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December 22, 2021
In the fifth installment of the Future of Development series, which brings together experts to discuss the big questions facing developing countries over the next decade, Leonard Wantchekon and Sarah Khan took on the role of politics in development (and vice versa), exploring how political distortio...
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December 20, 2021
As the year draws to a close, the temptation to claim wisdom from adversity and experience becomes irresistible. We did it last year, by exploring what we learnt while the world burned around us. 2021 was perhaps a marginal improvement: not quite the best of times, but not quite the worst of times, ...
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December 17, 2021
Hi all, It feels fitting that the last links of the year (for such is this salvo of egregious geekery) should start with the crushing disappointment that the English test cricket team so reliably brings (rivalled only in its consistent mediocrity by the English political establishment, cur...
Blog Post
December 06, 2021
In this blog, we go beyond the headlines and unpack the Global Gateway’s strategy, narrative, finance, and governance. Now that the plan has been published, it’s clear that, while packaged and presented as a real competitor to China in infrastructure, the Global Gateway appears to be a paper tiger.
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December 03, 2021
As you get older, you accumulate a number of experiences that should—in theory—help you navigate your life with a little more elan and with fewer pitfalls. And for the most part, it works like that: even in the space of a few weeks I’ve seen how my small son has learnt which bits of our furniture ar...
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December 01, 2021
In this blog, we map key trends and changes in the development landscape and highlight the implications of these changes for the future of ODA. These findings were presented at the Development Leaders Conference 2021, held earlier this month. All development agencies will need to ask themselves how ...