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Corruption is a cancer that steals from the poor, eats away at governance and moral fibre and destroys trust.

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Climate change policies cannot be the frosting on the cake of development; they must be baked into the recipe of growth and…
The world is only one poor harvest away from chaos. We are so close to the edge that politically destabilising food prices…
Corruption is a cancer that steals from the poor, eats away at governance and moral fibre and destroys trust.
One of the challenges for sub-Saharan Africa is that markets are of modest size. This makes regional integration important.
It is clearly the case that programs in Europe and the United States that have increased biofuel production have contributed to the…
When I consider a problem, it is now instinctive for me to think about the institutions involved, the authorizing environment, possible coalitions,…
The most effective executive branch officials try to help legislators develop explanations for the votes they are being asked to take.
All of us make mistakes. The key is to acknowledge them, learn, and move on. The real sin is ignoring mistakes, or…
It is vital that the World Bank Group continually challenges itself to refresh our development thinking. It is vital that a modernized…
An empowered public is the foundation for a stronger society, more effective government, and a more successful state.
There are many roads to prosperity, but one must be taken. Inaction leads nowhere.
Great upheavals produce shock waves that widen cracks in political, economic, and security orders. Sometimes the old orders break. Yet it can…

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Corruption is a cancer that steals from the poor, eats away at governance and moral fibre and destroys trust. — Robert Zoellick
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