Job deficit may stymie India demographic dividend

India will have the largest population by 2022, and its working-age population will demand good jobs

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Lack of prison reform poses risks in Latin America

With prisons dangerously badly managed, efforts at reform may be focusing on the wrong issues

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While El Nino can bring benefits as well as problems, Peru looks likely to suffer some serious challenges this year

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Initial data from the socio-economic census suggest that the 'trickle down' theory is not working

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The government's decision to send in the army is only a temporary solution

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Marriage age is rising worldwide, but campaigns against child marriage in low-income countries overlook the root causes

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Regions overlooked by central government can provide staging grounds for global crime and terrorism

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Denmark's post-election line-up means both pro- and anti-government policy alliances could span left and right

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As the Millennium Development Goals near their conclusion, progress in ending maternal mortality has been uneven

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UK policy on EU migrants will cause difficulties with traditional allies

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