Fortnightly links: aid and democracy, empowering women, South Sudan, and more
By Terence Wood and Camilla Burkot
10 February 2017
Sarah Blodgett Bermeo has a great, non-technical, post explaining what we know about the relationship between aid and democracy.
Interesting evidence from IPA on the nuances of using tools of financial inclusion to empower women.
Oxfam UK has a (short) reflective report on how they came up with their “killer facts” on wealth inequality, and the lessons learnt along the way.
Charles Kenny describes the need for, and possible approaches to, global collective action on antibiotic resistant bacteria.
In the New Yorker Helen Epstein tells the sad tale of South Sudan’s descent into conflict.
About the author/s
Terence Wood
Terence Wood is a Fellow at the Development Policy Centre. His research focuses on political governance in Western Melanesia, and Australian and New Zealand aid.
Camilla Burkot
Camilla Burkot was a Research Officer at the Development Policy Centre, and Editor of the Devpolicy Blog, from 2015 to 2017. She has a background in social anthropology and holds a Master of Public Health from Columbia University, and has field experience in Eastern and Southern Africa, and PNG. She now works for the Burnet Institute.
