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Apr 07, 2008
Grim News From Afghanistan
Poppy cultivation and wasted foreign aid are like twin sisters perpetuating the cycle of poverty within Afghanistan.
Apr 03, 2008
The Challenges of Using Markets for Good
There is benefit for all when we can harness global markets for the common good.
Mar 27, 2008
The Bats and the Bees
An affliction similar to colony collapse disorder—a syndrome affecting commercial bee populations—is now appearing in bats in North America.
Mar 21, 2008
Emerging Opportunities in the US, Part II
More opportunities for high-impact philanthropy in the US.
Mar 19, 2008
More News of an Africa on the Economic Upswing
The commodities boom and bust in the 1980’s left most developing nations worse off than they started. Particularly hard hit was sub-Saharan Africa.
Mar 14, 2008
Legalization and Criminalization of Illicit Trade
Experts in a variety of fields passionately debate how to combat illicit trade in everything from drugs to endangered species to, worst of all, people. There are rational, credible arguments for both criminalizing and aggressively prosecuting those engaged in illicit trade and for legalizing and regulating the trade.
Mar 12, 2008
Remittances and Foreign Investment Trends Tell a Mixed Story for Latin America
Foreign direct investment is a critical element of poverty reduction in emerging market economies because it correlates directly with the creation of businesses, and therefore formal jobs, in those countries. By that calculation Brazil appears to be on a promising path.
Mar 10, 2008
The Worst of Journalism, Part II
Reporting like this only serves to muddy the waters for anyone trying to improve education in the US and elsewhere. The false impression readers get of cause and effect makes it all the harder for sound research on what works and what doesn’t to rise to the top.
Mar 05, 2008
Ethiopian Exchange Looks Promising
A group of donors, including the Ethiopian government, the World Bank and a few countries, such as the US, are funding the creation of a grain exchange in Addis Ababa
Mar 04, 2008
War Imminent in South Sudan
The international community has had its attention deflected from South Sudan since Darfur erupted in late 2003, allowing Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir to piece by piece renege on the commitments he made under the North-South peace agreement, which was brokered with the help of the Bush administration.