New Development Realities in a Changing Global Order
New Development Realities in a Changing Global OrderEvent12/15/16CGD is delighted to announce that Nancy Birdsall, our founding president, will deliver the 2016 Richard Sabot Memorial Lecture, entitled...
View ArticleA New Approach to Development Finance
A New Approach to Development FinanceEvent2/8/17 The world’s development challenges are far too vast for the old way of doing things. To generate the trillions of dollars necessary to achieve the...
View ArticleCivil War, State Consolidation, and the Spread of Mass Education
Civil War, State Consolidation, and the Spread of Mass Education Event2/3/17Why do some governments provide more public goods than others? Focusing on the case of public education, this article...
View ArticleThe Costs of Patronage: Evidence from the British Empire
The Costs of Patronage: Evidence from the British EmpireEvent2/14/17Xu studies how patronage affects the promotion and performance of senior bureaucrats within a global organization: the British...
View ArticleCollective Action in Networks: Evidence from the Chilean Student Movement
Collective Action in Networks: Evidence from the Chilean Student Movement Event2/16/17Organized groups of individuals challenging the status quo are critical for institutional change and economic...
View ArticleState-building in the City: Violence and State Legitimacy in Bogotá
State-building in the City: Violence and State Legitimacy in BogotáEvent2/2/17The city of Bogotá set out to reduce crime and increase state legitimacy by raising state presence on city streets: either...
View ArticleThe Costs of Patronage: Evidence from the British Empire
The Costs of Patronage: Evidence from the British EmpireEvent2/14/17Xu studies how patronage affects the promotion and performance of senior bureaucrats within a global organization: the British...
View ArticleCollective Action in Networks: Evidence from the Chilean Student Movement
Collective Action in Networks: Evidence from the Chilean Student Movement Event2/16/17Organized groups of individuals challenging the status quo are critical for institutional change and economic...
View ArticleThe Costs of Patronage: Evidence from the British Empire
The Costs of Patronage: Evidence from the British EmpireEvent2/14/17Xu studies how patronage affects the promotion and performance of senior bureaucrats within a global organization: the British...
View ArticleCollective Action in Networks: Evidence from the Chilean Student Movement
Collective Action in Networks: Evidence from the Chilean Student Movement Event2/16/17Organized groups of individuals challenging the status quo are critical for institutional change and economic...
View ArticleWhy Forests? Why Now?
Why Forests? Why Now?Event3/6/17 to 3/9/17Tropical forests are an undervalued asset in meeting the greatest global challenges of our time—averting climate change and promoting sustainable development....
View Article2017 CUGH Satellite: Putting quality on the global health agenda
2017 CUGH Satellite: Putting quality on the global health agendaEvent4/6/17 This session will convene leading experts to address the critical issue of measuring and improving quality of healthcare in...
View ArticleFinancing the Future: A Conversation with Mark Suzman
Financing the Future: A Conversation with Mark SuzmanEvent3/21/17In the current political and economic climate, donor governments are under pressure to reduce and spend foreign aid budgets as...
View ArticleCutting Foreign Aid? Expert Perspectives on US Investment in International...
Cutting Foreign Aid? Expert Perspectives on US Investment in International DevelopmentEvent3/13/17While still a work in progress, the Trump Administration’s first budget request to Congress is expected...
View ArticleFacing Future Challenges on Uncertain Ground: A Conversation with UNDP...
Facing Future Challenges on Uncertain Ground: A Conversation with UNDP Administrator Helen ClarkEvent3/16/17 2017 brings both new energy and new challenges for international cooperation. Major donors...
View ArticleLatin American Policy Options for Times of Protectionism
Latin American Policy Options for Times of ProtectionismEvent4/4/17A protectionist stance from the US looms large as a policy concern for Latin America, where many countries have chosen a growth model...
View ArticleThe Global Refugee Crisis in Urban Settings: Improving Self-reliance and...
The Global Refugee Crisis in Urban Settings: Improving Self-reliance and Reducing Aid DependenceEvent4/6/17More than 21 million people around the world are living as refugees. Three-quarters of those...
View ArticleThe private sector as an engine for jobs, skills and entrepreneurship: A...
The private sector as an engine for jobs, skills and entrepreneurship: A discussion of EBRD's first Economic Inclusion Strategy Event4/19/17The first Economic Inclusion Strategy for the EBRD, to be...
View ArticleThe World Development Report on Governance: 'Best Practice' vs 'Working with...
The World Development Report on Governance: 'Best Practice' vs 'Working with the Grain'Event4/17/17The World Development Report for 2017 is on Governance and the Law. The report fits into (and helps...
View ArticleSpurring Private Investment in Health R&D around the World
Spurring Private Investment in Health R&D around the WorldEvent3/30/17Private investment in health R&D by pharmaceutical companies, charitable foundations, and venture capital firms, among...
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