Popular Writing - Chris Blattman

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Everything We Knew About Sweatshops Was Wrong

New York Times

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Bill Gates Wants to Give the Poor Chickens. What They Need Is Cash

Vox.com

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Let Them Eat Cash

Foreign Affairs

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Show Them the Money: Why Giving Cash Helps Alleviate Poverty

Foreign Affairs

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