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What’s the Secret to Institutions Successfully “Taking Root”?
From August 2002, just months after Timor-Leste gained independence, to April 2006, I was the World Bank’s Country Manager for Timor-Leste and thus eyewitness to an unfolding state-building process....
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Helping civil society build peace and restore trust
I like entertaining my western friends with stories of growing up in the post-communist Kazakhstan limbo, when everything ended, but nothing had yet started. Stories of how my friends and I would...
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Driving change in challenging contexts: four issues to address
During war, markets help people survive. Salad traders in Garoule market, Mali.© Irina Mosel / ODI Recently, I participated in an ODI-organized conference on ‘Driving change in challenging contexts’....
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Four ways governments are making girls’ lives better
Also available in: العربية As the International Day of the Girl Child is coming up on October 11, it reminds us of an important role governments can play to help girls lead their own lives. Investing...
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Here are 3 surprising facts about doing business in fragile environments
It’s a secret to no one that getting things done in fragile and conflict-affected (FCS) situations is more difficult than in normal, peaceful environments. A recent World Bank report “The Small...
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