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Revised UK aid strategy ‘dilutes focus on poverty’, says IFS
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Emma Rumney
9 May 17
The government's emphasis on serving the UK's national interest through its aid work takes away from its effectiveness in reducing global poverty, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
Emma Rumney
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