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October 03, 2012
Reliance on natural resource revenues, particularly oil, is often associated with bad governance, corruption, and poverty. Worried about the effect of oil on Alaska, Governor Jay Hammond had a simple yet revolutionary idea: let citizens have a direct stake. Thirty years later, Hammond’s vision...
Blog Post
September 13, 2011
This is a joint post with Steph Majerowicz.
The Arab Spring has grabbed the world’s attention, yet Iraq—the Arab country that not long ago was the very epicenter of American foreign policy—has all but fallen off the front pages. While Iraq’s security has improved greatly, the country is s...
May
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2010
9:00—5:00 PM
April 26, 2010
Focusing on the role of rigorous evaluation in policy interventions and highlighting lessons learned from conditional cash transfer programs in the health and education sectors, the event will be an opportunity for dialogue between high-level policymakers and researchers to discuss the implications ...
January 16, 2010
Nancy Birdsall gave the closing remarks at the 2004 Conference of the World Bank's Operations and Evaluations Department. The conference focused on the effectiveness of the Bank's policies and reforms. Birdsall discussed her views on reforming donor activities in order to improve foreign aid to poor...