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Oil2Cash
Oil finds should be boons for poor countries, but they often only make things worse. Todd Moss proposes a fresh way to beat the resource curse: give citizens a stake through direct cash transfers. Photo: Flickr user sixoone | cc

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Incentives to End Polio
A push by Bill Gates has increased interest in eradicating polio. Amanda Glassman argues for more attention to incentives and a quick-disbursing emergency fund to deploy against outbreaks in fragile states. Photo: UNICEF Sverige | cc

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Cutting Aid Red Tape
Budgetary regulations are getting in the way of innovative finance initiatives, preventing donors from trying new forms of development aid. In a new working paper on restrictive budget systems, Ben Leo explores ways to cut the red tape.

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Getting Real on Trade with Pakistan: Duty-Free Market Access as Development Policy

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Thomas J. Bollyky is a visiting fellow at the Center for Global Development, where his research focuses on legal and regulatory issues in global health, technological innovation and delivery, and international trade.

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