Posts Tagged ‘Accountability’
Avoiding the Resource Curse
Tuesday, January 20, 2009 11:00 No CommentsMany resource-rich countries have fallen prey to the natural resource curse [1]. But a handful of developing countries have managed to escape it. This note examines four resource-rich countries and the policies they have followed since the beginning of the 1970s. One, Nigeria, is a well-publicized case of oil wealth impoverishing rather than enriching the [...]
Community Advocacy: A Story from Battambang
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 10:07 No CommentsBorn in Pursat province Mr. Sin Ngoen first came to Battambang during the time of Pol Pot. Like so many other Cambodians, the then 20 year old was forced from his home and family to work on a collective farm. Working on the farm was hard work and many people died from overwork and malnutrition. [...]
Community Advocacy: A Story from Battambang
Monday, December 29, 2008 9:45 2 CommentsBorn in Pursat province Mr. Sin Ngoen first came to Battambang during the time of Pol Pot. Like so many other Cambodians, the then 20 year old was forced from his home and family to work on a collective farm. Working on the farm was hard work and many people died from overwork and malnutrition. [...]
