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Using aid to buy influence at the UN
A new paper by Ilyana Kuziemko and Eric Werker finds that joining the Security Council results…
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Africa: the problem is not corruption?
The Wall Street Journal reports a new paper by Paul Collier about the reasons why growth…
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U.S. Dedicates $64 Billion To Undermining Gates Foundation Efforts
This article in The Onion is very funny: “If they want to ensure that millions of…
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Government Cathedrals, Government Bazaars
I am sure that you are all avid readers of Public Finance magazine. You’ll be fascinated…
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What does your country do for the world’s poor?
There is more to the fight against global poverty than aid. The Make Poverty History campaign in…
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Microsoft blog post editor
This post comes from the new Microsoft blog post editor. My initial impression is that it…
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Congratulations to the intelligence services & police
If it turns out that the intelligence services and the police have indeed foiled a plot…
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G runs personal best for 10km
G ran a personal best for 10km on Sunday, in a time of 42:16. (I think…
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There you go!
Enjoy this cartoon book about the development relationship from Survival International. HT: Curious.
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