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Blog Post
December 09, 2008
This is a joint posting with Kevin Ummel
Q: What can we do to save the earth?
Wendell Berry: "Stay put."
Economists are always irritating their colleagues by harping about opportunity cost, but the concept can be useful nonetheless. For example, consider the “carbon account” announced for the Po...
Multimedia
September 24, 2008
Beginning in September 2008, the Center for Global Development is sponsoring a new look at "Demographics and Development in the 21st Century."
In this podcast, CGD deputy director, global health program Rachel Nugent describes the new discussion series and why demographic studies is important fo...
Multimedia
September 24, 2008
Beginning in September 2008, the Center for Global Development is sponsoring a new look at "Demographics and Development in the 21st Century." The role of demographics promises to be fundamental in shaping the coming world. In this series, leading scholars explore how demographic changes may affect ...
REPORTS
January 14, 2008
The wellbeing of adolescent girls in developing countries shapes global economic and social prosperity -- yet girls' needs often are consigned to the margins of development policies and programs. This new report describes why and how to provide adolescent girls in developing countries a full and e...