In the run-up to the MDG +10 conference in New York (preceding the UN General Assembly in September), The Broker wants to generate an in-depth and visionary discussion on the future of aid. The Dutch report 'Less pretension, more ambition', published on 18 January by the Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR), serves as the kick-off.   Read more...>>

In the run-up to the MDG +10 conference in New York (preceding the UN General Assembly in September this year), The Broker wants to generate an in-depth and visionary discussion on these questions. The Dutch report ‘Minder pretentie, meer ambitie’, published on 18 January by the Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR), about the future of aid, serves as the starting point.   Read more...>>

What, if anything, should replace the MDGs as a policy focus or new development paradigm? In issue 14 The Broker included an article by Andy Sumner of IDS 'Rethinking development policy: Beyond 2015' which considers what a 2015 architecture should look like. The publication of this article coincides with a High Level Policy Forum ‘After 2015: promoting pro-poor growth after the MDGs’ to be hosted in Brussels on 23 June. As preferred media partner The Broker will post blogs by several invite...   Read more...>>

In a changing landscape, where foundations are spending significant amounts on health care and public and private budgets have been doubled, the results hoped for in the sector have still not been realised. Health inequalities between rich and poor are increasing despite major advances in global wealth. In Issue 12 of The Broker the Special Report focused on ‘Health for all’ reviewing three recent and authoritative reports and revealing that there is a general consensus among health experts...   Read more...>>

In early 2008 ten activists and intellectuals formed the Civic Driven Change (CDC) Initiative. Since then they have been speaking, thinking and writing about an alternative narrative to the dominant state- and market-focused models: civic driven change. In issue 10, The Broker summarized the CDC process and the ideas expressed in essays written by CDC Initiative members. Scholars, policymakers and activists from all over the world are invited to comment on the report. Reactions are publi...   Read more...>>

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Poverty and politics are inextricably linked. In the coming months, The Broker will host an online debate about the thorny questions that surround the issue of politicization of poverty. The starting point for the discussion is an article by Kees Koonings (University of Utrecht), entitled Bringing Politics into Poverty: The Political Dimensions of Poverty Alleviation. The Broker wishes to contribute to evidence-based policy making by relating innovative research in the areas of development...   Read more...>>