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If development data is so important, why is it chronically underfinanced?


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International development organizations should continue to play a leading role in supporting research and methodological improvements in data production and sponsor large data collection programs in poorer countries.

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If development data is so important, why is it chronically underfinanced?

Few will argue against the idea that data is essential for the design of effective policies. Every international development organization emphasizes the importance of data for development.