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International development experts say that the Millennium Villages Project's claims of progress should be interpreted with caution.

Download PDF Subjects Policy Society International development experts say that the Millennium Villages Project's claims of progress should be interpreted with caution. There is an intuitive appeal to the Millennium Villages international development project — the brainchild of economist Jeffrey Sachs from Columbia University in New York that aims to help lift villages in 14 sites across Africa from poverty. The initiative takes a broad approach and aims to tackle the root causes of poverty and ill health together, unlike most aid projects, which focus on just one area. Improvements on the gro

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