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Save to My PortfolioAddressing our Nation’s Fiscal Future

The Honorable Jim Cooper (D-TN) and The Honorable Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.), June 18, 2008

Addressing our Nation’s Fiscal FutureTwo distinguished members of Congress: Representative Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) and Representative Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.) spoke at a Brookings forum on methods to correct the unsustainable path of our current fiscal policies. Rep. Ryan, the ranking Republican on the House Budget Committee, addressed containing government spending by restructuring the tax code, Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. Rep. Cooper is a Democrat on the House Budget Committee and a member of the Blue Dog Coalition. He recently introduced the “Securing America’s Future Economy Commission Act” or SAFE Act, which would establish a commission to address the long-term fiscal outlook. Senior Fellow Isabel Sawhill moderated the panel.

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Save to My PortfolioAddressing our Nation’s Fiscal Future

Wednesday, June 18, 2008
11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC

Reuters/Larry DowningOn June 18, the Brookings Institution hosted Representative Paul Ryan (R-Wisc.) and Representative Jim Cooper (D-Tenn.) to discuss different approaches to correct the unsustainable path of our current fiscal policies. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioCutting-Edge Development Issues for INGOs: Applications of an Asset Accumulation Approach

Caroline Moser, James Pickett and Pamela Sparr, July 2007, The Brookings Institution

Asset Debate Paper by Caroline O. N. Moser, The Brookings Institution (01/07/07) Read More

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioForeign Holdings of U.S. Debt: Is Our Economy Vulnerable?

Kenneth Rogoff, June 26, 2007, House Committee on the Budget

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Save to My PortfolioFunding Global Health Needs: Will the Global Fund Debt Conversion Make a Difference?

Wednesday, February 28, 2007
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Washington, DC

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioWhy Bad Loans Are Good For Africa

Lex Rieffel, February 13, 2007, The Globalist

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioA Harmonious Socialist Society or Bust: China's Quest for Sustainable Development

Wing Thye Woo, December 01, 2006, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

BOOK

Save to My PortfolioRescuing the World Bank

Nancy Birdsall, September 01, 2006

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioDebt Relief

Peter Blair Henry and Serkan Arslanalp, April 2006, The Brookings Institution

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioDon't Rush to Reform the Fund (and the Bank)

Lex Rieffel, March 23, 2006, The Examiner

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioResolving Nigeria's Paris Club Debt Problem: A Case of Non-Performing Creditors

Lex Rieffel, August 2005, The Brookings Institution

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioWalk Softly and Carry Less Debt

Michael E. O'Hanlon, 30-Jul-05, Los Angeles Times

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Paris Club Owes Nigeria A Fair Deal

Lex Rieffel, 27-Jun-05, The Brookings Institution

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioAfter the Tsunami, Flexible Debt Relief is Needed

Lex Rieffel, January 14, 2005, Financial Times

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioMaking Iraq Creditworthy

Lex Rieffel, 15-Jun-04, Financial Times

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioReducing Iraq's Foreign Debt

Lex Rieffel, 6-Feb-04, The Miami Herald

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioArgentina: Facing Up to its Debt Mess

Lex Rieffel, 3-Feb-04, Financial Times

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioRestructuring Sovereign Debt

Lex Rieffel, 19-Dec-03, NPR's Day to Day

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