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What A Box of Sea Cucumbers Teaches Us About Foreign Aid

“If the Chinese can eat this for the last 2,000 years, it means that the Haitian can export it for another 2,000 years forward.”

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Dealbreaker: She Always Agreed With Me

Lauren was agreeable. About everything. And as we hung out more and more, her unswerving acquiescence only grew—and so did my urge to push back.

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Defusing Africa's Population Bomb: There's No Need to Fear Nigerian Babies

Debunking the latest batch of population hysteria—this time, sub-Saharan Africa's big families have Chicken Littles losing their cool.

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Fighting Famines with Markets: In Ethiopia, an Exchange Empowers Rural Farmers

A modern commodity exchange improved the lot of Ethiopia's smallholder farmers. Now the model is spreading across Africa.

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Cuckoo for Cocoa Processing: Making Chocolate—Not Just Picking It—Helps Madagascar Develop

Madécasse’s high-quality export model can help developing countries boost their economies.

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How Oliberté, the Anti-TOMS, Makes Shoes and Jobs in Africa

“At Oliberté, we believe Africa can compete on a global scale, but it needs a chance."

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