How excessive inequality bit the rich North
Tom van der Lee | May 02, 2025In one of the chapters in the book ‘Het crisisdiner’ (The Crisis Dinner, published in Dutch, February 2014), Oxfam Novib director Tom van der Lee writes about the impact of inequality in the United States and Europe on the current economic downtur…
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Nicole Metz , Tom van der Lee | 20 March 2025In the international post-2015 discussion, inequality remains a sensitive issue. However, it should be addressed as a political issue that requires strong political will to tackle it.
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Tom van der Lee | 23 January 2025Oxfam Novib’s Tom van der Lee writes that development aid should not only support small-scale farmers, but should find links with climate change, land grabbing, biofuels policies, and price volatility.
read moreTom van der Lee: De rol van Civil Society Organisations in een mondiale strategie
Tom van der Lee | 03 March 2025Ruim zes weken na het verschijnen, zijn de contouren van de reacties op het WRR-rapport goed zichtbaar. Het rapport heeft de discussie over ontwikkelingssamenwerking op een hoger plan gebracht. Het grote aantal reacties op de site van de The Broke…
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