Smart Development
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Fixing Africa’s Governance Crisis Must Come First
Fixing Africa’s Governance Crisis Must Come First
Kingsley Moghalu foresees home-grown educational institutions equipping the continent’s leaders with public-policy skills. -
The Destructive Legacy of Mass Starvation
The Destructive Legacy of Mass Starvation
Mariana Chilton thinks the suffering in Gaza should prompt America to confront its own history of genocide and discrimination. -
Investing in the WHO Will Yield Outsize Returns
Investing in the WHO Will Yield Outsize Returns
Gordon Brown urges the organization’s 194 member states to provide the financing it needs to fulfill its mandate. -
Financing Food Security Will Yield High Returns
Financing Food Security Will Yield High Returns
Gelsomina Vigliotti & Maurizio Martina explain why massive investment in more sustainable agrifood systems is a moral and strategic imperative. -
Building a Buffer Against Food-Price Shocks
Building a Buffer Against Food-Price Shocks
Isabella M. Weber, et al. urge Brazil and South Africa, as successive G20 presidents, to devise a new stabilization playbook. -
The Slow Mpox Response Is Another Pandemic Wake-Up Call
The Slow Mpox Response Is Another Pandemic Wake-Up Call
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala explains what world leaders need to do to prepare for future pathogens in light of the latest failures. -
Helping Women Adapt to Extreme Heat Helps Us All
Helping Women Adapt to Extreme Heat Helps Us All
Jess Ayers & Helen Mountford urge the public and private sectors to work together to scale up innovations such as heat-wave insurance. -
China Shuts Down Its International-Adoption Machine
China Shuts Down Its International-Adoption Machine
Yi Fuxian welcomes the government's apparent recognition that a severe demographic crisis looms. -
Egypt’s Skyrocketing C-Sections
Egypt’s Skyrocketing C-Sections
Rana Hendy & Lobna Shaheen urge policymakers to take decisive steps to address the inequalities fueling the rise in cesarean deliveries.
