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In this TED talk, educator Hans Rosling debunks myths about health and wealth in the so-called Third World, using dramatic statistics to show that it is preconceived ideas, not ignorance, that prevent us from making accurate and targeted development interventions.
The Doha Round was constructed on a myth, namely that a negotiating agenda focused on agriculture would constitute a "development round."
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Roy Morrison,
Pentti Aalto
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08/14/08
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At home or on the city level, cogeneration of electricity and heat is one of the most promising means of using existing technologies to increase efficiency, save money, and slash emissions.
The table was set for the current outbreak of hostilities, which were preceded by violence in July in South Ossetia and Abkhazia. But the question remains: Why now?
Humanitarian aid is often viewed as a political commodity, no matter how well intentioned the donors may be. As swelling urban centers make disasters deadlier, this poses a crucial policy problem for international relief and diplomacy.
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