List of Economic Development articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Shoring Up the Fragile State
Societies attempting to make the transition to democracy should start by establishing a consensus on basic values.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 In Defense of the Handout
Are conditional cash transfers really the silver bullet to raising countries out of poverty?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Mourning a Musical Dissident
The story of Cameroon's late 'Guitar Man,' who spent his life fighting to take down a brutal autocrat.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Another Kind of Surge
How the United States can pull Sudan and South Sudan back from the brink of disaster.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Missing Piece in Ensuring Afghanistan’s Peace
Much has gone right in Afghanistan. It’s more secure, stable, and even optimistic. But there's one final tweak needed before America says goodbye.
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37789_trains_topimage.jpg High-Speed Empire
Chinese rail is sprawling, modern, and elegant. It's also convoluted, corroding, and financially alarming. Wanna take a ride?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Learning Curve
Why more and more parents in poor countries are paying to send their kids to private school.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The New Tyranny
How development experts have empowered dictators and helped to trap millions and millions of people in poverty.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Mexico on the Brink
Mexican society is reeling from an epidemic of organized crime. But now it faces another challenge: taking its economy to the next level.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Is Jamaica Poised for a Turn-Around?
Jamaican bobsledders have been getting all the attention, but the country's economy has been doing pretty well, too.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 New Kid on the Block
Can the European Union prove a success at exporting democracy?
