http://www.search4dev.nlOnline library for Dutch development cooperationenwww.kit.nldpcmedewerkers-uba@uva.nldpcmedewerkers-uba@uva.nlTue, 21 May 2013 23:10:54 CEST/d/dprn/graphics/bbhead.gifhttp://www.search4dev.nlhttp://www.search4dev.nl/record/445137http://www.search4dev.nl/record/445137The 2007-2011 global crisis has increased income and wealth inequality in many countries and regions, even as some of the growth poles in the global South – notably China, India, and Brazil – have quickly returned to pre-crisis growth levels. This growing inequality in wealth and income takes place at every level of the global economy and has compromised development strategy: elites are now more numerous and more connected to global markets; and they are often more interested in meeting their individual consumption and saving needs than in “national development” missions. This process, combined with the ideological opposition to government action, has led to growth strategies based on zero-sum logic; and these strategies not only preclude asset/income redistribution but ultimately undercut development itself. To renew the possibility of global development, equity must be restored as an explicit goal of policy. One crucial step in this restoration is denaturalizing the growth of income-wealth polarization. The financial sector shows that unregulated markets and institutions often lead to the spread of market instruments that privilege the rich, while engaging in exploitation and asset-stripping of the poor. Discussion will encompass the US subprime crisis, the EU crisis, and the debate over financial exclusion and inclusion.G. Dymskihttp://www.search4dev.nl/record/445134http://www.search4dev.nl/record/445134P.A. Ashleyhttp://www.search4dev.nl/record/445117http://www.search4dev.nl/record/445117The demand for global common goods and services will increasingly challenge international relations. As resources decline and prices escalate, the interdependencies among countries for food, water, energy and migration will become a reality. No country can handle the issues in isolation. How do these changing interdependencies affect the concept of nation and state? Are national interests an inherent obstacle for good stewardship or can we develop a concept of interdependency where states can productively engage and negotiate in this resource constrained world?J. Cameronhttp://www.search4dev.nl/record/443844http://www.search4dev.nl/record/443844This is the annual report of the Max Havelaar Foundation for 2008. The Max Havelaar Foundation strives for a world in which justice and sustainable development are at the heart of trade structures and practices so that everyone, through their work, can maintain a decent and dignified livelihood and develop their full potential. The Foundation’s mission is to work with businesses, community groups and individuals to improve the trading position of producer organisations in the South and to deliver sustainable livelihoods for farmers, workers and their communities.Stichting Max Havelaarhttp://www.search4dev.nl/record/443843http://www.search4dev.nl/record/443843This is the annual report of the Max Havelaar Foundation for 2009. The Max Havelaar Foundation strives for a world in which justice and sustainable development are at the heart of trade structures and practices so that everyone, through their work, can maintain a decent and dignified livelihood and develop their full potential. The Foundation’s mission is to work with businesses, community groups and individuals to improve the trading position of producer organisations in the South and to deliver sustainable livelihoods for farmers, workers and their communities.Stichting Max Havelaarhttp://www.search4dev.nl/record/443841http://www.search4dev.nl/record/443841This is the annual report of the Max Havelaar Foundation for 2010. The Max Havelaar Foundation strives for a world in which justice and sustainable development are at the heart of trade structures and practices so that everyone, through their work, can maintain a decent and dignified livelihood and develop their full potential. The Foundation’s mission is to work with businesses, community groups and individuals to improve the trading position of producer organisations in the South and to deliver sustainable livelihoods for farmers, workers and their communities.Stichting Max Havelaarhttp://www.search4dev.nl/record/443840http://www.search4dev.nl/record/443840This is the annual report of the Max Havelaar Foundation for 2011. The Max Havelaar Foundation strives for a world in which justice and sustainable development are at the heart of trade structures and practices so that everyone, through their work, can maintain a decent and dignified livelihood and develop their full potential. The Foundation’s mission is to work with businesses, community groups and individuals to improve the trading position of producer organisations in the South and to deliver sustainable livelihoods for farmers, workers and their communities.Stichting Max Havelaarhttp://www.search4dev.nl/record/443303http://www.search4dev.nl/record/443303FGG - Fair, green and global alliancehttp://www.search4dev.nl/record/442425http://www.search4dev.nl/record/442425Despite the progress that has been made in achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), fragility and gender inequality risk undermining development in many countries and reversing the gains that have been made over the past decades. As debates around the post-2015 agenda continue, it is critical that these two issues are prioritised in any future goals, targets and indicators that are proposed, and that they are linked strategically to the implementation of UNSCR 1325 on Women, Peace and Security and the New Deal on Engagement in Fragile States. This paper highlights key recommendations and possible actions that could be taken over the coming months to ensure a more coordinated approach to addressing fragility and gender inequality in the post-MDG framework.C. Keizerhttp://www.search4dev.nl/record/441394http://www.search4dev.nl/record/441394This report examines the tax practices of one of the world’s largest food multinationals, the Associated British Foods (ABF) group, in one of the most impoverished places in which it operates. ABF produces staple brands like Silver Spoon sugar, Kingsmill bread, Ryvita and Patak’s, and also owns clothing chain Primark. We look particularly at the activities of ABF’s Zambian subsidiary, Zambia Sugar Plc. This report shows how tackling the problem will require both national and international action across three fronts: companies’ ingenious financial engineering, weak international tax rules, and governments’ deliberate tax policies. While the group of companies detailed in this report have taken (lawful) advantage of loopholes in international tax laws, they have also benefited from tax breaks deliberately written into countries’ tax codes, responsibility for which ultimately lies with governments.M. LewisR. BrooksP. ChisangaM. HearsonC. JordanK. NshindanoA. TharoorP. Wu