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Editorial

»» Lies, damn lies, statistics

Monitor

»» Higher school enrolment in Africa is leading to new challenges

»» Global repercussions of Greece’s debt crisis

»» Mexico’s most powerful drug cartel

»» In brief

Focus

»» Uganda's statistical office stands out in Africa

»» Kenyan women's rights activists base campaigns on statististics

»» The differences made by Liberia's first census in 24 years

»» Crop-insurance schemes make sense where there is sufficient data

»» Pitfalls of using indicators to measure democracy

»» Disasters and the challenges of database management

Tribune

»» Financial services have yet to reach the rural masses in India’s Karnataka

»» Angola’s poverty persists as oil exports boom

»» Appropriately supported, journalists will contribute to Colombian peace

InWEnt Forum

»» Accurately assessing the MDGs and meaningful goals beyond

»» Why citizen journalist make an important difference

Debate

»» US military is more geared to civilian goals in Afghanistan than is generally assumed

»» Paul Romer's vision is to found new, well-run cities for millions of people

»» Kishore Mahbubani challenges aid agencies to rely more on Asian capacities

Background

Jörg Böthling/Agenda

Food security

For all people to get enough food, agriculture must thrive. Higher yields, however, will not suffice to overcome hunger. The purchasing power of those in need must rise too.

Development & Cooperation

Current issue

No. 06 2010, Volume 51, June 2010

GIZ - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit