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The Elusive Quest for Women's Land Rights

July 09, 2014
Across much of the developing world one of the most stubbornly persistent signs of gender inequality is the low rate of land ownership among women. 
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How Should Donors Respond to Resource Windfalls in Poor Countries? From Aid to Insurance - Working Paper 372

Anton Dobronogov et al.
July 08, 2014
Natural resources are being discovered in more countries, both rich and poor.  Many of the new and aspiring resource exporters are low-income countries that are still receiving substantial levels of foreign aid. 
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Eight Questions about Two Appropriations Bills

July 03, 2014
Both House and Senate Appropriations Committees approved bills to fund the State Department and foreign assistance in FY15 last week.
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Another High-Powered Advisory Group Calls for US Development Finance Bank

June 30, 2014
Last week, a high-powered group of investors, foundations, and academics called for the establishment of a US Development Finance Bank – which would combine existing programs at the Overseas  Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), USAID, the US Trade and Development Ag...