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Staying the Course
Despite questions over US-Afghan pact, Stanford professor remains optimistic

President Barack Obama's trip to Afghanistan this week to sign the Strategic Partnership Agreement reaffirmed America’s commitment to secure and rebuild the country beyond the 2014 troop withdrawal. Stanford Law Professor Erik Jensen argues that staying the course will have positive outcomes for generations of Afghans to come. Read more »


Supply and Demand
Stanford conference to explore governance and the provision of public goods

The Program on Poverty and Governance at the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law together with the Center for Latin American Studies will host a conference on May 18-19 to explore how governance impacts the provision of public goods and services throughout the world.


Foreign Aid
Stanford study shows no evidence that international health aid is wasted

The findings, published in PLoS Medicine, are poised to influence a debate among policymakers and donors over whether international assistance is wasted and displaced by governments that receive the money.



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