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Poverty Reduction
Ebola epidemic

New challenges

Margret Gieraths-Nimene heads a clinic for less fortunate in Monrovia and set up two Ebola isolation units last summer

European Union

Challenged by complexity

Why the EU is an ODA giant but cannot translate financial leverage into real political influence

Relevant reading

Moving targets

Why the EU should reform the way it runs development affairs

Fight against hunger

NGO demands stronger G7 commitment

Rich countries have to shift focus in the fight against global hunger – and pledge more funding

Pastoralism

The Tanzanian Maasai entering industrial age

Maasai pastoralists in Tanzania are opting for milk processing as a way to generate income

Labour

Job quality matters

Zambia’s bumpy road to decent work for all

Development studies

The middle-class hype

It is doubtful, whether middle classes in developing countries are driving progress

Humanitarian aid

“More, not less commitment”

Challenges for humanitarian Aid in ISIS-controlled areas

Transportation

Cheap and dangerous

Motorcycle taxis in Tanzania cause many traffic accidents, but are also a cheap way of transportation

Industrial work

No way out

Labour conditions are tough in Guatemala’s garment factories, and they are not improving

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