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WikiLeaks: “The Intelligence Agency Of The People”
I am not sure if I stumbled upon a tool for fighting corruption or a conspiracy theorist’s dream. Either way, I will report and leave the judgments and interpretations to you, the reader. Before you...
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Frank Talk About Social Accountability
An important book has just been released by the World Bank: Demanding Good Governance: Lessons from Social Accountability Initiatives in Africa(edited by Mary McNeil and Carmen Malena). The book is...
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Fifty Million Twelve-Year-Old Solutions
“We have a situation on our hands and the clock is ticking. We have fifty million twelve-year-old girls in poverty,” the opening video proclaimed. The solution is simple and profound, the Girl Effect,...
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It’s Our Money
It has been argued that corruption cases are focused mostly on the offenders and retribution is calculated on material value. This leaves out the victims of corruption and the collective damage done to...
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Why are Africans Getting Ripped off on Remittances?
Whatever your views of migration, a consensus ought to be possible on one thing: if migrants do send money home, as much as possible of the hard-earned dollars that they send should actually get there,...
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Reformers vs. Lobbyists: Where have We Got to on Tackling Corporate Tax Dodging?
The rhythm of NGO advocacy and campaigning sometimes makes it particularly hard to work on complicated issues, involving drawn-out negotiations where bad guys have more resources and staying power...
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Weekly Wire: The Global Forum
These are some of the views and reports relevant to our readers that caught our attention this week.Facebook Reaches a Landmark 100-Million Users in Africa Through Mobile AllAfrica Thanks to mobile...
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Media (R)evolutions: The Cloud and the Connectivity Revolution
New developments and curiosities from a changing global media landscape: People, Spaces, Deliberation brings trends and events to your attention that illustrate that tomorrow's media environment will...
View ArticleCampaign Art: Prince William Calls for End to Corruption and Illegal Wildlife...
People, Spaces, Deliberation bloggers present exceptional campaign art from all over the world. These examples are meant to inspire.Prince William of the United Kingdom gave a speech at the World...
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Have technology and globalization kicked away the ladder of ‘easy’...
Economic transformation is necessary for growth that can lead to poverty reduction. However, economic transformation in low-income countries is changing as recent evidence suggests countries are...
View ArticleCampaign Art: Be Ivory Free
People, Spaces, Deliberation bloggers present exceptional campaign art from all over the world. These examples are meant to inspire. Most of us working at The World Bank Group remember Prince...
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Why/how should corporates defend civil society space? Good new paper + case...
I saw some effective academic-NGO cooperation last week, and even better, it involved some of my LSE students. The occasion was the launch of Beyond Integrity: Exploring the role of business in...
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Weekly wire: The global forum
These are some of the views and reports relevant to our readers that caught our attention this week.Freedom on the Net 2016- Silencing the Messenger: Communication Apps Under PressureFreedom House...
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Weekly wire: The global forum
These are some of the views and reports relevant to our readers that caught our attention this week.Turning the Tide Against Cholera New York Times Two hundred years ago, the first cholera pandemic...
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