List of Economic Development articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 It’s Time to Rethink How We Do Development
A group of development experts issues a plea for reform.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Fukuyama’s Fatalism
The great political thinker's new book offers a brilliant analysis of problems. But it doesn't go far enough with solutions.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 ‘Obama Is to America What Scott Is to Zambia’
Why does the first white head of state in an African democracy come as such a surprise?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 West Africa’s Financial Immune Deficiency
Health systems in Africa are ill-equipped to deal with Ebola. And that's partly the fault of IMF policies.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Is Laziness the Cause of Economic Inequality?
Americans and the British lean toward moral weakness, but the rest of the world blames government policies.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 For the People, By the People in Indonesia
How one of Southeast Asia's most corrupt countries gave power over funding to its poorest citizens.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How to Bring Brazil’s Economy Back to Life
The policies that helped Brazil to healthy growth over the past decade have lost momentum. The next president will need bold new ideas that look beyond the short term. Third in our series of Lab Reports on Brazil.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Way Out of Crisis
Robust reform can seem impossible for governments mired in corruption. But the solution is pretty simple: Focus on policies, not politics.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Is China Still a ‘Developing’ Country?
A look at Beijing’s favorite rhetorical trick.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Virtues of Modesty
Too often reformers treat progress toward democracy as if it were a matter of all or nothing. Here's a plea for the messy approach.