Category Archives: World Bank

A farewell to DFID and welcome to a new Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Posted on June 17, 2020 by ipeanddevelopment

With a weakly argued statement to parliament, Boris Johnson has enacted one of his dreams, removing the Department for International Development (DFID) and merging it into the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to create a super Whitehall Department briefly termed … Continue reading →

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The NSS 2015 & SDSR 2015: The “Development” parts Part 1

Posted on December 14, 2015 by ipeanddevelopment

Author’s note: Devex won’t accept this so here it goes… So the much awaited National Security Review and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 is out. As the title(s) imply, it’s not just a military-centred document, but one that covers … Continue reading →

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The AIIB, a new MDB… Remember the past

Posted on April 10, 2015 by ipeanddevelopment

I suppose it’s time for me to add my voice to the range of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) which has been hitting the headlines globally. I wanted to start off with an explanation of this proposed idea but their … Continue reading →

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The World Bank: how is it doing?

Posted on October 15, 2013 by ipeanddevelopment

Originally posted on Phil Vernon:
Last week I spent some time in Washington D.C., on the fringes of the World Bank/IMF autumn meetings. I was discussing International Alert’s recommendations for making the next round of the Bank’s International Development Association (IDA 17) funding…

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Is overseas aid an instrument of soft power?

Posted on July 30, 2013 by ipeanddevelopment

Originally posted on Phil Vernon:
I was giving evidence to a UK House of Lords select committee on aid as an instrument of soft power yesterday, so spent a bit of time researching what “soft power” actually means. It turns…

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Dear DFID, could you bring back the old days?

Posted on July 8, 2013 by ipeanddevelopment

So the UK’s esteemed Department for International Development (DFID) has moved to a fanciful new website (well that was a few months back) under the Tory-Lib Dem gov.uk domain. Personally, the new layout is terrible and every single old document, … Continue reading →

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A Tale of two live videos…

Posted on February 5, 2013 by ipeanddevelopment

Across the month of November (or December, yes this entry is very late I watched two live videos, one of a two day conference, and one of a short panel consisting of two prominent world “stars”. More specifically, they were … Continue reading →

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So you want to start another organisation to combat poverty? A possible case of too many cooks spoiling the broth

Posted on October 19, 2012 by ipeanddevelopment

“You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one” so wrote John Lennon is his extremely well known song Imagine. Many people individually or collectively imagine they can creating something, even though they know others have already done … Continue reading →

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Never ever use Wikpedia to find out about International Political Economy and International Development

Posted on July 30, 2012 by ipeanddevelopment

Never ever use Wikpedia to find out about IPE and International Development. Never Ever. Whether you are a student (at any level), journalist (Wikipedia is not a reliable source for news!), researcher (you ought to be shot if you ever … Continue reading →

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World Bank Open Knowledge Repository: Opening up IDA Replenishment Documents?

Posted on May 30, 2012 by ipeanddevelopment

So the World Bank under soon-to-be-leaving Robert “Bob” Zoellick has been working in the name of transparency… Continue reading →

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