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Good Works
Marina Primorac
Can philanthropy and social entrepreneurship step in where official aid leaves off?
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Point of View
The Power of Cooperation
President Bill ClintonNetworks of creative collaboration transform lives
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People in Economics
A Project in Every Port
Prakash Loungani profiles Jeffrey Sachs
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Every Which Way We Can
Dean Karlan
Philanthropy and private investment are important in the fight against poverty
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Learning Laboratory
J. Gregory Dees
Social entrepreneurship offers cost-effective development solutions
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Fair Share
Francesca Bastagli, David Coady, and Sanjeev GuptaFighting income inequality has been more effective in advanced than in developing economies
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China Prompting Western Creativity
Nick Bloom, Mirko Draca, and John Van ReenenChinese manufacturing exporters are driving high-skill innovation in the West
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When Commodity Prices Surge
Gaston Gelos and Yulia Ustyugova
Countries with high inflation and weak institutions feel more impact of price spikes
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Catalysts for Change
Good Works
Marina Primorac
Can philanthropy and social entrepreneurship step in where official aid leaves off?
Every Which Way We Can
Dean Karlan
Philanthropy and private investment are increasingly important in the global fight against poverty
Learning Laboratory
J. Gregory Dees
Social entrepreneurship offers innovative cost-effective development solutions
Point of View: The Power of Cooperation
Bill Clinton
Networks of creative collaboration can transform lives
Also in This Issue
China Prompting Western Creativity
Nick Bloom, Mirko Draca, and John Van Reenen
Chinese manufacturing exporters are capturing low-skill production but driving high-skill innovation in the West
Fair Share
Francesca Bastagli, David Coady, and Sanjeev Gupta
Fighting income inequality with redistributive social spending has been more effective in advanced than in developing economies
Straight Talk: Rethinking Sustainable Development
Nemat Shafik
A new development agenda needs to be truly global, relevant to all, and realistic in assigning responsibilities
Sheltered from the Storm
Bas B. Bakker and Christoph Klingen
Europe’s central, eastern, and southeastern countries have been largely insulated from the ongoing euro area crisis, but that could change quickly
Reconfiguring Growth
Bergljot Barkbu and Jesmin Rahman
To stimulate growth, the euro area must combine aggressive structural reform and policies to promote demand
Japanese Youth Speak Out
Tomoko Kaida, Daisuke Gatanaga, and Kenji Nakada
A student essay contest for Japanese university students, organized by the IMF, the Japanese Ministry of Finance, and the Bank of Japan, asked contestants to write about the global economy and the role of the IMF. Read the three winning submissions.
DEPARTMENTS
In Brief
Moving up the ranks
Better educated, lower paid
Smart growth
One in eight is hungry
2013: Year of water cooperation
Addressing climate change in Afghanistan
Events in 2013
People in Economics
Angelina Jolie travels with Jeffrey Sachs
Picture This
Investing in People
Dirk Van Damme, Corinne Heckmann, and Elisabeth Villoutreix
A new study says the global recession underscored the importance of education
Back to Basics
What Is LIBOR?
John Kiff
The London interbank rate is used widely as a benchmark but has come under fire
Book Reviews
The Land of Too Much: American Abundance and the Paradox of Poverty, Monica Prasad
Making the European Monetary Union, Harold James
Data Spotlight
Ballooning Balance Sheets
Ricardo Davico and Brian John Goldsmith
Major central banks have been injecting liquidity to contain the effects of the global financial crisis
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