LGBT Rights in the Developing World: What Can Washington Do?
LGBT Rights in the Developing World: What Can Washington Do?Event11/11/15President Obama’s trip to Kenya earlier this year elicited charges from within the country that the United States was seeking to...
View ArticleCGD Europe Sandwich Seminar: The Effects of Immigration on NHS Waiting Times...
CGD Europe Sandwich Seminar: The Effects of Immigration on NHS Waiting Times (London, UK)Event11/18/15FeaturingOsea Giuntella Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, the Blavatnik School of Government,...
View ArticleDoing Cash Differently: How Cash Transfers Can Transform Humanitarian Aid
Doing Cash Differently: How Cash Transfers Can Transform Humanitarian AidEvent11/9/15What is the best way to help the world’s poorest and most vulnerable? The current humanitarian aid system - based...
View ArticleLatin America: Back to the 80s or Heading for Rebound?
Latin America: Back to the 80s or Heading for Rebound?Event11/17/15Multiple crises in the Latin American past, including severe banking crises, have been accompanied by sharp and persistent...
View ArticleAnti-Money Laundering Policies, De-Risking, and Challenges for Emerging Markets
Anti-Money Laundering Policies, De-Risking, and Challenges for Emerging MarketsEvent11/12/15Countering terrorism is and must remain a critical national security priority for the United States and...
View ArticleSmall Changes, Big Impact: Creating Conditions for Women and Girls to Thrive
Small Changes, Big Impact: Creating Conditions for Women and Girls to ThriveEvent11/18/15How can we bridge the gap between what we know and what we do when investing in women and girls? The Birdsall...
View ArticleFood Security and Scarcity: Why Ending Hunger is So Hard
Food Security and Scarcity: Why Ending Hunger is So Hard Event11/17/15“Sustainability” is not just an environmental concept. It also applies to market outcomes. No society has figured out how to...
View ArticleThe Center for Global Development at COP 21
The Center for Global Development at COP 21Event12/1/15 to 12/10/15The Center for Global Development is hosting several side events in Paris during the 21st UNFCCC Conference of Parties. Frances...
View ArticleEvery Last Child
Every Last ChildEvent12/9/15EVERY LAST CHILD is the dramatic story of five people impacted by the current polio crisis in Pakistan. Taking place on the front line of the fight against the disease, it...
View ArticleBetter Hospitals for Better Health: Renewing Our Commitment
Better Hospitals for Better Health: Renewing Our Commitment Event12/7/15Hospitals are central to building and maintaining healthy populations around the world. They serve as the first point of care for...
View ArticleThe 2030 Agenda: Is the World Bank Ready To Play Its Part? A Conversation...
The 2030 Agenda: Is the World Bank Ready To Play Its Part? A Conversation with Bertrand Badré Event12/15/15This year in Addis Ababa and New York, the world’s leaders committed to a development agenda...
View ArticleWhen the Money Runs Out: Evaluating the longer-term impacts of a two-year...
When the Money Runs Out: Evaluating the longer-term impacts of a two-year cash transfers programEvent12/10/15Can short–term unconditional cash transfers (UCT) create longer-term impacts? In a new...
View ArticleBlood Oil: Tyrants, Violence and the Rules that Run the World
Blood Oil: Tyrants, Violence and the Rules that Run the WorldEvent1/12/16The slave trade and genocide, colonial rule and apartheid were once legal. Hard power then won lawful authority: might literally...
View ArticleCGD Europe Sandwich Seminar: The impact of Sharia Law on Behaviour Towards...
CGD Europe Sandwich Seminar: The impact of Sharia Law on Behaviour Towards Children in Northern Nigeria (London, UK)Event1/20/16Islamic law lays down detailed rules regulating the upbringing of...
View ArticleCGD State of the Union Game Night
CGD State of the Union Game NightEvent1/12/16It’s that time of year again...CGD’s annual State of the Union Game Night! Please join us on January 12 for the 2016 State of Union address. We’ll be...
View ArticleMaking Paris Happen: Carbon Markets, Taxes, and Other Policy Solutions for...
Making Paris Happen: Carbon Markets, Taxes, and Other Policy Solutions for Climate ActionEvent1/11/16A special event featuring:Vitor Gaspar, Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, International Monetary...
View ArticleAutocratic Origins of Democratic Institutions in Kenya and Zambia
Autocratic Origins of Democratic Institutions in Kenya and Zambia Event1/28/16Under what conditions can electoral politics lead to the emergence of strong legislatures? An underlying assumption in much...
View ArticleThe Economics of Poverty: History, Measurement, and Policy
The Economics of Poverty: History, Measurement, and Policy Event2/2/16There are fewer people living in extreme poverty in the world today than 30 years ago. While that is an achievement, continuing...
View ArticleDoes the Past Condemn Us? A Conversation on the Future of US Foreign Assistance
Does the Past Condemn Us? A Conversation on the Future of US Foreign AssistanceEvent2/11/16Join Nancy Birdsall for a bipartisan conversation with Raj Shah and Michael Gerson on the future of US foreign...
View ArticleCGD Europe Sandwich Seminar: Unearthing toxic waste dumping in the Horn of...
CGD Europe Sandwich Seminar: Unearthing toxic waste dumping in the Horn of Africa (London, UK)Event2/17/16Illegal disposal of toxic waste has become an issue of concern in both developing and developed...
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