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Contributors

At D+C/E+Z, we are proud of our international network of authors. It is particularly important to us to be a platform for voices from the global south. Some authors contribute on a regular basis, others don't. Here you can find information about the people behind the contributions.

Rainer Thiele

rainer.thiele@ifw-kiel.de

Kieler Institut für Weltwirtschaft – Kiel Institute for the World Economy

is a professor of development economics and the deputy head of the Research Center “International Development” of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy. He is the director of the Kiel Institute Africa Initiative.

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Aid effectiveness
Peter Nunnenkamp
Rainer Thiele

Modest impact

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

Economics
Rainer Thiele

Discussing "pro-poor growth"

Annual PEGNet conference will assess how growth can be made to benefit disadvantaged people

Relevant reading
Rainer Thiele

Reduced inequality in Latin America

Rainer Thiele: Relevant reading on Latin America's reduced income disparities

Donor harmonisation
Peter Nunnenkamp
Hannes Öhler
Rainer Thiele

Not much progress

Donors have not made much progress on harmonisation

Our Contributors

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Reforming development finance
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Promoting pluralistic discourse
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Financing health systems for informal workers
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Pakistan’s rural infrastructure is inadequate
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India’s tiny plutocratic elite is growing fast
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Walk the talk regarding SDGs
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Achim Steiner
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Giving voice to the voiceless
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Colonialism and environmental preservation in Brazil
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Tangible action needed in Pakistan
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Why many Africans must rely on informal health care
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Mona Naggar
There are very few educational opportunities for refugees in Lebanon
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David Mfitumukiza
Pressure on wildlife in Uganda
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How South Africa negotiated its new government
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Suparna Banerjee
Modi won, but no longer looks invincible
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Boro Baski
Why some Indian farmers are backing away from rice cultivation
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Hildegard Lingnau
From GFAR to GFAiR
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José Siaba Serrate
Disagreement between China and the Paris Club
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Fabio Andrés Díaz Pabón
How to challenge a corrupt system
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Hugh Williamson
The internet is crucial
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A powerful role model for African girls

Poverty Reduction

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

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Coping with strife, climate impacts and a broken economy
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Financing development and climate goals
Pakistan’s rural infrastructure is inadequate

Gender Equality

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

Improving female entrepreneurs’ self-esteem
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Kenyan military ordered to end HIV discrimination in recruitment
A cookbook reveals the connection of diet and tradition
A story is always part of the currents of its time

Governance

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

Coping with strife, climate impacts and a broken economy
Voodoo allows a holistic view of the cosmos
Brazil’s colonial legacies and current challenges
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Sustainability

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

Coping with strife, climate impacts and a broken economy
Voodoo allows a holistic view of the cosmos
Brazil’s colonial legacies and current challenges
Indigenous banks collapsing in Zambia: A closer look at Investrust
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