CGD's Todd Moss will be a discussant at this World Bank InfoShop event
Reforming the Unreformable: Lessons from Nigeria
Friday, December 7, 2012
12:30pm – 2:00pm
**Coffee and cookies will be served**
Author
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy Federal Republic of Nigeria
Lead Reviewer
Homi Kharas
Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Global Economy and Development Program Brooking Institution
Discussants
Todd Moss
Vice President for Programs and Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development
Brian Pinto
Senior Adviser, Poverty Reduction and Economic Management World Bank
Corrupt, mismanaged, and seemingly hopeless: that was the generally held view of Nigeria in the early 2000s. Then Nigeria implemented a sweeping set of economic and political reforms, repositioning Nigeria’s economy in ways that helped create a more diversified springboard for steadier long-term growth. This book tells the story of this reform process, driven by a team of dedicated and politically committed reformers led by the author.
