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WORKING PAPERS
August 29, 2018
In this paper, we show a strong association between living close to a conflict zone and acute malnutrition in Nigerian children in 2013. This is related to the severity of the conflict, measured both in terms of the number of conflict deaths and the length of time the child was exposed to conflict.
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REPORTS
May 30, 2011
In a new CGD report, U.S. and Pakistani development experts urge a substantial revamp of the U.S. approach to Pakistan, saying that U.S. efforts to build prosperity in the nuclear-armed nation with a fledgling democratic government, burgeoning youth population, and shadowy intelligence services are ...
ESSAYS
January 14, 2011
A new focus on measuring development results would have far-reaching benefits for U.S. development
strategy, for U.S. public diplomacy efforts, and for the strength of Pakistan’s democratic institutions.
In this essay, Nancy Birdsall and Wren Elhai suggest five possible indicators that illustrate ...
POLICY MEMOS AND OPEN LETTERS
June 24, 2010
In the fourth open letter to Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, Nancy Birdsall conveys the recommendations of the CGD study group on a U.S. Development Strategy in Pakistan for necessary strengthening of USAID's staff capacity to better design and deploy an effective development strategy in the country.
POLICY MEMOS AND OPEN LETTERS
April 29, 2010
In the second open letter to Ambassador Holbrooke, Nancy Birdsall conveys recommendations from the second meeting of the CGD Study Group on U.S. Development Strategy in Pakistan, focused on the policies and programs that would be most effective in dealing with the security and development challenges...