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A Path Forward for the Addis Tax Initiative

photo credit: UTPAL Baruah/Reuters Third and final in a series by Steven Damiano (LBJ MGPS Graduate) covering his internship at Bread for the World.  In my previous blog post, I noted the role taxation and domestic resource mobilization plays in international development.  In this post, I lay out the policy recommendations from my upcoming Bread for […]

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How to End Hunger in Developing Countries? Help Their Governments Collect Taxes

Photo Credit: UN Second in a series by Steven Damiano (LBJ MGPS Graduate) covering his internship at Bread for the World Institute. This summer, at the Bread for the World Institute, I researched a topic not typically associated with international development: taxation. The subject may seem far from the realm of Bread for the World’s mission of combating […]

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Global Policy Studies & International Security Health & Social Policy Philanthropy & Non-Profit Organizations

Overcoming the Status Quo in Food Aid: Coalition Building at Bread for the World

Photo Credit: Todd Post/Bread for the World First in a series by Steven Damiano (LBJ MGPS Graduate) covering his internship at Bread for the World Institute. In the policy world, we often assume that if we use strong analysis to produce smart policy recommendations, legislators will see the benefits of our ideas and implement them. However, the reality is […]