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Peter Materu is Chief Program Officer at the Mastercard Foundation.

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Refugee Employment at the Margins
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Refugee Employment at the Margins

Apr 3, 2019 Karen Meyer & Peter Materu urge governments and businesses to regard displaced people as an opportunity rather than a burden.

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African Women on Top
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African Women on Top

Mar 8, 2018 Shona Bezanson & Peter Materu explains why education isn't enough to promote much-needed female leadership on the continent.

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An Education Crisis for All
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An Education Crisis for All

Alice Albright calls for the G7 countries to put inclusive, quality schooling at the top of their development agendas.

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A Test Match with the Taliban
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A Test Match with the Taliban

Shashi Tharoor

Under the tutelage of Pakistan’s military, the Taliban brought peace to Afghanistan the last time it ruled the country. But it was the peace of the graveyard, which it could establish once again – this time with the support of the United States.

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Tackling Inequality Is a Political Choice
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Tackling Inequality Is a Political Choice

Mahmoud Mohieldin & Carolina Sánchez-Páramo show that governments have the means to tackle the problem, but have so far lacked the will to do so.

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Boris Johnson and the Threat to British Soft Power
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Boris Johnson and the Threat to British Soft Power

Gordon Brown

The likely successor to British Prime Minister Theresa May, Boris Johnson, has plans to subsume the government department overseeing development aid into the foreign office, effectively eliminating it. That will destroy a post-Brexit United Kingdom's last chance to maintain any influence or relevance on the world stage.

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Philanthropy vs. Democracy
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Philanthropy vs. Democracy

Helmut K. Anheier

For philanthropic institutions, the fundamental question of accountability first raised by the emergence of liberal democracy will not go away. To what extent should modern societies permit independent private agendas in the public realm and allow their advocates to pursue objectives that are not shared by governments and popular majorities?

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What America Needs to Understand About Capitalism
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What America Needs to Understand About Capitalism

Clair Brown & Simon Sällström argue that social democracy would make the US economy more equitable and sustainable.

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How an AI Utopia Would Work
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How an AI Utopia Would Work

Sami Mahroum offers lessons from the Gulf states on how to forge a new social contract for the age of automation.

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No Excuse for Violence Against Children
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No Excuse for Violence Against Children

Zoleka Mandela, et al. regard the problem as a key public-health issue that could make or break the Sustainable Development agenda.

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