D+C 1/2004   Editorial Reinold E. Thiel: At the end of twelve years Facts and Trends Basic education for all threatens to fail Germany promotes Israeli-Palestinian contacts Unexploded bombs Viewpoint Letters to the editor Information society requires education Does politics need advice? Development policy and development research. How helpful is academia for politics? – A round-table discussion Heiko Nitzschke, David M. Malone: Friends and Critics – Think Tanks and the United Nations Andreas Mehler, Ulf Engel: African studies and Africa policy – a precarious relationship Tribune Development theory: Who is Who? - Franz Nuscheler Getting rich in the fight against poverty InWEnt news Flood control in north and south “Disasters do not occur only in Africa” 60 megacities Studies and Reports A new international financial architecture not in sight Failing states: in search of a development policy concept Working together to protect the rainforest Books and media Africa. Myth and Future Not much progress through decentralisation in Senegal