Economic and Social Development stream
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August 2009
Fighting poverty by redefining gender roles
About three quarters of the world’s poor live in rural areas. Among those, women constitute a particularly vulnerable, yet crucially important group for social and economic development. Investing in rural women is thus not only a moral imperative; it can [...]
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June 2009
Seizing the opportunities of international investments in agriculture
Foreign acquisitions of farmland in Africa and elsewhere have become the focus of concern. Many observers consider them a new form of colonialism that threatens food security of the poor. However, investments could be good news if the objectives of [...]
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August 2008
What does it mean for dealing with soaring food prices?
In the period leading up to the July 2008 WTO ministerial meeting, the crisis of soaring food prices was used both to argue for a speedy resolution of the negotiations, and to argue against any further reductions in protection that [...]
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