
Cracking the Secret Code of International Development Work
The over-use of acronyms turns the joy of reading into a tedious process of decoding. It also muddles the message of development communications.
Floyd Whaley is the editor of the Asian Development Bank blog. His career has focused primarily on Southeast Asia with his work appearing in USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Reuters news service and many other media outlets. He covered the Philippines for The New York Times for five years. Follow him on Twitter: @floydwhaley
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The over-use of acronyms turns the joy of reading into a tedious process of decoding. It also muddles the message of development communications.
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