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Poverty Reduction
International financial institution

Human and social beings

Better late than never – World Bank abandons “homo economicus”

Insurance industry

New horizons

International insurance companies are increasingly interested in African markets

South-south cooperation

China’s role in Africa

Südwind study assess the impact of China’s engagement in Africa

Broadcasting

Village voices

Why community radios matter so much to indigenous people in Bolivia

Loans

Challenges ahead

The aspiration of TYM, Vietnam's leading microfinance institution, is to become a full-blown bank

Participation

Better qualified

Juan Ordoñez Caetano: Indigenous people in Bolivia learn radio skills in order to contribute to local radio programmes

Multilateral affairs

Sharing global burdens

Rich nations want to modify the UN principle of common but differentiated responsibility

Editorial

Questions of ownership

Development success depends on national ownership

Relevant reading

Reduced inequality in Latin America

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

Social programmes

Escaping need

Bolivia’s social programmes have considerably reduced extreme poverty

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