List of Economic Development articles
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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.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Mozambique’s Moment
With a growing economy and a freshly-signed peace agreement, Mozambique's future looks bright. But it needs to act now to avoid the perils of the resource curse.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Preventing the Next Argentina
Efforts to fix the global debt system grind on with no quick fix.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 ‘If You Take Away Land, You Take Away Life’
Cambodia's prime minister made a promise to tackle the country's most nagging social problem. Now his compatriots are taking him at his word.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 We Could Have Stopped This
Public health officials knew Ebola was coming. They know how to defeat it. But they’re blowing it anyway.