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These are some of the news articles, blog posts, and research papers that CGD fellows and staff think are worth reading. It's updated regularly, so check back soon to see more. You can also sign up for email updates or subscribe to the RSS feed.

This week

Russia Considers Public Smoking Ban
(from Kate McQueston) From the article: "Russia's Health Ministry has submitted a draft law to parliament banning the open sale of cigarettes and smoking in public places, in a bid to cut deaths in the world's largest smoking nation." - en.ria.ru

Afghanistan in Transition: Looking Beyond 2014 - World Bank
(from Will McKitterick) From the report: "It has been said many times that Afghanistan is at a crossroads. This has never been truer than now. The withdrawal of most international troops by 2014 will have a profound and lasting impact on the country’s economic and development fabric. This study explores some of these ramifications." - worldbank.org

Third of Malaria Drugs 'Are Fake' - Michelle Roberts
(from Victoria Fan) Fake malaria drugs are highly prevalent and widely self-prescribed. - bbc.co.uk

The High Price India Pays to Maintain the Status Quo - Manu Joseph
(from Milan Vaishnav) Manu Joseph on troubles in India: rural voters can't "be kicked out of the union. In a way, they are the union." - nytimes.com

Understanding Poverty and Well Being - Poverty Analysis Discussion Group
(from Amanda Glassman) Interesting ODI report on understanding poverty and well-being, implications for research and policy. - odi.org.uk

Five Reasons Why Kenya and Africa Should Take Off - Wolfgang Fengler
(from Owen Barder) From the article: "A week hardly goes-by without one or more international investors announcingmajor investment interests in Nairobi, or other African capital cities. Nokia, Nestle, and IBM are some of the companies which intend to position themselves more strongly in (East) Africa. True, their investments may still be low by international standards, but they are increasingly becoming noticeable. " - worldbank.org

Could Zimbabwe be the next Myanmar? - Joshua Keating
(from Todd Moss) From the article: "Yesterday, I had the chance to speak with David Coltart, Zimbabwe's Minister of Education, Sport, and Culture. A human rights lawyer who campaigned against the regimes of Ian Smith and Robert Mugabe, Coltart was a founding member of the Zimbabwe's main opposition party -- the Movement for a Democratic Change. He was among the MDC politicians, led by Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, who entered government in an uneasy coalition with Mugabe's Zanu-PF following the disputed election of 2008." - foreignpolicy.com

6 Ways to Boost Our Economy Through Immigration Reform - Mike Bloomberg
(from Michael Clemens) From the article: "The American dream cannot survive if we keep telling the dreamers to go elsewhere. Every day that we fail to fix our broken immigration laws is a day that we inflict a wound on our economy." - mikebloomberg.com

A Better Way to Restore Faith in Official Statistics - John Kay
(from Justin Sandefur) What does independence for national statistics really mean? - johnkay.com

Week of May 12, 2012

A Landmark Ruling in South Africa - Peter Goodwin
(from Todd Moss) Important op-ed by Peter Goodwin about crucial ruling on Zimbabwe human rights in South Africa. - nytimes.com

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