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Achievement in African Leadership


Reuters/Mike Hutchings - Mozambique President Joaquim A. Chissano

Save to My Portfolio The Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership

Thursday, October 25, 2007
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Washington, DC

The Mo Ibrahim Foundation awarded its first prize of more than $5 million to Joaquim A. Chissano, Mozambique’s second president. Brookings hosts a discussion about the prize and the index used to rank governance and achievement with the creator of the index, Robert Rotberg of Harvard University. Read More

Africa, Global Governance, Governance, Global Economics, Global Poverty

Views From the Bank Luncheon Series


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Save to My Portfolio Views From the Bank Luncheon Series

The Transparency and Accountability Project hosts an ongoing luncheon series focused on governance and fiduciary topics in each region around the world. Contact Alice Krupit for more information. Read More

PAST EVENT: The Bottom Billion


The World Bank/Curt Carnemark - School children attending class in Mali

Save to My Portfolio Helping the Bottom Billion

Tuesday, September 25, 2007
12:00 PM to
Washington, DC

While many countries have experienced rapid growth and improved living standards through globalization, there remains a group of extremely poor nations that are mired in poverty. For these "bottom billion," traditional approaches to alleviating poverty have failed. Brookings Global recently hosted Paul Collier to discuss the challenges and potential solutions. Read More

Africa, Global Poverty, Development, Developing Countries

Past Event

Save to My Portfolio Giving People Voice through Opinion Polling: Lessons from Nigeria

Thursday, July 26, 2007
12:30 PM to 2:00 PM
Washington, DC

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala discussed the results of her first opinion poll in Nigeria at this Brookings briefing. Read More

Research and Commentary

Save to My Portfolio Enhancing Development through Better Use of Public Resources: How Independent Watchdog Groups Can Help

David de Ferranti, Charles C. Griffin, Justin Jacinto, Anthony J. Ody, Nick Warren, September 2006

Brookings Global scholars examine how independent watchdog groups can aid development efforts and offer policy recommendations in this Policy Brief. Read More

Recent Research and Commentary

Development Enhancing Development through Better Use of Public Resources: How Independent Watchdog Groups Can Help

David de Ferranti, Charles C. Griffin, Justin Jacinto, Anthony J. Ody, Nick Warren, September 2006

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Research Project21st Century Defense Initiative

The 21st Century Defense Initiative produces cutting-edge research, analysis, and outreach that address some of the most critical issues facing leaders shaping defense policy in the coming century. The initiative focuses on three core issues: the future of war, the future of U.S. defense needs and priorities, and the future of the U.S. defense system

ExpertRobert Puentes

Robert Puentes focuses on the broad array of policies and issues related to metropolitan growth and development. He is an expert on transportation and infrastructure, urban planning, growth management, suburban issues and housing.

TopicEducation

The economic and political well-being of any democracy requires a well-educated citizenry. Brookings’s work has extended beyond the K-12 bookends to include pre-school interventions and issues in higher education. Experts are tackling fundamental issues on the role of education in the national and global economy.

ProgramGovernance Studies

Governance Studies explores political institutions of the United States and other democracies to assess how they govern, how their practices compare and how citizens and public servants can advance sound governance.

TopicHealth Care

Brookings is committed to producing innovative policy solutions to our nation’s most difficult challenges. The country may face no more important domestic policy challenge than the much-needed reform of our health care system. Through an institution-wide effort, Brookings delivers new ideas and offers policy solutions to improve health care both at home and globally.

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The Budgeting for National Priorities project promotes greater fiscal responsibility by developing new ideas, educating the public and finding common ground among experts and policy-makers.

TopicMigration

Migration is an issue that bridges Brookings’s expertise in domestic and foreign policy. In the United States, reforming immigration policy remains a subject of intense political debate. Globally, the unprecedented movement of people across borders raises issues in both industrialized countries and the developing world.

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Vanda Felbab-Brown focuses on the national security implications of illicit economies and strategies for managing them. She is a security studies professor at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

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Martin Baily, a former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, focuses on issues of globalization, productivity and competitiveness, Social Security reform and U.S. economic policy.

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Redefining the challenges facing metropolitan America and promoting innovative solutions to help communities grow in more inclusive, competitive and sustainable ways.

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Sarah Binder is an expert on Congress and legislative politics.  She is completing a project on the politics of advice and consent, and is at work on the politics of how Congress responds to financial crises.

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The Center on Children and Families studies policies on the well-being of America's children and their parents and seeks a more effective means of addressing poverty, inequality and lack of opportunity in the United States.

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Eswar Prasad, who holds the New Century Chair in International Economics, is a senior fellow in Global Economy and Development. He is the Tolani Senior Professor of Trade Policy at Cornell University and was previously head of the Financial Studies Division and the China Division at the IMF.

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The John L. Thornton China Center develops analysis and policy recommendations to help address key long-term challenges, both in terms of U.S.-China relations and China's internal development.

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The Center on the U.S. and Europe is dedicated to the study of Europe and U.S.-Europe relations. It involves American and European experts in an active program of research, analysis, and debate.