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On the recordMay 19, 2009
there's always a resistance I think, to some degree, on overburdening these efforts with minute conditionality, because it would be counterproductive.
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Chris Dodd
Democratic · Connecticut

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Dodd discusses the need for balance in aid conditionality to avoid counterproductive outcomes.

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