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August 01, 2008
Weekly Development Policy News
Posted by Ben Edwards at 04:54 PM
Click here (opens Google Reader) to access my weekly selection of mainstream news articles covering rich world policies and practices that affect poor people in developing countries.
This week's development news continued to focus on the failed global trade talks and HIV/AIDS policy ahead of the International AIDS Conference in Mexico City.
Sample articles:
AIDS Funding Binds Longevity of Millions to U.S. (Washington Post, 7/26/08)
Spurred on by the upcoming AIDS conference next week, PEPFAR media coverage continues to examine the implications of the U.S. committing such a large amount of money to fight AIDS in developing countries. Among other concerns, this article explores how AIDS funding may hog attention from other important development problems.
Trade Talks' Failure Weighs on Other Issues (Wall Street Journal, 7/31/08)
Media coverage of the Doha trade talks turned from reporting to analysis this week, seeking to answer the questions “how did this happen?” and “what does this mean for future global deals?”
Read all the articles from this week (opens Google Reader)
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