Posts Tagged ‘Accountability’

Avoiding the Resource Curse

Tuesday, January 20, 2009 11:00 No Comments

Many 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 [...]

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Community Advocacy: A Story from Battambang

Tuesday, January 13, 2009 10:07 No Comments

Born 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. [...]

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Community Advocacy: A Story from Battambang

Monday, December 29, 2008 9:45 2 Comments

Born 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. [...]

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