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Matt Podbury

Guy Hands: No matter what the politicians say, GDP is a distorted guide to ec... - 2 views

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    Why GDP is a distorted guide to economic performance. Weaknesses of single index measurements. 
Matt Podbury

BBC News - Business basics: Declan Curry explains what GDP is - 4 views

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    What is GDP? Nice little BBC video.
Gemma Archer

Geographic Travels: Map of Population and GDP Comparisons of East and West Germany in 1... - 0 views

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    "The Economist has a great map about the difference between the former West and East Germanys"
Matt Podbury

USAID | USAID-women - 1 views

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    When 10% more girls go to school, a country's GDP increases by 3%. Amazing Infographic
Dominic Tilley

Social Progress Index - the new GDP? - 3 views

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    This new measure of national wealth could change the focus on economic wealth as a measure of development. Interestingly the rankings differ little from the GDP or HDI rankings, but it could influence future policy discussions.
Sage Borgmastars

Factsheet -- Debt Relief Under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative - 3 views

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    "Factsheet Debt Relief Under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative September 22, 2009 The Joint IMF-World Bank's comprehensive approach to debt reduction is designed to ensure that no poor country faces a debt burden it cannot manage. To date, debt reduction packages under the HIPC Initiative have been approved for 35 countries, 29 of them in Africa, providing US$51 billion in debt-service relief over time. Five additional countries are potentially eligible for HIPC Initiative assistance. Debt relief key to poverty reduction The HIPC Initiative was launched in 1996 by the IMF and World Bank, with the aim of ensuring that no poor country faces a debt burden it cannot manage. Since then, the international financial community, including multilateral organizations and governments have worked together to reduce to sustainable levels the external debt burdens of the most heavily indebted poor countries. In 1999, a comprehensive review of the Initiative allowed the Fund to provide faster, deeper, and broader debt relief and strengthened the links between debt relief, poverty reduction, and social policies. In 2005, to help accelerate progress toward the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) , the HIPC Initiative was supplemented by the Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI) . The MDRI allows for 100 percent relief on eligible debts by three multilateral institutions-the IMF, the World Bank, and the African Development Fund (AfDF)-for countries completing the HIPC Initiative process. In 2007, the Inter-American Development Bank (IaDB) also decided to provide additional ("beyond HIPC") debt relief to the five HIPCs in the Western Hemisphere. Two step process Countries must meet certain criteria, commit to poverty reduction through policy changes and demonstrate a good track-record over time. The Fund and Bank provide interim debt relief in the initial st
Roger Groenink

"Graysia" - Gray Asia - 0 views

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    Sep 28th 2011, 13:54 by The Economist online The economic impact of demographics in Asia INVESTORS are often lured to countries like India and Vietnam by their demographic promise-by their fast-growing population of workers and consumers. Likewise, investors in China often worry that it "will grow old before it grows rich".
Charlotte Lemaitre

Fertility and living standards: Go forth and multiply a lot less | The Economist - 2 views

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    Lower fertility is changing the world for the better
James Mattiace

ProgBlog: Data challenges in estimating the HDI: The cases of Cuba, Palau and the Occup... - 4 views

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    Great article by two UN staff that actually write the HDI reports on some methodology.  Quick, easy, and interesting read about the flaws of the data.  Great "peak behind the curtain"
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