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The Dominican Paradox: How a Country Can Beat Poverty But Fail to Teach Kids to Read

The Dominican Republic has pulled off an economic miracle: a 12% post-pandemic rebound, a $61 billion service economy, and slashed inequality. Yet, 78% of its 10-year-olds can't read a simple text. This deep dive into a new World Bank report reveals the stunning contradiction at the heart of its success. We'll explore how masterful debt management and a massive shift from farms to tourism built a resilient, upper-middle-income nation. But we'll also expose the ticking time bomb of a demographic shift and a broken education system. Can a country with 91% internet access crowdsource its way out of a learning crisis before its population grows old? This is the ultimate test of whether growth can translate into lasting development.