Read more economic development stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/38124/economic-development.html2010 - Newseren-usNewser Feed Generator2010-03-11T23:35:18http://www.newser.com/story/79452/afghan-tribe-to-fight-taliban-in-deal-for-us-aid.htmlIn a groundbreaking pact, an entire Afghan tribe has pledged to join with the US-backed government to fight the Taliban. The 400,000-strong Shinwari tribe, which controls key areas on the Pakistan border, will battle insurgents, burn down homes harboring Taliban fighters, and contribute one military-aged male from each family...http://www.newser.com/story/79452/afghan-tribe-to-fight-taliban-in-deal-for-us-aid.html2010-01-28T13:31:31http://www.newser.com/story/70683/communist-china-turns-60-really-just-celebrates-past-30.htmlA blowout party is hours away in Beijing, where the People’s Republic of China will celebrate its 60th anniversary with an unprecedented display in Tiananmen Square. But it’s worth noting that only the second 30 of those years are worth applauding, Isabel Hilton writes—not the first 30 under the...http://www.newser.com/story/70683/communist-china-turns-60-really-just-celebrates-past-30.html2009-10-01T01:34:05http://www.newser.com/story/49655/states-get-creative-as-jobs-disappear.htmlState governments, reeling from diminished tax revenues that have forced cuts in services and, in some cases, jobs, increasingly are offering tax breaks and incentives to employers in an effort to stimulate the job market, reports the Wall Street Journal . “Now is not the time to back off the field...http://www.newser.com/story/49655/states-get-creative-as-jobs-disappear.html2009-02-02T14:47:25