Sentence examples for eras of development from inspiring English sources
We may be witnessing a gradual return to economic growth as the sole focus, with no emphasis on distribution of the fruits of that growth, more characteristic of previous eras of development thinking.
These years have witnessed two distinct eras of development.
Almost 70 years after President Truman's inaugural speech announced that we now had all the technology and knowledge needed to eradicate poverty, and ushered in the era of development, the overriding mentality is still that developing countries are vessels to be filled with knowledge and ideas.
It was touted as the start of a new era of development: Ecuador joined Opec and borrowed massively.
It fits pretty neatly with a new era of development where the focus is on the sustainability of change rather than just responding to urgent need.
Heads of state, the pope and Shakira have got together to discuss inequality, poverty, climate change and celebrate a new era of development.
"It's a new beginning for us … a new era of development … a success for all Greeks".Evangelos Venizelos, the finance minister, said a long overdue instalment of €8bn of aid, vital to cover public sector wages and pensions, would be released.
We live in the age of tiered objectives, expected outcomes, lead and lag indicators, measurable impacts, which are all well and good – when used sensibly these methodologies can lead to the kind of critical thinking so vital in this era of development.
The research also concludes that it's time for a total rethink on the way we invest in the next generation of civil society and youth organisations, so that they're fit to drive the success of the next era of development.
There are promising signs that the prime minister's appointment to these international roles could help to spur a final push to achieve the MDGs and set the tone for the next era of development, one that looks forward – for the first time – to the day when aid is no longer needed.
