Said@Duke: Ralph Chami on Economic Policies for 'Fragile States'

Ralph Chami, assistant director in the Institute for Capacity Development at the International Monetary Fund, has worked on programs aimed at helping so-called "fragile states," including Egypt, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan and Yemen. "If you can’t survive the short run, it’s a waste of time to talk about medium or long terms," he said. The Duke University Center for International and Global Studies and Economics sponsored last week's talk.

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