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CGD in the News
November 03, 2014
The U.S.’s population hit “peak rural” a long time ago. In 1990, there were 62 million Americans living in rural areas. Today that number is down to 59 million –even while the national population has climbed by 66 million people over the same period. The countryside is ...
CGD in the News
October 20, 2014
It isn’t easy to end child labor in poor countries. In fact, passing laws banning anyone under 14 or 16 from working can actually make the problem worse. If we are going to sustainably reduce the level of child labor worldwide, we need to provide parents the resources so they can make the choi...
CGD in the News
June 02, 2014
As evidence grows that U.S. colleges and universities have mishandled sexual assault cases—with a best estimate that one in five women going to college in the U.S. are sexually assaulted—a World Bank report (PDF) shows the crisis of violence against women is global. According to the repo...