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Towards human rights assessments of development projects
In: Working paper
In: Chr. Michelsen Institute, Department of Social Science and Development, Programme of Human Rights Studies, M 1991,2
Virkninger for norsk økonomi av endringer i samhandel Norge--utviklingslandene
In: Rapporter 80,25
Virker bistand? Ulike bidrag til de siste ars bistandsdebatt
In: Internasjonal politikk, Band 66, Heft 1, S. 209-222
ISSN: 0020-577X
A review essay on books by (1) Jeffrey D. Sachs, The End of Poverty. How We Can Make It Happen in Our Lifetime (London: Penguin Books, 2005); (2) William Easterly, The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good (Oxford: Oxford U Press, 2006); (3) Paul Collier, The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done about It (Oxford: Oxford U Press, 2007); & (4) Roger C. Riddell, Does Foreign Aid Really Work? (Oxford: Oxford U Press, 2007).
U-hjelp - en feilslatt politikk
In: Internasjonal politikk, Band 63, Heft 2-3, S. 297-311
ISSN: 0020-577X
This article surveys the broad array of arguments addressing the lack of progress made in third-world development over the course of the last fifty years. During this period of time, financial aid given by the world's industrial nations to developing countries became a practice that was seen as both economically & morally demanded. However, in the years that have since elapsed, there has been an increasing volume of critical attention paid to the imbalance between the amount of funding given & the amount of development accomplished. It is at this juncture that the lack of necessary internal conditions in developing counties becomes apparent. Analysis has not only demonstrated that a large portion of funding made to third-world countries becomes subject to abuse by controlling powers, but has also suggested that foreign aid might actually contribute to the imbalance of power in the said recipient countries. Some of the many perspectives that comprise the growing argument against the notion of foreign aid as a viable policy are presented here to illustrate the increasingly clear reality of failed development in the third world. 4 Tables, 20 References. C. Brunski
Hovedutfordringer for norsk utenrikspolitikk
In: Internasjonal politikk, Band 67, Heft 3, S. 493-515
ISSN: 0020-577X
An open debate where the eight central figures from the eight largest Norwegian political parties explain their foreign policy goals for the term 2009-2012. While all three leftwing parties stress the importance of climate change and equality, the criticism towards NATO intensifies when we moved from the center-left to the far left. The traditional center and right wing parties all emphasize the importance of free trade and globalization with an increased degree of skepticism in the center. The Progress Party stands out from the crowd by attacking foreign aid for increasing corruption and diminishing human rights in developing countries. L. Pitkaniemi
Utviklingsforskningen i Norge gjennom 50 ar: Rammevilkar, diskurs og praksis
In: Internasjonal politikk, Band 68, Heft 4, S. 495-570
ISSN: 0020-577X
Andres penger
In: Internasjonal politikk, Band 63, Heft 5, S. 567-581
ISSN: 0020-577X
This article takes an in-depth look at the controversy surrounding initiatives to eliminate poverty in developing countries. While analysis of the problem necessarily assumes an international perspective, special attention is given here to the role that Norway -- as a European country made wealthy by its natural resources -- is to play in the effort to advance underdeveloped regions. A review of existing critical literature reveals a commonly held view that the most detrimental problems arise because of the inability to control what happens to aide money given to impoverished nations that are often run by corrupt power groups that use the money to consolidate their own power. As much research has demonstrated, world contributions to developing areas over the past decades have failed to produce the expected results, which again signals that the dilemma of under-developed areas is rooted in their internal organization & collective incentives. Several perspectives on this issue are reviewed here to pronounce the moral question assumed by many where Norway is concerned, namely if a country made wealthy by something that it has not "earned" per se should continue to support an aide mechanism that is shown by many analyses to be unsustainable. The stakes & alternatives in this debate are discussed here in detail. C Brunski
U-landsdeltakelse i klimaregimet. Muligheter og barrierer
In: Internasjonal politikk, Band 64, Heft 2, S. 147-172
ISSN: 0020-577X
BRIKS - Jippo eller politisk realitet?
In: Internasjonal politikk, Band 71, Heft 2, S. 175-194
ISSN: 0020-577X
Hvem ber om bistanden?: Den Norske medisinleveransen til Bangladesh som eksempel
In: DERAP Working Papers, A 365
The author discusses the role international firms and their local agents can play in making the governments in developing countries request foreign aid which primarily serves their (i.e. the firms') own interests. The example which is discussed in detail deals with a delivery of Norwegian medicines to Bangladesh.(DÜI-Ptk)
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Skuldkris och ekonomisk utveckling i Latinamerika
In: Internasjonal politikk, Heft 4/6, S. 133-156
ISSN: 0020-577X
Both industrialized nations and Latin American developing countries are losers under the burden of the crushing debt crisis. Although lower population growth rates and a certain increase in exports do permit a measure of optimism, Latin America may be facing a future of social turmoil and the possibility of military take-overs. If, on the other hand, the region's debt burden could be reduced, the future could bring an influx of foreign capital providing new growth and a strengthening of the democratric process
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