Monthly Archives: September 2012

The centre can hold: things don’t always fall apart

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Mike Jennings

The New York Times has a feature looking at the birth of new nation states from the disintegration of the old (similar, although less extensive to the interactive map The Guardian published online a couple of weeks ago). The usual … Continue reading →

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UNCTAD’s Trade & Development Report, 2012: time for a rethink on the economics of austerity?

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Mike Jennings

Against the backdrop of continued global economic gloom in the global North, UNCTAD’s latest annual report, Trade and Development Report 2012: Policies for Inclusive and Balanced Growth, published today, has worrying news for high growth developing countries who had, the … Continue reading →

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Greening DFID: a postscript

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Mike Jennings

A quick follow up to the post looking to what we might expect from Justine Greening’s appointment as Minister for International Development. According to the Daily Mail Justine Greening has called into question the 0.7% target for UK aid. The … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Mitchell, Hello Greening: good news for DFID?

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Mike Jennings

So the cabinet shuffle has been performed, and Andrew Mitchell, Secretary of State for International Development has moved on to wield the cane as Chief Whip, replaced by former Transport Secretary Justine Greening, moved it appears for being too committed … Continue reading →

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