Dignity in development

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Jun 26, 202544:41Science & Medicine

The development sector proclaims that it values dignity. Yet it often breaks this promise, with people leaving encounters with charities feeling bruised and unseen. In this podcast, drawn from a recent lecture at IDS, re...

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