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Chairman Mao knew how to improve aid
30 May 2010 | Building Markets
I’ve been recalling the period before I quit my job as a diplomat to launch Peace Dividend Trust. I was a rash thing to do. So, before I leapt, I cautiously tested the wat...
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“Shovelling S*%t Uphill”
7 May 2010 | Building Markets
In mid 2007 I told my boss in the Best Practices Section of the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) in New York that I would be resigning in September ...
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Not Wanted: Mercenaries, Missionaries, and Madmen
4 May 2010 | Building Markets
It’s hard to compete with Wall Street and even Main Street, when the most you can offer is a slightly higher salary, longer hours, some good med-evac insurance, and all the ...
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