The Moment for Health Taxes, Teacher Turnover, France’s Elections and Development
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It’s the Right Moment for Health Taxes
As the “polycrisis” batters countries around the world, health budgets are under more pressure than ever. Katherine Klemperer, Pete Baker, and Javier Guzman make the case that health taxes are an ideal policy solution for this moment—good for the budget and good for public health.
What’s Driving Teacher Turnover?
Around the world, teachers are leaving their jobs in droves. To understand why they are quitting in the poorest and most conflict-affected settings, and which teachers are most likely to leave, Biniam Bedasso and Amina Mendez Acosta analyze new data from Burkina Faso.
France’s Future as a Global Development Player
Although development wasn't a central issue in the recent French elections, Pierre Jacquet writes that budget and national debt concerns, along with potential political gridlock, could still impact France's standing as a major development actor.