economics
The exportable ready-made garment industry of Nepal is an industry suffering from two major fallacies. The first fallacy, which prevails in the policy and academic discourse, is the one that depicts it to be a shadow of the Indian garment industry. The second fallacy is the optimistic conviction of the majority of junior managers and workers as to its sustainability. These erroneous beliefs...
The formation of a political alliance results from a wide variety of contexts and circumstances, and may be driven, for example, by political necessity and common cultural, physical, emotional or economic bonds. So the term 'alliance' actually represents a rather complex and broad spectrum of social, political, economic or cultural issues, wheich when expresses in a similar way by people can...
The World Development Report 2003 addresses how to lift from poverty the three billion people now living in severe deprivation. It also explores how to improve the quality of life for everybody today and for the two billion more who will join mankind in the next thirty years. Substantial increases in growth and productivity will be necessary to achieve this goal. The current scale of economic...
Perpetual economic growth is physically impossible on a planet with finite resources. Many concerned with humanity's future have focused on the concept of "sustainable development" as an alternative, as they seek means of achieving current economic and social goals without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own goals. Sustainable development brings together elements...
Advocacy Strategies and Approaches: A Training of Trainers Manual on Advocacy Strategies for Community-based Organisations in the Hindu Kush-Himalayas, and its companion Resource Manual, were developed for potential trainers of community-based organisations (CBOs) in the HKH region. The manuals are intended to provide useful guides for conducting regional and local-level training on...
Ten years have passed since the international community promised to arrest the decline of the Least Developed Countries. The intervening decade has been one of abject failure, with rich countries reneging on their commitments. Oxfam believes the UN LDC 111 provides an opportunity to show that international co-operation in the interests of poverty reduction and more equitable globalisation...
The world's climate is changing at an unprecedented rate, largely as a consequence of human activity. This paper summarises the predicted impacts of these changes that are of greatest relevance to Oxfam. It focuses on the medium to long-term (25-50 years) dynamics in five key areas: water, food security, health, extreme events and political stability. It explains how the geopolitics of...
Trade can be an engine for growth that lifts millions of people out of poverty, but many developing countries face constraints that prevent them from participating in the global trading system. Even if trade rules are radically reformed and a pro-development round is achieved at the WTO Ministerial in Hong Kong in December 2005, current 'behind the borders' problems mean that poor...
Les accords de libre-échange conclus entre les Etats-Unis et le Pérou, la Colombie, ainsi que l’accord possible avec l’Equateur, ont été négociés avec la promesse de formidables opportunités d’accès au marché le plus riche du monde. Mais en réalité, ces accords vont avoir un impact dévastateur...
Los tratados de libre comercio de Estados Unidos con Perú y Colombia, así como el proyectado con Ecuador se han negociado bajo las promesas de oportunidades en el mercado más rico del mundo, pero tendrán graves impactos en los medios de vida de las y los pequeños agricultores, en la salud pública y en la regulación de las inversiones que protege...
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