Charles Kenny on the Upside of the West's Decline (Financial Times)
Charles Kenny on the Upside of the West's Decline (Financial Times)CGD in the NewsEconomist Charles Kenny tells host Cardiff Garcia why he believes the rise of the rest is good for the western world,...
View ArticleA Look into the US Global Strategy to Empower Adolescent Girls
A Look into the US Global Strategy to Empower Adolescent GirlsBlog Post4/18/16The United States recently issued its first-ever strategy focused on adolescent girls. The release of the strategy follows...
View ArticleTo Make Aid Data Truly Transparent, Publication Is Only the First Step
To Make Aid Data Truly Transparent, Publication Is Only the First StepBlog Post4/19/16To what extent have aid agencies delivered on their commitments to transparency? How do these agencies’...
View ArticleWhat About a Global Treaty to Feed Pigs Yogurt Rather Than Drugs?
What About a Global Treaty to Feed Pigs Yogurt Rather Than Drugs?Blog Post4/19/16Most antibiotics around the world today are fed to farm animals to promote growth and prevent diseases fostered by...
View ArticleComment, Please on a Draft Book on Aid, Donors, and Corruption
Comment, Please on a Draft Book on Aid, Donors, and CorruptionBlog Post4/25/16Here is a draft of my (hopefully) forthcoming book for CGD Results Not Receipts: Counting the Right Things in Aid and...
View ArticleShould States Protect Industries? (BBC World Service)
Should States Protect Industries? (BBC World Service)CGD in the NewsDescription of broadcast:
View ArticleWhat We’d Like to Happen at the UK Government’s Anti-Corruption Summit
What We’d Like to Happen at the UK Government’s Anti-Corruption SummitBlog Post5/10/16“For too long there has been a taboo about tackling [corruption] head on. The summit will change that.” That, at...
View ArticleHuge Progress on Open Contracting in London
Huge Progress on Open Contracting in LondonBlog Post5/13/16Owen and I had six wishes for the recent UK government anti-corruption conference in London. We didn’t get everything we wanted, but there are...
View ArticleWorld Economic Forum Looks to Tech for African Growth (Marketplace)
World Economic Forum Looks to Tech for African Growth (Marketplace)CGD in the NewsFrom the article:Charles Kenny, a senior fellow at the Center for Global Development, said digital technology has a big...
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Donors Funding Technology: 10 Recommendations
Donors Funding Technology: 10 RecommendationsPublications6/7/16Funding the global public good of technology is a useful way for donors to leverage the impact of their aid. Different types of...
View ArticleGender Equality at the Multilateral Development Banks: How to Move the Ball...
Gender Equality at the Multilateral Development Banks: How to Move the Ball ForwardBlog Post6/24/16The evidence is clear: integrating a focus on gender into the development agenda is essential if we’re...
View ArticleRemembering Michael Elliott
Remembering Michael ElliottBlog Post7/18/16Based on a sample of far too few meetings with Michael, this one was typical: I learned a lot, there was plenty of laughter, he was forgiving and kind, and...
View ArticleIn Burkina Faso, an Anti-FGM/C Law May Have Prevented over 200,000 Girls from...
In Burkina Faso, an Anti-FGM/C Law May Have Prevented over 200,000 Girls from Being Cut Blog Post7/27/16Female genital mutilation/cutting rates have fallen in some countries but risen in others,...
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The Impact of Legislation on the Hazard of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting:...
The Impact of Legislation on the Hazard of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting: Regression Discontinuity Evidence from Burkina Faso - Working Paper 432Publications7/27/16In 1996, Burkina Faso enacted...
View ArticleHow Multilateral Development Banks Track Gender Equality
How Multilateral Development Banks Track Gender EqualityVideo Thursday, June 9, 2016 - 12:30pmThrough its Gender and Development Program, CGD is examining donor institutions’ various approaches to...
View ArticleInnovation for Development: Why Are We not Getting to Scale?
Innovation for Development: Why Are We not Getting to Scale?Video Monday, June 13, 2016 - 5:30pmDevelopment depends on innovation. New ideas, new funding mechanisms and new technologies save and...
View ArticleGender, Civil Registration and Vital Statistics, and Legal Identification:...
Gender, Civil Registration and Vital Statistics, and...Video Thursday, June 23, 2016 - 5:00pmCivil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) is a fundamental data collection system for countries and a...
View ArticleFor a Clean Energy Breakthrough to Save the Planet, It Cannot Forget the...
For a Clean Energy Breakthrough to Save the Planet, It Cannot Forget the Developing WorldBlog Post8/30/16Most people accept that we will only achieve sustainable energy patterns with a substantial...
View ArticleThe Senate Tackles Corruption in US Foreign Assistance
The Senate Tackles Corruption in US Foreign AssistanceBlog Post9/1/16Maryland Senator Ben Cardin recently introduced legislation to establish a tiered system of countries with respect to levels of...
View ArticleCongress Wants to Extend Global Internet Access: Perhaps It Could Put Some...
Congress Wants to Extend Global Internet Access: Perhaps It Could Put Some Money Behind the Idea?Blog Post9/1/16Congressman Ed Royce, chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, along with a...
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