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If One Is Talking To A Finance Minister Of A Poor Country, Moral Arguments Tend Not To Get Very Far. But If You Can Argue That Their Country Is Going To Grow 2 Percent Faster Per Year If They Can Just Harness The Power Of The Female Half Of The Population More Effectively, That Is An Argument They Consider.
-Nicholas D. Kristof
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If One Is Talking To A Finance

Nicholas D. Kristof
If One Is Talking To A Finance Minister Of A Poor Country, Moral Arguments Tend Not To Get Very Far. But If You Can Argue That Their Country Is Going To Grow 2 Percent Faster Per Year If They Can Just Harness The Power Of The Female Half Of The Population More Effectively, That Is An Argument They Consider.
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