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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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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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May 29, 2013 | comments
Paper | Development Initiatives
May 2013
[A large group of people are currently hovering near the $1.25-a-day poverty line.] It is a dismal reflection of human progress, but it also has an upside. The potential for further poverty reduction over the immediate future is there for the taking. May 9, 2013, Laurence Chandy, Washington Post
[A large group of people are currently hovering near the $1.25-a-day poverty line.] It is a dismal reflection of human progress, but it also has an upside. The potential for further poverty reduction over the immediate future is there for the taking.
Report
April 2013
Interactive
April 24, 2013
Book
How to Bring Development Solutions to Millions of Poor People
2013
March 12, 2013 | comments
M-Paisa has made a big contribution toward eliminating corruption and theft in Afghanistan’s public sector. It fundamentally changes what it means to be poor. March 2, 2013, Laurence Chandy, TIME
M-Paisa has made a big contribution toward eliminating corruption and theft in Afghanistan’s public sector. It fundamentally changes what it means to be poor.
February 2013
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"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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Laurence Chandy
@BrankoMilan yes, but overall i would say there's more stupid in it than truth. monbiot and the guardian are capable of better.
Jun 19
i dislike U2 music as much as the next guy, but hope people are going to call out Monbiot for this stupid attack http://t.co/iLPJlsjkYR
Widening wage inequality in US within virtually all professions: bricklayers, embalmers, dental surgeons, journalists http://t.co/HV8vYURK3f
Following Kenya, Uganda plans tax on mobile money transaction fees. Uganda has 9m registered MM users and 6 providers http://t.co/uobDtIUQmQ
Jun 17
Sad. Obamas cancel safari trip. Counterassault team planned to carry rifles that could neutralize cheetahs & lions http://t.co/bjWSx9oUNV
Re updated World Bank fragile situations list, will be interesting to see how South Sudan fares vs Sudan on CPIA ratings @joelhellman_WB
Jun 16
how about Eritrea, Somalia and Zimbabwe? @BrankoMilan
Jun 14
RT @anthonypipa: How to eradicate extreme poverty? Start with good data. http://t.co/cHKA2DfgX0
indian ferris wheel http://t.co/yDxoAwiZeg ht @tylercowen
Kenyan MPs accept a pay cut, but only after securing a tax-free car grant and other additional allowances http://t.co/7ThAJj1QDt
Jun 13
Incorporating public goods provision into poverty measurement http://t.co/WxqiRae6SP
Is there anywhere where they don't seem surreal? MT @joelhellman_WB (Use of) log frames & risk matrices seem surreal in a place like Somalia
great article on scaling up http://t.co/g1gI0a3njZ. @DanICSF have you seen our new book, Getting to Scale? Ch1 here http://t.co/5jyhl8v3NQ
Jun 11
i've often wondered what (the extent of) historical amnesia tells you about a country http://t.co/YhJBfPFKVk (any thoughts, @tylercowen?)
"maternal mortality is..an excellent proxy indicator" http://t.co/kYPZAl4Zla and notorious for over-reliance on modeling! @fp2p @dfidmichael
my problem is with 'of'. it's such a loaded term. MT @davidsteven Is it 'delivery' you object to, or 'science'? @owenbarder @m_clem
I suspect your beef is more with the phrase than the ideas it tries to encompass..? @owenbarder
Jun 10
RT @m_clem: Well-designed tool to show you where you stand in the global distribution of income & wealth: http://t.co/SRSBnnceIm
fascinating presentation on OECD inequality & opportunity by @MilesCorak http://t.co/YxRYHyrbyj wish we knew as much about developing world
Jun 08
Of sub-Saharan Africa's 900m population, 1 in 5 live in Nigeria; of its 89m internet users, 1 in 2 live in Nigeria ht @WBPubs
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