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May 14, 2010

James Fearon: Promoting Peace and Prosperity

CDDRL, FSI Stanford, CISAC in the news: The Globe and Mail on May 12, 2010

"Governing for peace and prosperity presents colossal policy challenges," says CDDRL and CISAC faculty member James Fearon in a winning entry for the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research's "Next Big Question" series. "More than one-third of the world's citizens live in poverty and some 26 countries have civil wars ongoing," Fearon says. "Nations must create institutions that allow all social groups to participate and benefit from the economy and hold political leaders accountable."

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