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  1. India’s Homemade Food Crisis

    India’s Homemade Food Crisis

    Aug 8, 2014 Asit K. Biswas & Cecilia Tortajada attribute shortages and undernourishment to widespread wastage of output.

  2. A New Deal for Fragile States

    A New Deal for Fragile States

    May 16, 2013 Erik Solheim on how to curb the armed conflict and violence that affects millions of people around the world.

  3. An Economist’s Guide to War and Peace

    An Economist’s Guide to War and Peace

    Jun 4, 2014 Steve Killelea makes the case for more investment in the prevention and reduction of violent conflict.

  4. Intellectual Property and Economic Development

    Intellectual Property and Economic Development

    Feb 17, 2014 Rod Hunter emphasizes the importance of strong IP protections for sustained GDP growth and job creation.

  5. The Peace-Prosperity Cycle

    The Peace-Prosperity Cycle

    Oct 22, 2013 Steve Killelea on the role of peace in the post-2015 development agenda.

  6. Data and Development

    Data and Development

    Mar 14, 2014 Mahmoud Mohieldin & Grant James Cameron emphasize the importance of empirical evidence in designing the post-2015 development agenda.

  7. Pakistan’s Polio Tipping Point

    Pakistan’s Polio Tipping Point

    Feb 14, 2013 Sania Nishtar on the need for Pakistan to boost its polio-eradication efforts.

  8. Networked Development

    Networked Development

    Mar 11, 2013 Hans Vestberg on the rise of the Networked Society.

  9. Finishing Off Hunger

    Finishing Off Hunger

    Dec 9, 2013 Jomo Kwame Sundaram on the persistence of high rates of under-nutrition worldwide.

  10. The Mismeasure of Poverty

    The Mismeasure of Poverty

    May 10, 2013 Jomo Kwame Sundaram says the system shaping the world’s understanding of poverty is flawed.

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    Why Have Developing Countries Soured on Multilateralism?

    Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg traces the roots of dissatisfaction to advanced economies' use of bodies like the World Trade Organization.
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    A Big Defeat for Big Tech

    Joseph E. Stiglitz

    Tech companies know that if there is an open, democratic debate about data security, consumers’ concerns about digital safeguards will win out. And while the industry's lobbyists tried to ensure that no such debate could ever occur, one of their more cynical moves has now been exposed and thwarted.

    details how the industry tried to slip extraordinary protections against regulation into US trade agreements.
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    Haiti’s Proud Boys

    Slavoj Žižek

    If we measure a failed state by the cracks in the edifice of its power, reflected in brewing ideological civil wars, deadlocked assemblies, and increasingly insecure public spaces, we must recognize that the United States is not so unlike Haiti. Both have given rise to violent gangs with political ambitions.

    warns that rich Western democracies are not immune to politically motivated gang violence.
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    Unity Is Europe’s Greatest Asset

    Connie Hedegaard emphasizes the importance of stability amid persistent economic and geopolitical crises.
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    The Truth About US Immigration

    Nancy Qian warns that overheated campaign-season rhetoric is dangerously polarizing and ultimately self-defeating.
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    The Zombification of Political Parties

    Jan-Werner Mueller argues that Donald Trump’s capture of the GOP’s organizational machinery recalls authoritarian tactics elsewhere.
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    The Economic Consequences of Legal Behavior

    Kaushik Basu highlights the potential benefits of emphasizing adherence to the spirit of laws, if not their letter.
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    For Nigeria’s Schools, Safety Must Come First

    Gordon Brown writes that the latest mass abduction of students underscores the dilemma facing parents throughout the country.
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    Give Women with Disabilities a Chance

    Nkechi S. Owoo explains what is needed to protect and empower one of the world’s most vulnerable demographic groups.

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