Archive for April, 2009

National Accounts of Well-being

Given my background in economics, but frustration at the inhumane approach to development taken by many economists, I've long taken an interest in the work of the new economics foundation (nef). Here is another interesting report from the organisation advocating a radically differing approach to national accounting – National Accounts ...

Stop the Bus! I want to get on

Following some work a year or so ago on a campaign report for WOMANKIND Worldwide, editors4change recently helped take this publication to the next stage. Stop the bus! I want to get on: Lessons from campaigns to end violence against women in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Ghana provides practical guidelines ...

Learning from Experience

Exploring how the Poverty Reduction Strategy Initiative (PRSI) process is working, Learning from Experience: Perspectives on Poverty Reduction Strategies from Four Developing Countries proved a bit of a challenging project for us (but then we do like a challenge!). Some substantive editing and re-organising of the source material was necessary, followed by ...