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Save to My PortfolioGood Intentions, Bad Outcomes

Santiago Levy, June 01, 2008

This book argues that incoherent social programs significantly contribute to Mexico's state of affairs and it suggests reforms to improve the situation. Read More

Mexico, Latin America, Economic Development

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioGood Intentions, Bad Outcomes: Social Policy, Informality and Economic Growth in Mexico

Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Washington, DC

Reuters/Jennifer Szymaszek - <BR> Mexican Indian coffee-picker <br> collects beans near Tuzamapa. <br> Juarez earns about $2 per day <BR> for the work.The Wolfensohn Center for Development hosted a discussion with Santiago Levy, nonresident senior fellow and former deputy minister of finance of Mexico, about his new book, which recommends that in order to help bring Mexico’s poor out of poverty the country’s social programs should be improved to increase productivity, workers’ wages, and overall economic growth. Read More

Mexico, Latin America, Economic Development, Developing Countries, Development

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioRising Food Prices: a Global Crisis

Homi Kharas, April 23, 2008, Newshour with Jim Lehrer

Rising Food Prices: a Global CrisisRising food prices partly reflect the spillover from high energy costs, and are causing major problems for poor people. Homi Kharas argues for more development assistance for agriculture production to increase food supplies in the long run as well as for more assistance for sustainable development projects to create jobs and higher wages so that poor people can afford the rising costs of food. Read More

Global Food Crisis, Foreign Aid, Trade, Global Economics, Global Poverty

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioRising Food Prices and Displacement

Khalid Koser, April 23, 2008, The Brookings Institution

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioPennsylvania Economic Revival Lies in its Metro Assets

Bruce Katz, Amy Liu and Steve Wray, April 14, 2008, The Philadelphia Inquirer

VIDEO

Save to My PortfolioEconomic Growth Strategies for Developing Countries in an Era of Global Uncertainty

Lael Brainard, Robert E. Rubin, Lawrence H. Summers and A. Michael Spence, April 14, 2008

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioMobilizing Talent for Global Development

Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Washington, DC

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Politics of Influence: An Analysis of IMF Surveillance

Domenico Lombardi and Ngaire Woods, April 2008, The Brookings Institution

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioCapital Account Liberalization, Real Wages, and Productivity

Peter Blair Henry and Diego Sasson, March 2008, The Brookings Institution

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioAn Economic Plan for the Commonwealth: Unleashing the Assets of Metropolitan Pennsylvania

Bruce Katz and Amy Liu, March 31, 2008, The Brookings Institution

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioPost-Fidel Cuba: Lessons for Raul

Raj M. Desai, March 28, 2008, The Washington Times

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Vital Connection: Reclaiming Great Lakes Economic Leadership in the Bi-National U.S.-Canadian Region

John C. Austin, Britany Affolter-Caine and Elaine Dezenski, March 24, 2008, The Brookings Institution

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioPlace-Specific Benefits of Great Lakes Restoration

John C. Austin, Soren Anderson, Paul N. Courant and Robert E. Litan, March 24, 2008, The Brookings Institution

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioHu Jintao’s Southern Expedition: Changing Leadership in Guangdong

Cheng Li, Spring 2008, China Leadership Monitor

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioMalaysian Elections: Rejection of the Usual Politics

Wing Thye Woo, March 10, 2008, The Brookings Institution

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioCan Raúl Castro Revive Cuba's Private Sector?

Raj M. Desai, March 2008, The Brookings Institution

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioChina’s Economic Decisionmakers

Cheng Li, March/April 2008, China Business Review

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Featured Experts

Barry P. Bosworth

Barry P. Bosworth

Senior Fellow, Economic Studies, Global Economy and Development
The Robert V. Roosa Chair

A former presidential advisor, Barry Bosworth is an expert on economic growth in developing countries, saving, capital formation, and Social Security. His recent projects include a study of Puerto Rico’s economy.
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Bruce Katz

Bruce Katz

Vice President and Director, Metropolitan Policy Program
The Adeline M. and Alfred I. Johnson Chair in Urban and Metropolitan Policy

Bruce Katz, vice president and founding director of the Metropolitan Policy Program, regularly advises national, state, regional and municipal leaders on policy reforms that advance the competitiveness of metropolitan areas.


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