20. ON DEVELOPMENT, THE REAL WORLD, POWER GAMES AND THE UGLY FACES OF GREED
Variations on a theme by the Danish writer Peter Hoeg. Inspired, extracted (plagiarized) and paraphrased from his short story “Reflections…
19. HEALTH SECTOR REFORM AND THE UNMET NEEDS OF THE POOR: A CRITIQUE
I have been re-reading some of the Health Sector Reform (HSR) and health and poverty literature. I have been amazed…
18. SOME PEARLS OF WISDOM ABOUT HEALTH CARE FINANCING.
Equity in health means equal access for equal need. Near-zero-priced public services for the poor is an essential public policy…
17. ELEMENTS FOR A HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS COURSE AND CURRICULUM.
Introduction Many of our fellow development professionals are not satisfied with the training future generations of our colleagues are receiving.…
16. SHORT DISCUSSION TOPICS
Capacity/accountability analyses (that tell us why duty bearers at many levels do not seem to be able to perform their…
15. ARGUMENTS IN FAVOR OF AN EMPOWERING COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING IN HEALTH
The notion of duty and justice (…and not compassion!) give rights their cutting edge. Power is the key relation in…
14. HEALTH, HUMAN RIGHTS AND DONORS
Focusing on sustainable poverty alleviation is inseparable from bringing about greater respect of Human Rights and greater equity. Current development…
13. ON THE ROLE OF THE STATE, THE UN AND CIVIL SOCIETY
Human Rights are plainly not guaranteed by the existing institutional arrangements.[We have to understand this as a point of departure].…
12. THE ROLE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN POLITICIZING DEVELOPMENT ETHICS, DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AND DEVELOPMENT PRAXIS – IV
What We Have Not Yet Done The implementation of Human Rights requires first and foremost its translation to the domestic…
11. THE ROLE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN POLITICIZING DEVELOPMENT ETHICS, DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AND DEVELOPMENT PRAXIS – III
Getting From Here to There Meetings on Human Rights (e.g. the recent 26th Session of the UN’s ACC/SCN, Geneva, 12-15…