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Concise, challenging essays analysing development issues.
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A culture of life
Women's theology and social liberations
Tina Beattie
This Comment examines the development of feminist theology, looking at universal arguments on the social status and role of women, and at perspectives arising from specific cultural, religious, economic and racial contexts.
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A culture of peace: Women, faith and reconciliation
Marigold Best and Pamela Hussey
Marigold Best and Pamela Hussey put forward the voicesand perspectives of women from around the world who are makingpowerful and innovative contributions to peace building.
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A question of commitment
Marigold Best y Pamela Hussey
In this Comment, Marigold Best and Pamela Hussey argue that our commitment must be to what is life-giving and life-enhancing.
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Angola
The possible peace
CIIR
The Estoril Accord of May 1991 between the Angolan government and UNITA signalled the onset of peace in Angola, a country torn by war for almost 30 years. This Comment examines the prospects for economic, social and political reconstruction after a long, devastating war.
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Baby Milk: Destruction of a World Resource - August 1993
CIIR
More than a million babies die unnecessarily each year. Their deaths could be prevented by the oldest, most economic and effective health protection of all: breastfeeding. Breastfeeding is declining in the South and North. This Comment asks why.
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COCA, COCAINE and the war on drugs
CIIR comment
This Comment explores the realities of the cocaine trade, examines the failures and dangers of the increasing militarised ‘war on drugs’ and discusses alternative strategies.
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Contagion and cure
Tackling the crisis in global finance
David Woodward
The financial crises of the late 1990s exposed deep flaws in the global financial system and in developed countries’ policies towards international finance and development. This paper proposes mechanisms to prevent similar crises in future.
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CONTINENTAL SHIFT Europe's policies towards the south
CIIR comment
Examines the European Union’s commitment to policy coherence. It looks at the impact on North-South relations of the Common Agricultural Policy, the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, trends in official development assistance and the conditionality of aid.
Price: £1.30 |
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El Salvador
Wager for peace
CIIR
In examining the emergence of pressures for peace in El Salvador in the late 1980s and the nature and implementation of the 1992 peace accords, this Comment provides a sharp analysis of the challenges of reconciliation and reconstruction.
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HIV/AIDS in southern Africa
The threat to development
Helen Jackson, Russell Kerkhoven, Diane Lindsey, Gladys Mutangadura, Fungayi Nhara
This Comment explores the scale of HIV and AIDS in southern Africa and argues that the epidemic must be tackled as a development problem rather than purely as a health issue.
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