Bob Remington, Calgary Herald Published: Tuesday, November 25, 2008
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“If you look at what has happened in the past decades in the developing world, there are a number of lessons you can draw. And I think one of them is the volatility of development. To stabilize development in most of these fragile parts of the world, one of the fundamental principles is to develop strong institutions,” the Aga Khan said.
“AKU has achieved that in Africa and Asia, and we have achieved it with Canadian support and Canadian willingness to look at the developing world as it is, not as certain people would like it to be. I think our institutions have to function in societies that are changing, and your help is helping us to do that.”
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