For the Economist: expectations are up, support for parents isn't.
Charles Kenny
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Charles Kenny writes about global development — what’s working, what isn’t, and how the world can do better. An economist who spent fifteen years at the World Bank, he is now a senior fellow at the Center for Global Development in Washington, DC.
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A CGD blog with Jason Hickel. There’s a lot of heat on the topic of global poverty, but fundamentally a lot of agreement, too. Here is our attempt at a brief consensus position.
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For The Economist. Secure Communities lowers employment and access to the safety net among US citizens.
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Women don't like Donald Trump. They also appear energized to vote. For the Economist.
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For the Economist. Slowing wage convergence between migrants and natives isn't driven by lower skills as much as by native discrimination.
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A CGD blog with Scott Morris and Vijaya Ramachandran. The International Finance Corporation wants to increase support for both private sector-led development and fragile states. But how viable are these goals?
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For the Economist: there are sometimes big divisions in attitudes and consumer behavior, but they aren't growing between races, genders, income groups, religions, regions or urban and rural areas.
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Family detention centers are harsh and unnecessary. For the Economist.
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Because the old, white, aging (temporary) majority isn't having kids… for the Economist.
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