Prevention is better than post-conflict catch-up
An end to conflict conformismViolence is the antithesis of development. It tears down what’s been built up. It destroys lives, shortens horizons, and inflicts huge psychological and physical...
View ArticleWDR 2011’s final stretch
Sarah Cliffe at WDR Advisory Council in BeijingThe WDR team is in high gear. As the data collection, analysis and research phase of the WDR comes to an end, we have just held our latest round of...
View ArticleThe WDR 2011 Flip Challenge!
Ten cameras…six months…192 countries…thousands of highly committed staff and consultants...the easiest, most user friendly camera available. The challenge? To get eye-witness reports on how conflict...
View ArticleWDR 2011 launches new website!
New WDR 2011 WebsiteWe are pleased this week to unveil our newly revamped WDR 2011 website. Designed to be more user friendly and to make the World Development Report 2011 accessible to a wider...
View ArticleHow to assist fragile countries challenged by weak governance
Alternative aid channels The Democratic Republic of Congo is in the headlines again. This time it’s not about rape and escalating violence in the eastern provinces but because donors are...
View ArticleEncouraging leaders to do the right thing
“Spare the stick, spoil the child.” Rewarding the rewardableThat was the advice from proponents of the tough love approach to parenting that prevailed in Victorian times. Plus ça change. Looking...
View ArticleWas Keynes right about fragile states?
Keynes said that “In the long-run we are all dead.” But for people living in fragile states affected by violence, the short run can be deadly too.The challenge is to balance swift action with long-term...
View ArticleThe curse of treasure in fragile states
Bless them. Photo source Wikipedia.As people return from the holiday break in early January, the citizens of south Sudan will be voting in a long-awaited referendum. Polls suggest there will be...
View ArticleWhat I Learned from the WDR
I came to the WDR with years of field experience in conflict-affected countries, but I learned some startling things from the exercise.One is that violence today is very different from the violence of...
View ArticleDRC one year later: rapes continue; perpetrators differ
Doctor Bienvenu Kayumba in Goma. Photo Credit: James MartoneIt has been a year this week since my reporting trip to eastern Congo for WDR, so I called Doctor Bienvenu Kayumba in Goma to find out what...
View ArticleWhat I Learned from the WDR
I came to the World Development Report with years of field experience in conflict-affected countries, but I learned some startling things from the exercise.One is that violence today is very different...
View ArticleWDR launch - Continuing the Conversation
Nigel RobertsYesterday we released the 2011 World Development Report on Conflict, Security and Development. The report isn’t an end in itself -- it’s intended to fuel a continuing conversation on ways...
View ArticleAfghanistan: the importance of being there
I spent a lot of time this week hanging out with my friend Edward Girardet. He’s in Washington, D.C. ahead of the launch of his book that traces the history of international engagement in Afghanistan...
View ArticleRebuilding trust and relationships through local processes
Nigel Roberts, co-director of the World Bank’s 2011 World Development Report, speaks with AusAid’s ODE Talks. The podcast and transcripts available below and at ODE Talks.“…if you look at the...
View ArticleBoth government and community organizations are needed: Northern Ireland's...
In late May I visited Belfast as part of the WDR 2011 roadshow. During my visit, I discussed the report's main findings and recommendations with the Community Relations Council, which focuses on...
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