World Development book links: Rich & Poor

The links to articles from newspaper and magazine web sites that are given below are intended as a source of current information that will help research into development issues and they could also be used for the article analysis coursework that is part of the World Development A level course. No list is definitive and the intention is to develop this gradually as a resource for anybody interested in global development.

The articles are loosely categorized using the general headings in the text book but their content is often very broad.

http://www.globalissues.org/issue/2/causes-of-poverty - A web site containing reports and web links about a wide range of global issues. The reports are mostly the work of Anup Shah who also maintains the site. A good starting point for research and the links are useful.

http://www.eldis.org/go/topics/insights/ - A web site run by the Institute of Development at the University of Sussex. It produces reports on a wide range of global issues which can be accessed online. The reports are detailed and often feature primary research.

http://www2.rgu.ac.uk/publicpolicy/introduction/introf.htm - web site started by Paul Spicker from the Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen which is a good introduction to social policy issues and investigations into poverty.

Guardian article about the need for greater investment by the richer economies (G8) in African agriculture – http://www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/poverty-matters/2011/may/26/agriculture-attention-g8-africa-investment