Global Development Archives – Page 16 of 18

The End of Poverty by Jeffrey Sachs – A Summary of Chapters 1-4

Karl Thompson / September 30, 2016

NB – You might also like this summary of Chapter 8 – Which focuses on AIDs and malaria in […]

Karl Thompson / September 19, 2016

This is a Superb documentary which demonstrates the downsides of the industrialisation of the food system in the USA. It

A brief summary of part of Arundhati Roy’s ‘Capitalism: A Ghost Story’ – In which she explores some of the

What is the state of global education? What are the barriers to providing universal education for all, and how important

Failed nation states have a history of ‘extractive institutions’, successful ones have developed more inclusive institutions.

Possibly the strongest piece of case-study evidence supporting the Marxist view of crime In December 1984, an explosion at a

Karl Thompson / January 10, 2016

This post summarises the views of Jeffry Sachs, for a broader post on this topic please see this post here.

In this hour long programme Hans Rosling asks how we can eradicate extreme poverty in 15 years, which is goal

This is a brief summary of the case Jeffry Sachs made for International Development Aid in his 2005 book ‘The

According to the Global Gender Gap Index, the United Kingdom is one of the most gender equal countries in the world,