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Featured, Ideas, The story of poverty

‘When it clicked’ – When I Realised I Was Part of the Problem with International Development

September 23, 2015 by The Rules No Comments

Martin Kirk at The Rules tells his personal story to Joe Brewer of his experience of the development sector, of how he realised he was part of the problem and how he moved away from the norms that dominate the industry.

Featured, Ideas, The story of poverty

‘When it clicked’ – Challenging the narrative of international development

September 22, 2015 by The Rules No Comments

‘When it clicked’ is a series of personal stories from people working in ‘international development’ who are challenging its dominant narratives.

Featured, Ideas, The story of poverty

‘When it clicked’ – Why it’s time to spoil the magic of ‘development’

by The Rules No Comments

Two years ago I quit my dream job working as the head of communications and campaigns for the Australian arm of an international anti-poverty organisation. It took me a while to work up the courage to quit, and it’s taken me even longer to really understand the reasons why I...

Campaigns, Featured, Ideas, Money, Power, The story of poverty

Sustainable Development: Something New or More of the Same?

September 16, 2015 by Guest 1 Comment

Two years ago when he was 14, my son Matthew grew six inches. Last year he only grew two inches,...

Featured, Money, The story of poverty

Why is economic growth our measure of human progress?

September 11, 2015 by Elsie Bryant 4 Comments

Whether you believe that ‘money makes the world go round’ or that it’s the ‘root of all evil’, increasingly humanity...

Debunking The Gates Foundation Narrative Project, Ideas, The story of poverty

Mass poverty and inequality are created

August 28, 2015 by The Rules No Comments

If we can spread the idea that poverty is created, we can help expose the causes of poverty and inequality, and create awareness that we need to change the rules of neoliberal capitalism, not just provide a little bit of palliative care.

Alternatives, Capitalism is Just a Story, Do we Live on a One Party Planet?

The Gatecrashers Manifesto

August 14, 2015 by Alnoor 3 Comments

This is a manifesto for those who believe that change is inevitable and are ready to make it happen.

Featured, Ideas, Power, The story of poverty

The SDGs and the problem with saving the world

August 12, 2015 by Jason 3 Comments

The UN’s new Sustainable Development Goals aim to save the world without transforming it.

General, Ideas

The Ultimate Guide to Winning at Capitalism in India

July 30, 2015 by Abhimanyu Shankhdhar 3 Comments

Capitalism is the best thing that has happened to #India since the East India Company hit Calicut in the eighteenth century. In between then and now, we have had the British Raj, the Independence, followed by a partition and of course, the infamous emergency. However, none of those events truly...

Alternatives, Capitalism is Just a Story, Featured, The story of poverty

Two aspects Of socio-economic development that we forget too easily

July 4, 2015 by Thomas Pichon No Comments

The world is facing several crises: economic, environmental and social. We tend to look at these issues individually and believe we can find answers to each problem independently.

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