faso: Greater Capacity In Burkina Faso, only about 70% of aid committed by donors is effectively disbursed. Improving absorption capacity is crucial if a scaling up of aid is to be effective in growing its economy. |
BusinessWeek
April 1, 2010
Bennett & Randall |
Will an AIDS Pill a Day Keep the Virus Away? Drugmaker Gilead is betting the one-pill PrEP treatment will slow the virus' spread - as are some of the world's top health agencies and philanthropists. |
Finance & Development
December 1, 2000
Gupta, Hammond, Leete, & Swanson |
Progress Toward the International Development Goals It is easy to lose track of the improvements that have occurred over time in the lives of poor people in many developing countries.... |
HBS Working Knowledge
September 22, 2003
Martha Lagace |
How Businesses Can Respond to AIDS Partnerships among business, government, and advocacy groups are crucial to halting AIDS. A report from an influential conference at Harvard Business School. |
Salon.com
August 15, 2000
Megan Williams |
See no AIDS, hear no AIDS In Swaziland, villagers spend every weekend burying their dead, but they still can't admit what's killing them. A report from ground zero of the African holocaust. |
