Afghanistan 2014: a survey of the Afghan people
With the conclusion of the first democratic transition of power in the country’s history and the continuing drawdown of foreign troops, what do the people of Afghanistan think are the most critical is...
3 Juni 20151h 11min
The challenges of fighting corruption in Papua New Guinea
Corruption in Papua New Guinea is widely accepted to be a major development challenge. The fight against it was recently bolstered by the introduction of a new anti-corruption taskforce. In 2011 Taskf...
3 Juni 20151h 5min
Malaria elimination in the Asia Pacific by 2030
Half of all countries in the world have eliminated malaria, mostly since the Second World War. Ambitious strategies are now being put in place to eradicate human malaria worldwide by 2050 and to elimi...
3 Juni 20151h 7min
Legal challenges, law reform and legal education – an interview with Lalotoa Mulitalo
Tess Newton Cain and Lalotoa Mulitalo, who is a Law Lecturer at the University of the South Pacific, met recently in Vanuatu. This is a recording of their conversation. Blog post available here: http:...
3 Juni 201520min
The rise of inequality and the new economic development consensus
Inequality is on the rise globally and in Australia. The richest 85 people own the same wealth as the poorest 3.5 billion people. World leaders and global economic institutions are increasingly raisin...
3 Juni 20151h 1min
Political instability, the MSG and regional politics – an interview with PM Joe Natuman of Vanuatu
Joe Nathan is the Prime Minister of Vanuatu. Tess Newton Cain is a Research Associate at the Development Policy Centre. Blog post available here: http://devpolicy.org/political-instability-the-msg-and...
3 Juni 201513min
Careers in development
Many young people are interested in a career in international development. Thousands volunteer in development organisations across the country, and development studies and international relations are ...
3 Juni 20151h 32min
Voice and agency: empowering women and girls for shared prosperity
Voice and Agency: empowering women and girls for shared prosperity is a major new report by the World Bank that shines a spotlight on the value of empowerment, the patterns of constraints that limit t...
3 Juni 20151h 42min
