List of Economic Development articles
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AFGHANISTAN-MINING-ACCIDENT 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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afghansigar 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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458752904crop ‘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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96698411_4-7 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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480432755_3-23 China’s Trans-Atlantic Wedge
China is challenging Washington's privileged position in Europe.
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MALAYSIA-SINGAPORE-LEE-SMILE 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.
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466375958lkqcrop The Secret to Making China’s Economy Grow Forever
Developed countries from the U.S. to Korea have all hit a growth rate ceiling as they've grown richer. Will this be China's fate? Not if Li Keqiang has anything to say about it.
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A mother holds her smiling child during How to Make the Sustainable Development Goals Work
It’s simple: Prioritize women and families.
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INDIA-SANITATION-SOCIAL-TOILET-GANDHI Toilets First, Temples Later: Modi’s Promising Act
Modi was molded by Hindutva, but he mobilized a national campaign on reviving India's economy, not religion. Can he deliver on his promise? Are these two on a collision course?
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484180505 cropped Room for Debate in Rwanda
The first post-genocide generation is growing up. One remarkable organization is teaching them how to argue about politics.
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148953951cropped U.N. Envoy to Somalia Warns Against Cutting Off Remittances
Money sent home by family members abroad is the “lifeblood” of the African country’s economy, but it’s getting harder to get the money over there.
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453334180_1-30 From a Swift Boat to a Sustainable Mekong
One of the world’s most important waterways -- and one I spent some time on -- is in grave danger. We need to make sure its ecological and economic vitality is preserved for future generations.
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160097055_960 Peace, Inc.
To make their mark, the architects of peacebuilding's bleeding edge need to leave the government payroll and start their own industry.
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BRITAIN-AFGHANISTAN-UNREST-DIPLOMACY In the Afterglow of the London Conference
Where does Afghanistan stand after the London Donors Conference? Richard Ponzio, a former coordinator of the U.S. Government’s New Silk Road initiative, explains.
