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Links I Liked

January 25, 2021

     By Duncan Green     

Cause for celebration. The Stuff Expat Aid Workers Like blog is back!

Ten humanitarian crises and trends to watch in 2021

Branko Milanovic in reflective mode is always illuminating. 3 moments of cognitive dissonance where he was taken by surprise by those around him. We should all write our own versions (spoilt for change – Brexit, Trump, Thatcher etc etc).

What went wrong for UK aid? Interesting overview of a sudden meltdown (end of DFID and 0.7%), with some new insights (e.g. on importance of Northern Wall MPs) but a lot of interviewees recycling their pre-existing critiques and no interviews with officials or politicians.

The Vaccine Wellerman song. Geek shanties – if they weren’t already a thing, they are now

January 25, 2021
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