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New from CGD
July 31, 2006
The head of the International Monetary Fund said he will propose giving developing countries a greater say in how the IMF is run. IMF managing director Rodrigo de Rato said that he would put forward the proposals to increase developing country representation on the Fund’s board ahead of the Annual M...
New from CGD
July 10, 2006
As leaders from the world's most powerful nations prepare to gather in St. Petersburg, Russia, this weekend, observers with even a modicum of memory could be forgiven for wondering whether the leaders suffer from Attention Deficit Disorder. After all, it was only one year ago that G-8 leaders met in...
New from CGD
June 12, 2006
International leaders meeting in Bellagio Italy, last week committed their support for the creation of an independent entity to sponsor rigorous impact evaluations of social programs in developing countries. Meeting participants from developing countries, international organizations, bilateral donor...
CGD in the News
June 12, 2006
CGD President Nancy Birdsall is quoted in this article by Reuters. The article followed a press phone call in which members of the CGD Evaluation Gap working group spoke to reporters from around the globe about the creation and importance of an independent evaluation organization.
June 05, 2006
Each year billions of dollars are spent on thousands of programs to improve health and education in the developing world but very few programs are rigorously evaluated to learn if they make a difference. A CGD proposal to fix this longstanding problem is gaining momentum.The final report of the CGD ...