Julissa Milligan

Sunday, May 19, 2013

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Foreign and Defense Policy, International Organizations

Regulatory failures undermine tuberculosis treatments

Julissa Milligan | February 5, 2013, 2:37 pm

Will regulatory failures in the developing world make current tuberculosis treatments ineffective? In a New York Times op-ed, Roger Bate reveals the results of our study assessing the quality of anti-tuberculosis drugs from 17 low- and middle-income countries – and … read more >

Society and Culture, Education

World’s cheapest tablet … flops

Julissa Milligan | May 11, 2012, 10:05 am

Six months after the official launch date for Aakash, India’s much hyped, low cost tablet, production of the device has ground to a halt after only 366 of the 100,000 promised tablets found their way to students. The Indian government … read more >

Economics, International economy

Foreign aid creates deadly market distortions

Julissa Milligan | February 24, 2012, 10:53 am

Obama’s upcoming budget cuts to American foreign aid target some of the best foreign aid programs (according to AEI’s Roger Bate), and worse, reward groups whose programs are less effective, less transparent—and potentially deadly. Funding programs like the Global Fund’s … read more >

Economics

How to Create More Jobs in South Asia: Less Government

Julissa Milligan | September 30, 2011, 4:54 pm

A recent World Bank report on South Asia finds that the most significant constraints to business growth in South Asia are poor government policies. Of the top 15 “severe” constraints surveyed firms listed, eight involved dealing with the government. Political … read more >

Foreign and Defense Policy

Sudan’s Oil Deal: Don’t Lose Sight of Long-term Growth

Julissa Milligan | July 9, 2011, 9:53 am

Ambassador Richard S. Williamson argued in The American that failing to secure a fair oil deal between North and South Sudan could severely destabilize the region. Focusing exclusively on short-term stability, however, may undermine South Sudan’s viability in the long … read more >

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The Perpetual Passion for Paper
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Could California Make a Comeback?
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