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Hidden Rules of Development

Stephen Brien
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Re-reading the development record through its anomalies

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What Botswana Put Itself on the Hook For

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Botswana’s Founders Inherited More Than They Chose

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What Botswana’s Success Story Never Had to Explain

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Japan's Lost Decade Was Twenty Years In The Making

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    I’ve worked across government, development and strategy in the UK, Middle East and Africa, and led the Legatum Prosperity Index. I’m a Visiting Senior Fellow at Artha Global & Future Africa, and Chair of the UK Social Security Advisory Committee.

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