D+C 05/2005


  Editorial

Tillmann Elliesen:
Private business and the state



Facts and Trends

IMF/World Bank postpone debt relief

Prospects for tsunami regions

Controversy over UN reform

ODA: security measures expanded

Sudan: donors need common policy

No growth for German ODA ratio

Middle East role for Wolfensohn

GTZ director stays in office

UNDP report criticises Arab regimes


Viewpoint

Wolfowitz follows Wolfensohn – Commentaries


Focus:
Promoting the private sector


Lessons learnt from East Asia

Ghana: problems with private sector promotion

Private business as technology partner

Making FDI work for the poor

Benefiting from globalised value chains


Tribune

Anchor countries: partners in global development

Climate policy: emerging markets must contribute


InWEnt news

Renewables: steps towards a people’s university

Poverty reduction: incentives for the private sector


Studies and Reports

Dollar decline threatens emerging economies

Access to water – a human right

Rural women: Resistance to free trade

Churches: Making development aid more efficient


Books and media

The power of the media in time of war

Taking stock of the HIPC initiative

Media and Democracy in Africa

Diversity in Development