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Fellow, Global Economy and Development, Development Assistance and Governance Initiative
Laurence Chandy is a fellow in the Global Economy and Development program and the Development Assistance and Governance Initiative. His research focuses on global poverty, fragile states and aid effectiveness. | View Full Bio
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Aid agencies tend to jump in to help countries, duplicating efforts and complicating matters for governments that have limited capacity to deal with so many organizations. June 15, 2013, Laurence Chandy, Reuters
Aid agencies tend to jump in to help countries, duplicating efforts and complicating matters for governments that have limited capacity to deal with so many organizations.
Unless growth goes through the roof, it is not possible to maintain the trend rate of poverty reduction with so many fewer individuals ready to cross the line. May 30, 2013, Laurence Chandy, The Economist
Unless growth goes through the roof, it is not possible to maintain the trend rate of poverty reduction with so many fewer individuals ready to cross the line.
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"Aid agencies tend to jump in to help countries, duplicating efforts and complicating matters for governments that have limited capacity to deal with so many organizations."
Source: Reuters
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.@brucebrookings @CGDev with a $1.25 poverty line, $2-3 folks remain relevant because of churn. no-one is saying abandon those at $1.26.
Oct 07
.@brucebrookings @CGDev The salient q is whether it's right to prioritize those in deepest poverty - those on 70c/day vs $7. Lant says no.
Lant Pritchett revises his @CGDev blog on $1.25 poverty. Now contains less snark & more typos. Still unconvincing. http://t.co/XxCOZ8S5Ug
60000+ crowd turn up to see Jim Kim's rapping astronaut & thriller dance, go home disappointed http://t.co/yTsuCvT0mY http://t.co/lccuGJzpax
the prospects for convergence is THE big issue in development economics. so why doesn't the development community talk about it more?
Oct 04
.@Kemal_Dervis on the prospects for convergence http://t.co/EBRwXbyTh5. Without it the goal to end $1.25 poverty stands little chance
my son, the activist http://t.co/6TBRpBiBBm
Lant Pritchett believes that fighting poverty is a noble goal but focusing on the poorest of the poor is ignoble. I disagree. #lantrant
Oct 03
thanks @BrankoMilan. In 90s, Russian surveys captured ~100% of consumption estimated by national accounts. Today ~70%. May be part of story?
but do oligarchs bother to get up when surveyors ring the doorbell? MT @BrankoMilan New data show fall in income inequality in Russia @fp2p
why time slows down when we’re afraid, speeds up as we age, and gets warped on vacation http://t.co/YSW62mUSYU
Oct 02
Among the public servants furloughed, this 8 inch tall police officer who guards the Lincoln Memorial (ht @nytimes) http://t.co/7ly2K37uL9
Oct 01
lessons on delivering cash transfers via mobile money from Colombia, Malawi & Pakistan http://t.co/JoeLsv88Ij … @Give_Directly @cblatts
.@dylanmatt if you mean $5 standard of living (=purchasing power) then it would cost only ~1/2 as much. if means tested, cheaper still.
@noamunger @SunFoundation analysis suggests no member has ever spoken intelligently
Since 2000 which member of congress has spoken most about foreign aid? Rand Paul & he was only sworn in in 2011. Source: @SunFoundation
Heehee RT @BiIIMurray Every 60 seconds in Africa, a minute passes.
Sep 29
.@ericmbudd @mattyglesias phenom of cashless poor in rich world is peculiarly modern&american. forces desperate choices/actions on families
Sep 28
30% of members of India's lower parliament have criminal cases against them, including rape, murder & kidnapping http://t.co/6XqWzpjx9p
Sep 27
Data revolution!?! crowdsourcing➤prices http://t.co/rjWtALNqTS satellites➤GDP http://t.co/aXBjbWQkmN airtime➤income http://t.co/gDrUEi6c6M
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