L'économie de la République Démocratique du Congo est aujourd'hui bien plus pauvre qu'elle ne l'était à l'indépendance. La désorganisation de l'offre et l'érosion presque continue de la demande l'ont entraînée depuis les années 70 dans une spirale négative, provoquant...

Summary of trends on public opinion and international development co-operation in OECD DAC member countries: <I>i)</I> Public support in OECD DAC member countries for helping poor countries has remained consistently high for almost two decades: there is no aid fatigue; <I>ii)</I> Donations from the public to...</i></i>

Trade-policy reform is an essential feature of China’s economic transition to a market economy. On the one hand, the liberalisation and decentralisation of export activities has boosted exports. On the other hand, the reform of China’s import regime has been progressing much more slowly....

The Doha Declaration stresses the “important role” of “well targeted, sustainably financed technical assistance and capacity-building programmes”. It dedicates a whole section to them, and reiterates the commitment of its membership to help the weakest among them participate effectively...

Land dynamics are context specific and rapidly changing, and conflicts related to them do not systematically escalate into violence. One way of framing the discussion is to consider change in the structures of power governing the management of resources in rural areas as necessary to achieve...