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Global environment
Dirk Messner
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

“Normative compass”

The dramatic global impact of urbanisation is being underestimated, warns WBGU

Habitat III
Franz-B. Marré
Maria-Theres Haase

Urbanisation as opportunity

Sustainable mobility is a prerequisite for inclusive urban growth

Governance
Rüdiger Korff

Listen to everyone

Urban planning all too often fails because it is based on illusions

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Experts want aid recipients to take aid agencies at word

An innovative guide to aid agencies

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Neglect of duty in developing countries

According to WTO rules, patents must not block poor countries’ pharma access

Foreign trade
Clara Brandi
Dominique Bruhn

Exports as drivers of growth

Relevant reading: exports contribute to driving growth – but they need to be the right sort of exports

Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Afterthoughts concerning the G20 summit in China

Technocrats begin to worry about people’s welfare

Aid effectiveness
Peter Nunnenkamp
Rainer Thiele

Modest impact

Low-income countries are not the main beneficiaries of aid for trade

Editorial
Hans Dembowski
Hans Dembowski

Rough path

Why economic development is linked to export diversification

Sustainability
Gerd Müller

From free trade to fair trade

Gerd Müller, German minister for international cooperation and development, demands fair rules for sustainable export industries

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Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Mexico must include its indigenous population in the tourism sector
Rebounding tourism set to support Sri Lanka’s economic recovery
Why tourist arrivals in Sri Lanka peaked in 2018

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Don’t leave sex education to internet pornography
Modern dowry payment in Kenya
Mexico’s first female president
Women-led businesses suffer most
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Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

“I am angry because Kenya is not working for many of its citizens”
Why Kenya is on fire
Building bridges to reconcile religious conflicts
ODA under attack
Development policy must not ignore changing global realities