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Development depends on wider choices, capabilities
Economic development should no longer be measured solely by how much finance is mobilized or how much fiscal space is created. It must also be judged by whether countries emerge more capable of setting their own priorities, responding to challenges, and seizing new opportunities to shape their own future
Pepukaye Bardouille
10 Oct 2026
We tend to think of a country’s assets in terms of natural resources, technology and capital. But equally important is its ability to shape its own future, as opposed to having its development determined mainly by external factors.
