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Emily Clough

Emily Clough is a PhD Candidate in the Government Department at Harvard University, and her research focuses on NGOs and state service provision in India. Prior to graduate school, Emily spent 5 years working for NGOs in the development sector.
 

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“Effective altruism,” the philanthropic movement founded on Peter Singer’s ideas, applies a consequentialist philosophy to the problem of global poverty.
Emily Clough

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