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V. Shankar is Co-Founder and CEO of Gateway Partners, a private equity firm that invests in emerging markets.

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  1. What Developing Countries Need to Reach Net Zero
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    What Developing Countries Need to Reach Net Zero

    Oct 11, 2021 V. Shankar says that low- and middle-income countries need time, financial support, and capacity-building assistance.

  2. Africa’s Education Imperative
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    Africa’s Education Imperative

    Sep 8, 2014 V. Shankar describes how to provide Africans with the education, skills, and job opportunities they need.

  3. Africa’s Inclusive Growth Potential
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    Africa’s Inclusive Growth Potential

    Aug 1, 2014 V. Shankar describes the measures needed to make the most of the continent's many opportunities.

  4. The Changing Development Order
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    The Changing Development Order

    Sep 6, 2013 V. Shankar on how to mobilize the private sector for development.

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    Debunking Solar Geoengineering

    Lili Fuhr argues that solar geoengineering is no substitute for phasing out fossil fuels.
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    What China’s Zero-COVID Drama Foreshadows

    Nancy Qian thinks the recent protests – and the government's response – point to a broader political challenge.
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    The Double Transformation

    Diane Coyle urges antitrust regulators to update their thinking to accommodate the net-zero transition.
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    Revitalizing the Struggle for Human Rights

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    Around the world, indicators of the strength of democracy and the protection of human rights have been falling, even in countries that have long championed such values. But while pessimists have the wind at their back, optimists still have the stronger argument.

     offers eight principles to guide advocates as they try to put progress back on track.
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    The Zero-COVID Revolution?

    After tens of thousands of Chinese took to the streets in cities throughout the country, China’s government has begun to loosen pandemic restrictions. But, while an exit from the controversial zero-COVID policy was long overdue, the path ahead is strewn with pitfalls, and hopes for a sustained wave of Chinese popular resistance are likely misplaced.

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    What US Leadership Can Do for Nature

    Russ Feingold shows how America can contribute to conservation despite its failure to ratify the biodiversity convention.
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    The Global Climate-Finance Challenge

    Vera Songwe, et al. show how to mobilize the funding developing countries will need to avert the worst effects of global warming.
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    All Pain and No Gain from Higher Interest Rates

    Joseph E. Stiglitz explains why the current demand-focused approach to taming inflation is all wrong.
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    Ending the Austerity Pandemic

    Isabel Ortiz & Matthew Cummins warn that governments are returning to the same failed belt-tightening policies of the past.

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