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Monitor
Africa policy: Europe on the wrong track
World Investment Report 2005
Aid pledges for Africa to be monitored
Information summit to discuss control of internet
UN convention against corruption
Disappointing OECD guidelines
Bertelsmann Foundation rates progress
A new definition for the wealth of nations
Trade: disruptive chicken wings
IMF and World Bank endorse debt relief
Development and security: more cooperation needed
11/2005
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Bertelsmann Foundation rates progress
Democracy and market economy continue to progress worldwide. However, progress is slower than in the 1990s. International development policy should focus more closely on good performers – countries whose governments are willing and able to promote reforms towards greater free-enterprise democracy. This is the approach promoted by the Bertelsmann Foundation, which recently published the results of its annual “transformation index”. According to the Foundation, 18 developing and transition countries have increased their level of democracy considerably since the index was first published. Among these good performers are Turkey, Slovenia, Croatia, and even Sierra Leone, which moved from 105th to 70th place. (ell)
On the internet:
http://www.bertelsmann-transformation-index.de
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