Daily Policy Digest
International Issues
| WORLD BANK WEARY The World Bank's comparative advantage for lending to poor countries is gone and its role diminished, says Adam Lerrick... |
| AFRICAN CONFLICTS COST BILLIONS Wars in 23 African nations between 1990 and 2005 cost a total of about $300 billion... |
| BACK TO BASICS In the race to attract new business, New York and London are competing against Hong Kong, a territory that thinks a 17.5 percent corporate tax is too high... |
| COMBATING CORRUPTION Fighting corruption is a good way to combat poverty, say observers... |
| UK FALLS FURTHER DOWN EUROPEAN HEALTH LEAGUE Britain's National Health Service performs worse than almost all of its peers in Western Europe, say researchers... |
| THE SECRETS OF INTANGIBLE WEALTH Much of a country's wealth comes in the "intangible" form, say researchers... |
| HONG KONG'S ECONOMIC FREEDOM For the 11th consecutive year Hong Kong has been ranked No. 1 in economic freedom... |
| SARKOZY'S SOCIAL CONTRACT Whatever French President Nicolas Sarkozy does in the next five years, he can't claim to have succeeded unless France breaks out of its economic slumber... |
| ECONOMIC FREEDOM OF THE WORLD Hong Kong is still the most economically free place in the world, according to report... |
| A FAREWELL TO ALMS Development aid to countries, especially in large amounts, can damage governance and make an economy uncompetitive, says Arvind Subramanian... |
