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Sara Bongiorni summarizes the experiment that led to her book, "A year without 'Made in China'"
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Inflation and state control helps explain the collapse of agriculture in Zimbabwe – farmers cannot sell corn for a price that allows them to replant, because they must sell to a government board and are paid in devaluing currency.
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A group of Hmong thrive in French Guiana, having created their own enclaves and become succesful farmers
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An analysis of Al Shabab in Somalia suggests that they're toning down their rhetoric and tactics to become more acceptable to local populations, and are leaving qat sellers alone. As a result, they appear to hold Kisamayo