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Colin Coleman, a former partner at Goldman Sachs, is an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School.

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  1. A Marshall Plan for Africa
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    A Marshall Plan for Africa

    Feb 13, 2024 Colin Coleman calls on the G20 to help accelerate economic growth and promote human development on the continent.

  2. What South Africa Must Do
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    What South Africa Must Do

    Nov 2, 2021 Nouriel Roubini & Colin Coleman offer a blueprint for putting the economy on a path to sustainable, inclusive growth.

  3. Making South Africa Whole
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    Making South Africa Whole

    Sep 4, 2020 Colin Coleman offers a blueprint for regaining the economic momentum lost to years of corruption and mismanagement.

  4. The Sino-American Scramble for Africa
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    The Sino-American Scramble for Africa

    Mar 20, 2020 Colin Coleman shows why the world needs both countries to support the continent and spur deeper global engagement.

  5. Africa Is the Last Frontier for Global Growth
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    Africa Is the Last Frontier for Global Growth

    Feb 4, 2020 Colin Coleman shows how the continent's economic potential can be fulfilled – and what could happen if it is not.

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    The US Economy’s Trust Deficit

    Michael Spence considers the causes and consequences of Americans’ declining faith in media and government.
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    Norway Is a Ukraine War Profiteer

    Håvard Halland & Knut Anton Mork argue that the country should give its windfall gains from gas exports to those on the front lines.
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    Navigating the Risks of Digital Public Infrastructure

    Carl Gahnberg calls for guardrails and policy guidelines to prevent governments from abusing the policy paradigm.
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    Services Are the New Road to Development

    Indermit Gill & Aaditya Mattoo explain why developing countries need a new paradigm to replace the old manufacturing-led model.
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    Russia Just Lost Its Great-Power Status

    Galip Dalay explains why the fall of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad has diminished the Kremlin’s global influence.
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    Twelve Questions for Philanthropists

    Dambisa Moyo offers practical advice to those who want to contribute effectively to charitable causes.
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    PS Commentators’ Best Reads in 2024

    PS editors

    At the end of a year of domestic and international upheaval, Project Syndicate commentators share their favorite books from the past 12 months. Covering a wide array of genres and disciplines, this year’s picks provide fresh perspectives on the defining challenges of our time and how to confront them.

     ask Project Syndicate contributors to select the books that resonated with them the most over the past year.
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    The World Needs Ocean-Based Climate Solutions

    Ilana Seid calls for creative mechanisms for financing investment in our planet’s largest carbon sink.
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    The West Is Not Dying, but It Is Working on It

    Yanis Varoufakis argues that Western power is alive and well, but the lofty values that once sustained it have been abandoned.

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