Comments on: What can we learn from Chinese aid? http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=2737 duncan green poverty to power oxfam development Thu, 23 May 2013 12:52:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Rosalind Eyben http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=2737&cpage=1#comment-16244 Rosalind Eyben Fri, 11 Jun 2010 14:46:15 +0000 http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=2737#comment-16244 There is some literature on academic conferences etc and also one written by an anthropologist and journalist – Paul Little - concerning the Rio 1992 Environment Summit and published in Critique of Anthropology (1995). I have a draft paper written two years ago that is an ethnography of two OECD DAC conferences held in preparation for the Accra Aid Effectiveness High Level Meeting and that I am currently revising. There is some literature on academic conferences etc and also one written by an anthropologist and journalist – Paul Little – concerning the Rio 1992 Environment Summit and published in Critique of Anthropology (1995). I have a draft paper written two years ago that is an ethnography of two OECD DAC conferences held in preparation for the Accra Aid Effectiveness High Level Meeting and that I am currently revising.

]]> By: Matt http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=2737&cpage=1#comment-16162 Matt Thu, 10 Jun 2010 11:09:17 +0000 http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=2737#comment-16162 Oversized speculative financial sector bids up market prices to bubble levels in quest for profit. Collapse of bubble threatens solvency of financial sector. State intervenes to maintain artificial price levels to save financial sector, yet fails to make significant reforms as a quid pro quo. Oversized speculative financial sector then starts to bet against liabilities of the state in quest for profit. It was hardly unpredictable, no? What is the purpose of a cross European meeting of development professionals if not to console ourselves? Right, off to read some Emil Coiran... Oversized speculative financial sector bids up market prices to bubble levels in quest for profit. Collapse of bubble threatens solvency of financial sector. State intervenes to maintain artificial price levels to save financial sector, yet fails to make significant reforms as a quid pro quo. Oversized speculative financial sector then starts to bet against liabilities of the state in quest for profit. It was hardly unpredictable, no?

What is the purpose of a cross European meeting of development professionals if not to console ourselves?

Right, off to read some Emil Coiran…

]]> By: CB http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=2737&cpage=1#comment-16157 CB Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:24:49 +0000 http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=2737#comment-16157 While this may not qualify as an anthropological study, HRI has a post outlining the range and purpose of various kinds of international meetings: http://handrelief.blogspot.com/2010/05/glimpse-into-awesome-world-of-meetings.html Duncan: thanks Caitlin, that's the satire taken care of (not the hardest target.....) but anyone got anything genuine (and therefore more subversive)? While this may not qualify as an anthropological study, HRI has a post outlining the range and purpose of various kinds of international meetings:

http://handrelief.blogspot.com/2010/05/glimpse-into-awesome-world-of-meetings.html

Duncan: thanks Caitlin, that’s the satire taken care of (not the hardest target…..) but anyone got anything genuine (and therefore more subversive)?

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