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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


The World Bank - World Bank Headquarters

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

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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Policy CenterCenter on Children and Families

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.

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.

ExpertVanda Felbab-Brown

Vanda Felbab-Brown focuses on the national security implications of illicit economies and strategies for managing them. She is an adjunct professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

ExpertSuzanne Maloney

Suzanne Maloney studies Iran, the political economy of the Persian Gulf and Middle East energy policy. A former U.S. State Department policy advisor, she has also counseled private companies on Middle East issues.

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.

Research ProjectLatin America Initiative

The Latin America Initiative provides high-quality, in-depth, and independent research across a range of economic and political issues, and offers policy recommendations aimed at U.S. and Latin American policymakers.

ExpertIsabel V. Sawhill

A nationally known budget expert, Isabel Sawhill focuses on domestic poverty and federal fiscal policy. She is also co-director of the Center on Children and Families at Brookings.

ExpertAmy Liu

Amy Liu is deputy director of the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program. Her policy studies include economic competitiveness, metropolitan growth and development, governance reforms, urban reinvestment, and social equity.

Policy CenterEngelberg Center for Health Care Reform

The Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform provides practical solutions to achieve high-quality, innovative, affordable health care with particular emphasis on identifying opportunities on the national, state and local levels.

ExpertDomenico Lombardi

As president of the Oxford Institute for Economic Policy, Domenico Lombardi’s work at Brookings focuses on the international financial crisis and the reform of the IMF and the World Bank. He is an expert on G-20 and G8 Summits.

ExpertFederiga Bindi

Federiga Bindi is a leading expert on European political integration. She has a broad experience in government and held a number of posts in international organizations. Bindi currently serves as an advisor to the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs. Her research focuses on the EU, transatlantic relations; EU states foreign policies, global governance issues.

ExpertMark McClellan

Mark McClellan works on promoting high-quality, innovative and affordable health care. Once commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration and administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Dr. McClellan now directs the Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform.

Research ProjectBrookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement

The Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement monitors displacement problems worldwide, works with governments, regional bodies, international organizations and civil society to create more effective policies and institutional arrangements for Internally Displaed Persons.

ExpertRichard Joseph

Richard Joseph is John Evans Professor of International History and Politics at Northwestern University. Former fellow of The Carter Center, Atlanta, he focuses on African governance, political economy, and democratization.

ExpertTed Gayer

Ted Gayer is the co-director of the Economic Studies program and the Joseph A. Pechman Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. He conducts research on a variety of economic issues, focusing particularly on public finance, environmental and energy economics, housing, and regulatory policy.

TopicEducation

The economic and political well-being of any society requires a well-educated citizenry. Brookings’s work extends beyond the K-12 bookends to include pre-school interventions, higher education and the challenges of education in developing countries.