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Dec
13
2006
IN PERSON
Washington, DC
7:30—9:30 PM
December 07, 2006
Join CGD staff and other members of the development community on Wednesday, December 13th, for an informal meet-up in to discuss the role of diamonds in development, the topic at the heart of the new movie, Blood Diamond. You can catch the movie first at Regal Cinemas Gallery Place Stadium 14 (707 7...
Dec
18
2006
4:00—6:00 PM
December 04, 2006
Agricultural market liberalization is essential in achieving a successful Doha Round agreement because these are the most protected markets remaining in most rich countries. But the implications for developing countries, especially the poorest, are more complex than the current debate suggests. Elli...
Dec
14
2006
4:00—6:00 PM
December 01, 2006
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is at an important juncture as Richard Feachem completes his tenure as the first executive director and the Global Fund evolves from an innovative start-up to a mature organization. What are the most critical challenges in this new phase? How ...
Dec
7
2006
12:00—1:30 PM
November 29, 2006
Strengthening of the local state--the institutions of local governments--is emerging as one of the critical mechanisms of political and economic change in South Asia. It involves two important and inter-linked processes. First, the decentralization or transfer of certain state functions, finance, ...
Dec
5
2006
4:00—6:00 PM
November 21, 2006
Why do governments give foreign aid? How have those purposes changed over the past half century? Why do they differ from donor government to donor government? What difference do donor intentions make to the size and impact of foreign aid? Carol Lancaster's new book on foreign aid explores these ...
Dec
1
2006
10:00—12:00 PM
November 20, 2006
Daniel Kaufmann and Aart Kraay will present the latest update of the Worldwide Governance Indicators (produced by Kaufmann and Kraay, with Massimo Mastruzzi) covering over 200 countries for the past decade. Following the presentation, Steve Radelet will moderate a conversation with the panelists exp...
Nov
6
2006
10:00—12:00 PM
November 01, 2006
The U.S. Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) will announce on November 8th which countries will be eligible to apply for funding in 2007. With funding tight, four countries with signed MCC compacts failing the indicators test but pressing for exemptions, and two countries that might be chosen for...
Nov
7
2006
12:00—1:45 PM
October 30, 2006
Despite improvements over the last two decades, child malnutrition remains a serious health problem in developing countries and is the main contributor to child mortality. In light of research that has cast doubt on whether nutrition responds at all to income increases amongst poor families, South A...
Oct
26
2006
12:00—1:30 PM
October 16, 2006
Can performance-based incentives to facilities that deliver health services improve health results in low-income settings? An example of paying for performance in Haiti is being documented along with other experiences as part of the Center for Global Development’s Working Group on Performance-Based...
Oct
16
2006
1:00—2:30 PM
October 05, 2006
Thailand and the United States began negotiating a free trade agreement in 2004. Although negotiations are now stalled, the latest version of the FTA would restrict Thailand's ability to produce or import generic AIDS drugs. Limpananont argues that these restrictions could have a significant impact...