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REPORTS
December 10, 2007
International corporations interested in joining the fight against global poverty can choose from a wide range of options, according to a new CGD report released last week. The report, Joining the Fight Against Global Poverty: A Menu for Corporate Engagement, suggests six approaches for corporations...
REPORTS
November 26, 2007
On December 12, the Millennium Challenge Corp. (MCC) Board will choose which countries are eligible for FY2008 funding in what may be the toughest selection round to date. With funding tight, new countries passing the performance test, half of the countries with signed compacts failing, and an MCC ...
WORKING PAPERS
November 26, 2007
In this new CGD working paper, CGD senior fellow Steve Radelet explores the challenges Liberia faces in revitalizing economic growth after 25 years of gross economic mismanagement and 14 years of brutal civil war. He examines the new government's progress, including the major steps it has taken in i...
Nov
28
2007
2:00—4:00 PM
November 16, 2007
"Governance Matters: Debunking the Afro-pessimism Myth” will use the recent update of the World Bank Institute's (WBI) well-known global governance indicators (www.govindicators.org) to spark a policy discussion about measuring governance, policy actions to improve governance, and whether "afro-pess...
Nov
15
2007
6:00—8:00 PM
November 05, 2007
For our November Meetup, we will be celebrating the launch of a new website--Global Development Matters: Our Choices, Others' Lives--which is designed to engage U.S. citizens and leaders in examining how our policies affect global development and poverty reduction. The new website uses YouTube-style...