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CGD in the News
October 02, 2014
According to Vijaya Ramachandran, one of the authors of the study [Should Countries Be More Like Shopping Malls? A Proposal for Service Performance Guarantees for Africa], at present there is almost no take-up of SPGs by developing-country governments or multilateral aid agencies. Indeed SPGs are no...
POLICY PAPERS
September 17, 2014
Many developing countries have made progress in political openness and economic management but lag in terms of attracting private sector investments, at least outside of narrow resource-based enclaves.These countries may have recognized potential but have not yet established the reputation needed to...
Aug
28
2014
5:00—7:00 PM
August 20, 2014
CGD is pleased to announce a screening of Fatal Assistance, part of our film series, Global Development Matters.
Haitian born filmmaker Raoul Peck takes us on a 2-year journey inside the challenging, contradictory and colossal rebuilding efforts in post-earthquake Haiti. Through its provocative...
May
29
2014
12:30—2:00 PM
May 19, 2014
Economists are increasingly focusing on the links between rising inequality and the fragility of growth. The relationship between inequality, leverage and the financial cycle which sowed the seeds for 2007-08 global financial crisis, together with the disproportionate political influence of the r...
BRIEFS
May 13, 2014
In 2012, the Center for Global Development (CGD) convened the Working Group on Food Security, bringing together 22 experts in food policy, nutrition, agriculture, and economic development from around the world. The group’s task was to review pressing challenges to agricultural development and ...
Blog Post
May 12, 2014
On April 25, the Philippine government launched Version 2.0 of its Foreign Aid Transparency Hub (FAiTH). FAiTH records all foreign aid and assistance, in pledges, cash, and non-cash donations, given to the Philippines in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan. The portal offers detail...
CGD in the News
May 12, 2014
Vijaya Ramachandran, a senior fellow at the Centre for Global Development, a Washington think tank, said criticism of past practices had pushed China to modify its approach so it would be seen as a reliable partner.
"China sees its relationship with Africa as a very long-term one and is buildi...
CGD in the News
March 27, 2014
African businesses are reluctant employers. A given firm in Sub-Saharan Africa typically has 24% fewer people on its books than equivalent firms elsewhere, according to a recent paper from the Centre for Global Development (CGD), a think-tank based in Washington, DC. Given the links between employme...