Following the donor-designed path to Mozambique’s US<i></i>$2.2 billion secret debt deal

Strenuous efforts by donors and lenders over four decades turned Mozambique from a socialist success story into a neoliberal capitalist one. The private sector dominates; a domestic elite dependent on foreign companies has been created. But a secret US$2 billion arms and fishing boat deal involving Swiss and Russian banks and Mozambican purchases from France, Germany, and Israel, with large profits on all sides, was a step too far down the donor’s capitalist road. The International Monetary Fund cut off its programme and western donors ended budget support

Improving the Lives of Young Children: Opportunities for Care Coordination and Case Management for Children Receiving Services for Developmental Delay

Summarizes new opportunities for states to develop a coordinated system of care for children receiving early childhood intervention and services and how providers can support effective care coordination and case management policies

Global health equity and self-preservation - but only at a price

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Debt and development

Sets out the roots of the debt crises of the 1980s and 2000s, and shows the similarities between the most recent financial crisis in the North and earlier debt crises in the Global South. Lending to developing countries is linked to economic cycles and capital surpluses, to ‘loan pushing’ and default, and to the political interests of lenders. Meanwhile, the South has become a lender to the North and as a contributor to initially moderating a northern financial crisis. The chapter also sets out the concepts of illegitimate and odious debt and changes in lending that increase the liability of lenders. (Chapter substantially revised for this second edition.

Telescope Array Hybrid Composition and Auger-TA Composition Comparison

Telescope Array (TA) has completed analysis of nearly nine years of data measuring the atmospheric depth of air shower maximum ($X_{\textrm{max}}$) utilizing the TA surface detector array and the Black Rock Mesa and Long Ridge fluorescence detector stations. By using both the surface array and the fluorescence detector, the geometry and arrival time of air showers can be measured very precisely providing good resolution in determining $X_{\textrm{max}}$. $X_{\textrm{max}}$ is directly related to the air shower primary particle mass and is therefore important for understanding the composition of ultra high energy cosmic rays (UHECRs). UHECR composition will help answer questions such as the distance and location of their sources. We discuss the experimental apparatus, analysis method, and $X_{\textrm{max}}$ data collected. We compare the energy dependent distributions of the observed data to detailed Monte Carlo simulations of four chemical species, then test which individual species are not compatible with the data through an analysis of the shapes of the distributions. We also discuss the present state of composition analysis and interpretation between the Auger and TA experiments. These are the two largest UHECR observatories in the world with large exposures and should shed light on UHECR composition.Comment: 8 pages, 8 figures, prepared for 20th International Symposium on Very High Energy Cosmic Ray Interactions, 21-25 May 2018, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japa

Just give money to the poor

Poverty is increasing and deepening in Mozambique and the gap between the poorest half of the population and the better off half is widening, despite the rapid rise in GDP and the impressive expansion of roads, electricity and schools. Cash transfers may offer a way to pull poor Mozambicans out of the poverty trap

Successful ageing in an area of deprivation: Part 1—A qualitative exploration of the role of life experiences in good health in old age

Objectives: To determine the life histories and current circumstances of healthy and unhealthy older people who share an ecology marked by relative deprivation and generally poor health. Study design: In-depth interview study with a qualitative analysis. Methods: Matched pairs of healthy and unhealthy ‘agers’ were interviewed face-to-face. Healthy ageing was assessed in terms of hospital morbidity and self-reported health. Study participants consisted of 22 pairs (44 individuals), aged 72–89 years, matched for sex, age and deprivation category, and currently resident in the West of Scotland. All study participants were survivors of the Paisley/Renfrew (MIDSPAN) survey, a longitudinal study commenced in 1972 with continuous recording of morbidity and mortality since. Detailed life histories were obtained which focused on family, residence, employment, leisure and health. This information was supplemented by more focused data on ‘critical incidents’, financial situation and position in social hierarchies. Results: Data provided rich insights into life histories and current circumstances but no differences were found between healthy and unhealthy agers. Conclusions: It is important to understand what differentiates individuals who have lived in circumstances characterized by relative deprivation and poor health, yet have aged healthily. This study collected rich and detailed qualitative data. Yet, no important differences were detected between healthy and unhealthy agers. This is an important negative result as it suggests that the phenomenon of healthy ageing and the factors that promote healthy ageing over a lifetime are so complex that they will require even more detailed studies to disentangle