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Authentic Flourishing

By Richard B. Gunderman

Without doubt, relieving human misery is a noble calling. Yet the effort to promote human flourishing must look beyond mere restoration. There are situations in which we need to focus less on restoration and more on enhancement.

Why State-Led Humanitarian Action Fails

By Christopher J. Coyne

Foreign aid intended to alleviate poverty has largely failed and, still worse, in many cases caused additional harms to those who were already suffering.

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