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Unintended consequences: donated mosquito net edition

Ethan Zuckerman points to a Zambian blogger claiming donated mosquito nets are used by fishermen for destructive drag-netting in rivers and streams. A bit of googling turns up similar stories in...

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The Herculean task of governing India

The cover of the Economist this week asks “What’s Holding India Back?” This account of the challenges facing governmental reform is one of the standout pieces, a character study of one of India’s...

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Foreign Policy on the Peace Corps

Many of the critiques about ineffectuality and an unclear mission in this FP piece could be leveled at any number of development organizations. Today, the Peace Corps remains a Peter Pan organization,...

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