Por Daan Bauwens

BRUSELAS, nov (IPS) – La nueva política de la Unión Europea (UE) de apoyo al mundo en desarrollo, detallada en la “Agenda para el Cambio”, puede privar a muchos países, en especial a los de medianos ingresos, de una asistencia económica todavía esencial para muchos de ellos, advierten organizaciones no gubernamentales.

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By Daan Bauwens

Zambia has recently been categorised as a middle-income country, yet two-thirds of the country's population live on less than two dollars per day. Credit: Ephraim Nsingo/IPS

BRUSSELS, Oct 31, 2011 (IPS) – Last week the European Commission unveiled its ‘Agenda for Change’, a new policy framework outlining priorities for the European Union’s development aid and detailing the Commission’s renewed focus on economic growth as a means of poverty reduction, particularly in the world’s poorest countries. Continue Reading