The Latest from Big Think

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How do we blend altruism and efficiency?
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Economics is about the amelioration of the human condition.
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Growing up in Mumbai, Bhagwati read a skillion books.
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Early exposure to Africa sparked Easterly’s interest in economics.
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Pete Peterson is a clear example of realizing the American Dream.
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I don’t think things work that way, Easterly says.
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The West has been able to put the individual above the collective.
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The West, Easterly says, can’t do much to solve the conflict.
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Our prescriptions contradict our own path to success.
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Individual creativity and freedom is the mainspring of all human progress.
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It’s going to be Africans that save Africa.
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Africa hasn’t done so bad for a continent created under such inauspicious conditions.
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Easterly takes on his intellectual rival.
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How do we make sure aid gets where it’s going?