List of Economic Development articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Who Foots the Bill for Ending Extreme Poverty?
The United Nations just unveiled an ambitious plan to help the world's poorest people. But paying for it will require more than just rich-country aid.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How to End Extreme Poverty
If the world hopes to meet the lofty aspirations of the Sustainable Development Goals, it needs to find a better way to work together.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Stopping Europe’s Refugee Crisis at the Source
To halt the flow of people fleeing war, poverty, and oppression, the international community needs to redouble aid efforts where they're needed most.
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Wine_TopImage Drinking Games
As former Soviet republics develop closer ties with the West, Russia is pulling out all the stops to keep them in the fold. Amid this battle, Moldova’s wine industry has become the unlikeliest front.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 9 Ways the TPP Is Bad for Developing Countries
The TPP is supposed to create a level playing field for trade. Instead, it unfairly shackles developing economies.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Why Is the United States Letting Its Best Foreign Aid Tool Fall Apart?
As America is blowing billions by using its military as a one-size-fits-all solution for emergencies around the world, USAID is understaffed, underfunded, and on the cusp of crisis.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 New Head of African Development Bank Wants a Continent He’s Proud to Call Home
Akinwumi Adesina won Thursday's election for the presidency of the African Development Bank. Now he's ready to improve infrastructure, create jobs, and encourage green growth on the continent.
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ARUSHA, TANZANIA - NOVEMBER 09: Maasai men prepare to greet Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall and Prince Charles, Prince of Walesas they visit Majengo Maasai Boma on November 9, 2011 in Arusha, Tanzania. The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall are on the final day of a four day tour of Tanzania after a successful trip to South Africa. The Royal couple will be highlighting environmental and social issues during their visit to Africa. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images) Longform’s Picks of the Week
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Rebuilding Nepal, from the Government Up
The 7.8 magnitude earthquake that wreaked havoc in Kathmandu has opened up an opportunity for the reform the country so desperately needs.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Critics Riled by USAID Nominee’s Tenure Under Bill Clinton
Critics of Gayle Smith's tenure in the Clinton White House are lining up to blast her Africa policy.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Obama Taps Insider Gayle Smith to Lead USAID
President Obama picks Gayle Smith, a member of his inner circle, to take over USAID.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Afghanistan Watchdog: Poor U.S. Planning Puts $488 Million at Risk
According to a new report from the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction, lack of government strategy puts $500 million of American taxpayers' money at risk.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Afghan Watchdog Finds That If You Build It, They Won’t Necessarily Come
A 37-acre industrial park in Kandahar built with $7.8 million in USAID funds has sat mostly empty since construction finished more than four years ago, says a new report.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 ‘Here They Can Be Themselves’
How the trials and triumphs of an ancient transgender community could make headway for the slow-moving fight against a blame-the-victim culture in India.
