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Re:Copenhagen Consensus: ranked solutions to the world's big... by davepeck on Sunday September 06, 2009 @11:58PM (#808545)
The Gates Foundation pays close attention to this consensus when it is released. Expect Gates' priorities to align well with this list.

The methodology is complex, but the concept isn't: for each issue, how many lives can we save per dollar spent? Rank those higher.

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Re:Copenhagen Consensus: ranked solutions to the world's big... by eru on Monday September 07, 2009 @08:18AM (#809033)
I take it they also discount the future somewhat?
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