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Developing nations

Sir William Arthur Lewis, Trailblazing Economist, Honored With a Google Doodle

Lewis was a trailblazing economist and thinker who became the first Black academic to hold a chair in a British university.
By Helen Holmes
Can blockchain technology help poor people around the world? April 30, 2017 9.57pm EDT No need for a bank: Just a smartphone and a blockchain.

How Blockchain Technology Can Help Poor People Around the World

Already becoming a darling of Wall Street, blockchain technology's biggest real benefits could come to the world's poorest people. Here's how.
By Nir Kshetri
Some changes to visa rules could make travel easier for scientists

Innovation and Research Suffer When Visa Rules Keep Scientists at Home

Scientists from the developing world perceive current visa rules as a major impediment to professional travel. They miss out on opportunities to collaborate globally.
By John W. Wilson and Duan Biggs

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