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Africa Growth and Development

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Save to My PortfolioVoters, But Not Yet Citizens: Popular Demand for Good Governance in Africa

Tuesday, May 27, 2008
12:30 PM to 2:00pm
Washington, DC

The Transparency and Accountability Project hosted Michael Bratton, Distinguished Professor of Political Science and African Studies at Michigan State University, to discuss the popular demand for good governance in Africa. Read More

Global Governance, Africa, Africa Growth and Development, Politics, Development

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioIs the Brain Drain Good for Africa?

William Easterly and Yaw Nyarko, March 2008, The Brookings Institution

William Easterly and Yaw Nyarko discuss the costs and benefits of brain drain for African countries. Read More

Africa Growth and Development, Africa, Global Economics, Global Poverty, Globalization

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioA Reality Check on African Aid

Homi Kharas, February 20, 2008, The Brookings Institution

A Reality Check on African AidPresident Bush recently concluded a trip to Africa, where he was received warmly throughout the five-nations he visited. During his administration, U.S. economic assistance to African nations has more than doubled and has been targeted, with some success, toward HIV/AIDS and malaria prevention—diseases that take a terrible toll on Africa's people. Homi Kharas analyzes U.S. prioritization and allocation of the pledged aid to put these accomplishments into perspective. Read More

Africa, Africa Growth and Development, Foreign Aid, Global Poverty

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Save to My PortfolioAre the Millennium Development Goals Unfair to Africa?

Wednesday, February 06, 2008
11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Washington, DC

Reuters/Mike Hutchings

Brookings and the Center for Global Development hosted William Easterly for a presentation of his recent paper, “How the Millennium Development Goals Are Unfair to Africa.” Easterly discussed his analysis that most African countries’ predicted failure will result more from the design of the goals and how they are measured than from unique deficiencies in Africa’s development process.

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Africa, Africa Growth and Development, Global Governance, Development, Global Poverty

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioFree Distribution Or Cost-Sharing? Evidence From A Randomized Malaria Prevention Experiment

Jessica Cohen and Pascaline Dupas, December 2007, The Brookings Institution

Free Distribution Or Cost-Sharing? Evidence From A Randomized Malaria Prevention ExperimentIn a new Global working paper, Jessica Cohen studies malaria prevention efforts in detail, analyzing whether free distribution or cost-sharing of anti-malarial insecticide-treated nets in Kenya affects prevention of the disease. Read More

Health Care, Africa, Africa Growth and Development, Global Health, Global Economics

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Save to My PortfolioHow the Millennium Development Goals Are Unfair to Africa

William Easterly, November 2007, The Brookings Institution

How the Millennium Development Goals Are Unfair to AfricaIn a new Brookings Global working paper, William Easterly analyzes the targets of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and argues that the initial definitions of “success” or “failure” have made attainment of the MGDs less likely in Africa than in other regions. Read More

Africa, Foreign Aid, Africa Growth and Development, Global Poverty, Developing Countries

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Save to My PortfolioBetter Aid for AIDS Treatment: The Promise of Endowment Funds

Amanda Glassman and Christopher Lane, November 29, 2007, The Brookings Institution

Better Aid for AIDS Treatment: The Promise of Endowment FundsThe continuity and sustainability of global health financing continues to be a major challenge in the fight to stem HIV/AIDS, particularly in developing countries. Brookings Global Health expert Amanda Glassman examines country-based endowment funds as one innovative financing mechanism that could help alleviate this ongoing problem. Read More

Health Care, Africa, Africa Growth and Development, Global Health, Global Finance

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioLow-Cost Health Insurance in Africa Provides the Poor with Antiretroviral Drugs

Jacques van der Gaag and Emily Gustafsson-Wright, November 29, 2007, The Brookings Institution

Low-Cost Health Insurance in Africa Provides the Poor with Antiretroviral DrugsReflecting on World AIDS Day, Brookings Global Health Financing scholars discuss the importance of providing low-cost health insurance to low-income households to help guarantee HIV/AIDS treatment. Read More

Africa, Health Care, Africa Growth and Development, Global Health, Developing Countries

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioCorporate Philanthropy 2.0

David L. Caprara and Robert L. Mallett, November 28, 2007, Washingtonpost.com

As corporations have become more global, so have their philanthropic efforts. International corporate volunteering is one of the newest ways corporations are reaching out and in a new op-ed, David Caprara, director of Brookings’ Initiative on International Volunteering and Service, discusses the trend and shares best practices from a recent study. Read More

Volunteering, Africa, Africa Growth and Development, Civil Society, Corporate Social Responsibility

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Save to My PortfolioForeign Aid: An End to the World's Worst Poverty?

William Easterly, November 16, 2007, Foreign Exchange with Fareed Zakaria

Brookings Scholar William Easterly discusses foreign aid with Fareed Zakaria on his show Foreign Exchange. Read More

Foreign Assistance Reform, Foreign Aid, Africa, Africa Growth and Development, Development

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioImproving Health Statistics in Africa

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Philip Osafo-Kwaako, November 03, 2007, The Lancet

The availability of statistics is crucial in the fight against poverty and the lack of reliable and good-quality statistics is a major obstacle to assessment of changes in development indicators in many African countries. Brookings Scholar Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala discusses the importance of improving health statistics in Africa. Read More

Africa, Africa Growth and Development, Health Care, Global Health, Developing Countries

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Save to My PortfolioHow to Rank Good Governance: The Mo Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership

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

Reuters/Mike HutchingsOn October 25, Brookings hosted Professor Robert Rotberg who discussed the creation of the new index and the implications of the African Leadership Prize for the improvement of governance in Africa. Read More

Africa, Global Governance, Africa Growth and Development, Governance, Global Economics

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioAre Aid Agencies Improving?

William Easterly, October 2007, The Brookings Institution

This working paper by William Easterly shows that the record on aid agencies indicates little evidence of progress in response to political changes, experience or new knowledge. Read More

Foreign Assistance Reform, Foreign Aid, Africa Growth and Development, Africa, Development

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioThe Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It

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

Author Paul Collier and others discussed why a group of small nations pose the central challenge to the developing world in the 21st century. Read More

Africa Growth and Development, Africa, Global Poverty, Development, Developing Countries

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioWas the Wealth of Nations Determined in 1000 B.C.?

Diego Comin, Erick Gong and William Easterly, September 2007, The Brookings Institution

A Working Paper by William Easterly (September 2007) Read More

Africa Growth and Development, Global Economics, Development

In Brief

While some African economies are experiencing historically strong growth rates, other countries on the continent continue to struggle with intense poverty, security challenges and health crises.  Brookings scholars examine African growth and development in depth, focusing on the key issues such as economic drivers, governance, health, trade and aid.

Featured Experts

Lael Brainard

Lael Brainard

Vice President and Director, Global Economy and Development
Bernard L. Schwartz Chair in International Economics

Lael Brainard is vice president and director of Global Economy and Development. Formerly White House Deputy National Economic Adviser and Associate Professor at MIT, she focuses on competitiveness, trade, international economics, U.S. foreign assistance and global poverty. She is also the Director of the All Brookings Initiative on Competitiveness.
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Susan E. Rice

Susan E. Rice

Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Global Economy and Development

Susan Rice, a former assistant secretary of state for African Affairs, focuses on U.S. foreign policy, weak and failing states, the implications of global poverty and transnational security threats. Rice is currently on leave from Brookings.
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William Easterly

William Easterly

Visiting Fellow, Global Economy and Development

A former World Bank economist, William Easterly is an expert on international development, long-run economic growth and the effectiveness of foreign aid. He has worked in most areas of the developing world and is also a professor of economics at New York University.
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