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ESSAYS
December 08, 2011
The Broadband Commission for Digital Development is an ITU (UN International Telecommunications Union) and UNESCO–backed body set up to advocate for greater broadband access worldwide. The commission’s Declaration of Broadband Inclusion for All and other reports call for governments
to support ubiq...
MCC MONITOR ANALYSIS
November 30, 2011
This analysis draws upon MCC reports and country indicator performance
to predict which countries will be made eligible to apply for FY2012
compact or threshold assistance. We offer a forecast of potential FY2012
eligible countries; it is not an official list of the countries that will be
select...
ESSAYS
November 11, 2011
It is widely agreed that the middle class is vital to progress because of its many virtues, but defining middle class in any meaningful way is difficult. And survey evidence suggests the middle class is not culturally unique, particularly socially progressive, or entrepreneurial.