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Jean-Michel Severino

Jean-Michel Severino is the CEO of France's international development agency, the Agence Française de Développement.

Jean-Michel Severino's work for Cif is copyright Project Syndicate/Institute for Human Sciences, 2006.

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February 2008

  • Coping with violent change

    Jean-Michel Severino

    Jean-Michel Severino: Kenya was an example of socioeconomic progress at work: despite the current conflict, that advance must continue

July 2007

  • Urban growth is a chance for change

    Rather than complain about the flood of migrants into the cities of the developing world, we might as well take advantage of the possibilities of their energy and entrepreneurship, Thoraya Ahmed Obaid and Jean-Michel Severino argue

December 2006

  • Sun worship

    Jean-Michel Severino

    Jean-Michel Severino: Long ago the ancient Egyptians practised a religion of the sun, now we can no longer afford to ignore this inexhaustible resource.