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How to Help Poor Countries
Nancy Birdsall, Dani Rodrik, and Arvind Subramanian
July/August 2005
Summary: Increasing aid and market access for poor countries makes sense but will not do that much good. Wealthy nations should also push other measures that could be far more rewarding, such as giving the poor more control over economic policy, financing new development-friendly technologies, and opening labor markets.
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Saving Iraq From Its Oil
Nancy Birdsall and Arvind Subramanian
July/August 2004
Summary: Of all the pressing questions facing Iraq today, perhaps the most important in the long run is what to do with the country's oil. Vast wealth from natural resources can often be a curse, not a blessing, corrupting a nation's political and economic institutions and impeding the growth of democracy. There is only one way for Iraq to resist the oil curse: by handing over the proceeds directly to the Iraqi people.
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