List of Economic Development articles
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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.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Some Sandinistas Never Change
Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is cozying back up with Russia as his country's economy falls apart. Washington couldn't care less.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 China’s Trans-Atlantic Wedge
China is challenging Washington's privileged position in Europe.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Long Live Lee Kuan Yew’s Lion City
Singapore's long time leader has passed, but his ideas will live on in the country he created.
