The online edition of The Washington Post published CGD president Nancy Birdsall's commentary on Davos.
From the article:
"For policy nerds and better-world advocates (my category), Davos is an opportunity to feel the pulse of the corporate elite and badger them (politely, of course) about their unrealized potential to do well by doing some global good. For the paying corporate participants and the high-level government officials, it's mostly meeting, greeting and networking with each other. For Americans, it's a healthy reminder that being the biggest no longer implies being in control, let alone in charge -- not in a global market system in which a failed AIG , a successful Archer Daniels Midland and Chinese currency policy all impinge on the well-being of U.S. taxpayers, not to speak of Bangladeshi apparel workers and African farmers. Mostly it's a troubling reminder of the gap between collective resolve to do better at the global level (yes, it's a gabfest) and the demands of collective action -- even for hyper-active Davos Women and Men."