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		<title>World Bank talk on Aid Effectiveness</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 03:30:14 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Improving aid effectiveness]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[On 12 April, the World Bank hosted a panel discussion to consider a number of pressing questions relating to development effectiveness on the back of the Australian Aid Review, as Australia looks to...<br/>
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		<title>Radio Australia: Poverty centred in Pacific rural communities</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 14:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[One third of the people in the region are living below the poverty line. Poverty is a growing problem for many countries in the Pacific, with approximately 2.7 million people, not having the income...<br/>
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		<title>Papua New Guinea: LNG to double economy, now for good governance</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 01:57:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Morris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Getting growth going]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The first 50 days of Papua New Guinea’s O’Neill-Namah government have seen reforms take off, including decisive action being taken to tackle corruption, public enterprises being cleaned up, and an...<br/>
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		<title>Radio Australia: PNG’s development has never been faster</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[A conference in Canberra has heard that the pace of political and economic change in Papua New Guinea has never been faster.  PNG is grappling with a new government let by Prime Minister Peter...<br/>
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		<title>Crowdsourcing: Fix my road</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 10:49:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Morris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Improving aid effectiveness]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Imperfect information on the delivery of basic services make its difficult for policy-makers to manage principal-agent problems in the delivery chain and for recipients to hold their governments...<br/>
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		<title>Tim Harford: Trial, error and the God complex</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 05:32:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Morris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Improving aid effectiveness]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Tim Harford&#8217;s new book Adapt is essential reading for anyone interested in how to improve development aid. In this TEDTalk, Tim worries about the prevalence of the &#8216;God complex&#8217;...<br/>
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		<title>The life you can save?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jul 2011 04:09:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Morris</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Saving lives is an important reason for giving development aid. In this excellent debate, Bill Easterly and Peter Singer discuss what people in rich countries can do to save lives. Peter argues that...<br/>
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		<title>Aid innovations</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 06:47:57 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Achieving the MDGs]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[It’s a myth that aid is static, there are some exciting changes taking place. What are the new innovations that are improving aid effectiveness in the 21st century aid? As you read this blog post,...<br/>
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		<title>Australia’s Aid Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 03:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Morris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Achieving the MDGs]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Aid Review]]></category>

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[As a former treasury economist I&#8217;m always delighted when reviews put numbers around their recommendations. It is good for transparency and brings greater clarity. There&#8217;s a lot in...<br/>
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		<title>Virtual economy report</title>
		<link>http://virtualeconomics.com/virtual-economy-provides-jobs-in-developing-countries/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 07:12:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Technology for development]]></category>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[A new study by the World Bank Group’s infoDev program shows that virtual online currencies and digital work now provide real income opportunities to poor and unskilled workers in developing...<br/>
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