In this two-minute 2006 video clip, CGD’s David Roodman explains the purpose and approach of the Commitment to Development Index, which ranks how well rich countries support development across seven different policy areas. Moises Naim, then editor-in-chief of Foreign Policy Magazine; and Evelyn Herfkens, then executive coordinator of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals Campaign, discuss the impact of the CDI. Naim says that the index has encouraged debate and policy changes throughout the world which otherwise would not have taken place. Watch the movie, then learn more about the CDI.
