F. Charles Sherman (Osgoode): Law and Development Today: The New Developmentalism. Jennifer Wheary (Demos): The Global Middle Class is Here: Now What? In 1965 Jamaica and Singapore were equal in wealth, but four decades later, their standing was dramatically different — what accounts for the difference? From The Economist, a special report on telecoms in emerging markets: Mobile phones have transformed lives in the poor world — mobile money could have just as big an impact. Fearing food shortages, investors from wealthy countries are snapping up land in poor countries to grow food there — is this development or exploitation? How can we help the world’s poor?: Humanitarians are fiercely divided about what helps poor people. The downside of "smart power": USAID's new chief Rajiv Shah is stepping into a fierce struggle

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