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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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April 5, 2009
Sign of strength or evidence of weakness? China’s dollar reserves
On Friday, Paul Krugman interpreted China’s call for a new reserve currency as a sign of weakness: “But Mr. Zhou’s speech was actually an admission of weakness. In effect, he was saying that China …
June 27, 2013
United States
The World Next Week: Books to Read This Summer
The World Next Week podcast is up. This week, Bob McMahon and I took a break from our regular discussion of next week’s news to kick off the summer with some reading recommendations. Bob and I beg…
April 18, 2019
India
Development and the Indian Elections
General elections for India’s lower house of parliament began on April 11 and will last through May 19, with all ballots counted on May 23. This is the world’s largest democratic exercise. I had the…
August 10, 2012
Foreign Aid
Question of the Week: Are Randomized Controlled Trials a Good Way to Evaluate Development Projects?
Question of the Week posts review important questions and controversies in global development by providing background information and links to a full spectrum of analysis and opinion. Today’s post ta…
December 9, 2013
India
Indian State Elections Raise Questions About 2014
The results of four of the five state-level elections conducted in India over the past month were announced on Sunday, December 8. (Results from the smaller northeastern state of Mizoram were announc…
