2008 The First Millennium Development Goal: Progress by Gimmickry - Prof. dr. Thomas W. Pogge Is Africa missing the points or is the world missing the targets? by Jan Vandemoortele The electoral process and truncated democratization in Kenya The Institutionalization of Evaluative Practices in Public Policy:Issues and Challenges Aid effectiveness and donor incentives: the rocky road to Accra - Paolo de Renzio La survie de l’Etat et l’état de la survie en RDC Maturing microfinance and the challenge of rural development in Central America: perspectives from the Fondo de Desarrollo Local in Nicaragua Special chair - Peasants and indigenous people - Access to Land and Persepectives for Inclusive Rural Development by Peter Marchetti Development Evaluation from a Comparative Political Economy Perspective - Sebastian Dellepiane