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Feb 7, 2012

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Beating the Oil Curse
Finding oil in a poor country often makes bad things worse. Todd Moss is investigating ways to beat the oil curse by distributing the revenue, then taxing it back. His Oil-to-Cash plan just might work. Image: ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images READ MORE
A China Round of Trade Talks?
WTO trade negotiations don't reflect a dramatic shift in the international economic and trading system: the rise of China. Aaditya Mattoo and Arvind Subramanian explain why and how this should change. Image: flickr user uzvards /cc READ MORE
Let There Be Light
Could village-based solar power leapfrog centralized power grids the same way that mobile phones have made wired phones obsolete? Charles Kenny, CGD's resident optimist, makes the case. Image: flickr user Barefoot Photographers of Tilonia / cc READ MORE

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Todd Moss

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Todd Moss works on U.S.-Africa relations and financial issues facing sub-Saharan Africa, including policies that affect private capital flows, natural resource management, debt, and aid. He oversees the Center's fundraising efforts and relations with external partners.

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