Topic: Paul Collier
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What will make the Libyan rebels' government-building attempts successful?
Guest blogger Laura Seay interviews the author of a book on governance by rebel groups about what Libya's National Transitional Council will need to do to build a stable government.
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The peacebuilders: Making conflict resolution permanent
Out of the UN comes a new idea for ending war. Peacebuilders: An intensive process that gives permission for foreign 'interference' in conflict resolution.
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Foreclosures: Not without proper paperwork, says Mass. supreme court
During the housing boom, banks carved up mortgages into pieces and sold the pieces in a process known broadly as securitization. What they didn't realize: without flawless paperwork, you can't foreclose on a defaulting homeowner.
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What would it take to remove Ivory Coast's Gbagbo?
So far, international pressure has failed to convince incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo to step down in Ivory Coast after he lost the Nov. 28 election by 8 percentage points.
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Opinion: Five smart ways to rebuild Haiti
Haiti doesn’t need a Marshall Plan imposed by global elites. It needs improved conditions that empower all its people.
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Opinion: America's got to end its deadly devotion to democracy
Washington needs to rid itself of the politically correct attitude that all nations are capable of becoming sustainable democracies.
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Wars, Guns, and Votes
Why democracy is slow to take root in the Third World.
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No hopeless numbers
A Christian Science perspective on daily life.
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Opinion: Practical steps to end poverty
Provided we have the will, where would we begin? How can you help?
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Opinion: Why so much aid for the poor has made so little difference
Is poverty cultural or technical? Such debates shouldn't impede progress.
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