Five Big and Controversial Ideas that Can Transform Africa

From AfricaCan End Poverty Thu Jun 26 2014, 20:25:00

A big idea can be rejected. It might be illegal. It might mean political suicide. In the words of Marcelo Giugale, the World Bank's director of Economic Policy and Poverty Reduction Programs for Africa, challenging conventional wisdom isn't always easy. But in the realm of big ideas, the risk is part of the reward.

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