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by Tim Carrington and Mark Nelson World Bank Institute

The link of a functioning media to economic progress has lifted questions of media freedom and viability out of a purely political sphere of discussion. If a flourishing press seems to go hand-in-hand with better economic outcomes - including measures such as lower child mortality - then institutions like the World Bank and the United Nations Development Program must begin to support media development as one of the contributing elements in broader economic and social developments.
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