List of Economic Development articles
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen speaks during a press conference on the Global Gateway at the EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. Europe Is Trying (and Failing) to Beat China at the Development Game
The EU’s much-hyped Global Gateway is just old wine in new bottles, critics say.
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U.S. President Joe Biden takes part in a photo with African leaders during the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington on Dec. 15, 2022. How Africa Can Avoid Getting Scrambled
African leaders must be more imaginative and proactive in pooling their efforts and setting the agenda.
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A man wears a protective mask and looks at his phone as he rests on a pedestrian bridge overlooking an expressway. China’s Restive Middle Class Will Be Xi’s Greatest Test Yet
Middle-class people, it turns out, have limited patience for things like intrusive social monitoring and censorship of personal expression.
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Jiang Zemin stands in the Rose Garden of the White House. Jiang Zemin Helped China Become a Global Powerhouse
With a steady hand—and some willingness to face criticism—he ushered China into the world economy.
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Living quarters are flooded in Bangui, Central Africa Republic The Obvious Climate Strategy Nobody Will Talk About
Economic development is the only proven path to climate resilience.
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Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang attends the Paris Peace Forum. Equatorial Guinea Is Everything Wrong With U.S. Foreign Policy
Washington can’t keep getting fooled by dictators.
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A man walks in front of signage at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Lugano, Switzerland, on July 3. The Battle to Save Ukraine’s Economy From the War
A top European bank chief weighs in on how to bankroll Ukraine for the war, and reconstruction, ahead.
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Workers operate sewing machines in a garment factory at the Hawassa Industrial Park in southern Ethiopia. The Dark Side of Ethiopia’s Export Boom
Workers report sexual coercion and poor conditions at the Hawassa Industrial Park.
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Cases of bottled water are handed out in Mississippi. Biden Should Embrace the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals
Many of his domestic policy priorities align with the global campaign.
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U.S. President Joe Biden in front of a "Summit for Democracy" sign Biden’s Blueprint for Tackling Global Corruption
USAID now has a playbook to check bad actors.
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People sit atop a yellow billboard featuring a photo of Nelson Mandela, the African National Congress logo, and the slogan "Vote for Jobs, Peace and Freedom." Nelson Mandela’s Missed Opportunity
South Africa’s former president had the chance to launch a massive program of regional economic integration but failed to seize it.
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Construction works in hard hats and high-visibility vests stand around on a construction site with tall buildings in the background. Stop Funding Sisi’s House of Cards
As the Egyptian president spends on projects of questionable value, the people are suffering.
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Blinken smiles and waves atop an external staircase in front of an open airplane door showing the Secretary of State's official seal. A Little Great-Power Competition Is Healthy for Africa
U.S.-China competition could benefit Africa by forcing each side to offer what it thinks it is best at.
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A group of older Chinese adults sits on a bench outside chatting. A Shrinking China Can’t Overtake America
But if U.S. democracy continues to decay, what’s the point of being on top?
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A group of illegal gold panners look for gold in the Kibi area of southern Ghana Ghana’s ‘Success’ Exposes the West’s Toxic Development Model
Standard theories of global progress continue to be largely limited to raw extraction.
