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Local publishing can increase readership and boost economies. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/prathambooks/3291764099/sizes/m/in/photostream/">Photo: Pratham Books (Flickr)</a>

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Why native publishers, not foreign donors, are the cure for illiteracy

Between the pages of a book, people in developing countries can find knowledge and business opportunity.

Children fill school libraries with their own stories. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/un_photo/6207680679/sizes/m/in/photostream/">United Nations Photo (Flickr)</a>

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Need a book? Write your own

Developing countries face overcrowded classrooms and empty libraries. Students have started addressing this issue by filling shelves with their own stories.

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Five things to know about the 7 billionth human

Developing countries are determined to foster stronger domestic science communities. Photo:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nasacommons/4857944215/">NASA (flickr)</a>

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Space: The economic development frontier

Developing countries are shooting for the moon.

In post-earthquake Haiti, members of the Bohoc community rehabilitate and widen a road. Photo: Lisa Hoashi/Mercy Corps.

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Post-Disaster Economies: Putting the Pieces Back Together, Better

In minutes, everything was gone.

The Developing Worlds Educated face Tough Choices after Graduation. Photo: Farhad Zalmai for Mercy Corps

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Brain drain or brain gain? Lessons from Ricardo

“Brain drain” has long bothered policymakers in poor countries says The Economist. But recent migration studies and a touch of classical economics suggest the better phrase is “brain gain."

A country that sends its most skilled workers abroad has three key advantages:

Do schools kill creativity? Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nikonvscanon/">david.nikonvscanon</a> (Flickr)

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Creativity crisis?

‘People endure their jobs rather than enjoy them’, says Sir Ken Robinson. And education may be why.

Early childhood education could be the best way to raise a nation's collective I.Q. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ebolasmallpox/1077726302/sizes/m/">horizontal.integration (flickr)</a>

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Raising Our Collective Intelligence

Are we simply born with a predetermined IQ, or can it go up or down depending on what happens to us in life?

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Feeding School Children in the Land of Plenty

In Guinea Bissau, West Africa food aid provided by the World Food Program adds an extra incentive for students to attend school and parents to send them there.

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Brave New World: Gulf Seeks Bold Science Initiatives

The Gulf States are investing in radical initiatives to strengthen science, but results are not guaranteed.

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Globalizing Ideas to Help the Poor

A Brazilian anti-poverty program known as Bolsa Familia ("Family Fund") is getting attention from governments around the world, writes the Economist.

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