Development Bulletin Your international development journal with a special focus on Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Island countries and Southeast Asia. Development Bulletin is the Network's quarterly journal. Each issue provides a number of concise papers on a significant and topical development issue written by respected professionals.  Development Bulletin provides a variety of perspectives from different disciplines and development experiences. Each issue contains feature papers, reports from the field, NGO activities, book reviews and recent publications, contact details of organisations and web resources, and conference reports.

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	Development Bulletin No. 71 The papers in this issue, published September 2006, focus on Millennium Goal 3, to promote gender equity and empower women, taking 12 key indicators in seven priority areas: education, sexual and reproductive health and rights, infrastructure, property rights, employment, participation in national parliaments and local government bodies, and violence against women. Three specific groups of women are the target for discussion - poor women in the poorest countries, adolescents and women and girls in conflict and post-conflict situations. The key papers in this issue arose from a two-day symposium on the harmonisation of gender indicators, organised by the International Women's Development Agency and held at the Australian National University, June 15-19, 2006. Click here for table of contents. Order a copy by clicking here.
	Development Bulletin No. 70 Key papers from the Oceania Development Network conference 'Building better Pacific economies' held in Papua New Guinea in October 2005, together with commissioned papers covering aspects of economic growth and poverty reduction not covered in the conference. This issue also provides information on the Global Development Network, the Oceania Development Network and the role of these types of networks in strengthening the development debate. Click here for table of contents.
	Development Bulletin No. 69 ILLICIT DRUGS AND DEVELOPMENT: CRITICAL ISSUES FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC Published February 2006, this issue of Development Bulletin investigates a social, political and economic issue that is seldom considered in the development debate, is overlooked in development policy, and has no place in the Millennium Development Goals or in the Australian Government's White paper recommendations yet it seriously constrains the likelihood of achieving sustainable development goals in most Asian, and increasingly Pacific, countries. Features papers from the Illicit Drugs and Development symposium; click here for conference homepage, including recommendations from Round Table. View table of contents.
	Development Bulletin No. 68 COOPERATING WITH TIMOR-LESTE: IDEAS FOR GOOD DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE A comprehensive exploration of what is involved in good practice for collaboration in a wide range of fields to help strengthen democracy and build capacity for sustainability in Timor-Leste from the Cooperating with Timor-Leste Conference convened by Victoria University. One of the Development Bulletin's largest and most-requested issues, published October 2005. View table of contents (Word). Full list of Friendship City organisations available here.
	Development Bulletin No. 67 EFFECTIVE DEVELOPMENT IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA Positive stories on development in Papua New Guinea are the focus of this issue of the Development Bulletin. Successful entrepreneurs, community approaches to law and order, community-level agricultural development and self reliance in rural development and health are some of the topics covered. Papers were presented at the Good News Workshop held in Madang, Papua New Guinea in November 2004, organised by the State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Project. View table of contents (Word).
	Development Bulletin No. 66 PEOPLE TRAFFICKING, HUMAN SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT This issue of Development Bulletin features papers from the symposium People Trafficking, Human Security and Development, which investigated the extent of the problem — who, why and how people are trafficked, trafficking in relation to policy and legislation and issues of governance and security. The symposium also looked at effective prevention, victim support and rehabilitation. This issue also features a range of additional and supporting materials and a summary of the discussion from the Round Table hosted by the Australian Institute of Criminology. View table of contents.
	Development Bulletin No. 65 INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON AID EFFECTIVENESS This volume comprises a range of papers which reflect and reflect upon diverse views regarding aid effectiveness. Some provide theoretical and statistical analyses of how and why aid does and doesn't work. Others look closely at how donor policy is made, its strengths and weaknesses. Then there are on-the-ground case studies, where aid in action is placed under the microscope and we are able to see in detail how projects really work in the field. A special issue of Development Bulletin featuring papers from the international symposium. Papers from internationally recognised development experts accompanied by a comprehensive resources section. View table of contents. This issue is out of print but you may order a pdf version here.
	Development Bulletin No. 64 GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT: BRIDGING POLICY AND PRACTICE The papers in this volume are drawn primarily from the International Women's Development Agency Gender and Development Dialogue: ‘GAD and intersectionality in the region: Forging the future', held 3–4 July 2003. The think tank, attended by professionals from diverse backgrounds and perspectives, provided a dynamic forum to assess, dissect and predict the future impact of gender mainstreaming in a development context through the prism of the following three themes: gender mainstreaming: taking stock; closing the gap between policy and outcomes: good practice in building equality; and intersectionality and gender: shaping the future. This issue is out of print, however, many of the papers are available for free download: click here for access. View contents.
	Development Bulletin No. 63 WATER, GOVERNANCE AND THE POLITICAL ECONOMY: WATER SECURITY AND POVERTY REDUCTION IN ASIA-PACIFIC This issue of Development Bulletin considers the sustainable availability of fresh water as the most critical prerequisite for social and economic development and for meeting the Millennium Development Goals. It discusses key factors that influence the availability of, and access to, fresh water and their political, economic and strategic importance including: management, infrastructure, legislation and related policies, cost, who pays, how water is used and who makes these decisions. View table of contents  (Word). For information on the symposium follow these links: Brochure,  Programme  Abstracts (Word)

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