D+C 04/2005


  Editorial

Hans Dembowski:
When democracy and markets fail



Facts and Trends

Water: Multi-stakeholder dialogue does not take off

World Bank: Wolfowitz to succeed Wolfensohn

Donors delay aid for Sudan

Afghanistan: Still torn apart

EU parliament opposed to sugar reform

Indicators for more effective aid

Honour killings – an underestimated crime

Supachai Panitchpakdi to head UNCTAD?

IDA 14: More money for the poorest countries

Somalia: Government is looking for a residence

Haiti: Hopelessness


Viewpoint

Free at last through an Arab-Western joint venture

Afghanistan: A dangerous trend


Focus:
Social cohesion


Lost in transition – the difficulties of nation building

“Belonging to a nation is not opposed to globalisation”

Latin America: Aiming for social cohesion

An ethics code for judges

Sri Lanka: The glue that keeps people apart


Tribune

NGOs: Under attack

Ghana: Protecting women and children

Exogenous shocks: When governments are powerless


InWEnt news

Millennoum Project .”Private sector is a key partner”

MDGs: The need for PPP

Vocational Training: Making appropriate use of e-learning

“Ch@t of Worlds” – a tool for sustainable development


Studies and Reports

India: Debate on GM cotton

Argentina: Trading old bonds for new

Women’s rights: Under attack from neo-conservatives

Banks serve poorest countries best

China: Market economy and dictatorship still co-exist


Books and media

Worlds Apart: Local and Global Villages

Periphery and globalised capitalism

Ethnicity and ethnic conflicts in Afghanistan

Partnership for International Development

World Bank’s water policy