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Save to My PortfolioU.S. Aid and Transparency for Global Development

Thursday, January 19, 2012
10:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC

Reuters/Vasily FedosenkoOn January 19, the Development Assistance and Governance Initiative at Brookings and Publish What You Fund hosted a discussion on the 2011 Aid Transparency Index, significant new U.S. commitments to improving foreign aid transparency and how those commitments can be fulfilled. Rajiv Shah, administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development, delivered keynote remarks. Read More

Development, Foreign Aid, Global Poverty

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioThe Power of Circumstance: A New Approach to Measuring Education Inequality

Kevin Watkins, January 11, 2012, The Brookings Institution

The Power of Circumstance: A New Approach to Measuring Education InequalityKevin Watkins examines the resurgence of interest in the issue of education inequality and the opportunities for improving health, literacy and political participation in disadvantaged regions of the world. Read More

Early Child Development, Education, Inequality, Global Poverty, Development

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Save to My PortfolioBetter than Expected U.S. Support for Global Development

Kemal Derviş and Homi Kharas, January 06, 2012, The Brookings Institution

Better than Expected U.S. Support for Global DevelopmentKemal Derviş and Homi Kharas examine the Obama administration’s success in fighting for U.S. spending on global development, with the passage of a bill including $2.6 billion for capital increases and replenishments for major multilateral agencies and funds. Derviş and Kharas discuss what this could mean for the world's poorest countries. Read More

Development, Developing Countries, Global Governance, Global Poverty, Global Change

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioAn Integrated Scientific Framework for Child Survival and Early Childhood Development

Jacques van der Gaag, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, Linda Richter and Jack P. Shonkoff, January 04, 2012, Pediatrics

Jacques van der Gaag, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, Linda Richter and Jack P. Shonkoff examine the implications of social and physical environments on early childhood development, arguing that collaboration among agencies working on all aspects of child wellness can increase societal benefits. Read More

Early Child Development, International Education, Economic Development, Opportunity and Well-being, Global Poverty

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioA New Face of Education: Bringing Technology into the Classroom in the Developing World

Rebecca Winthrop and Marshal S. Smith, January 2012, The Brookings Institution

A New Face of Education: Bringing Technology into the Classroom in the Developing WorldRebecca Winthrop and Marshall S. Smith examine the use of technology to transform education around the world. Winthrop and Smith discuss the possible benefits and provide guidance on how to successfully pursue opportunities for improving education through technology. Read More

Education, Global Poverty, Developing Countries, Opportunity and Well-being, Development

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Save to My PortfolioHow a New Global Partnership on Development Cooperation was Forged at the Busan High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness

Homi Kharas, December 20, 2011, Real Instituto Elcano

Homi Kharas examines the new directions in development cooperation, including the implications of private sector investment, new approaches toward fragile and post-conflict states and the formation of a new global partnership. Read More

Foreign Aid, Development, Developing Countries, Global Poverty, Global Economics

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioFragile States: Problem or Promise?

Laurence Chandy, December 2011, DACnews

Fragile States: Problem or Promise?Laurence Chandy shares his insights on the special needs and potential of fragile and conflict-ridden states, one of the most pressing issues discussed in Busan at the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness.   Read More

Global Poverty, Foreign Aid, Developing Countries, Development

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioCorporate Philanthropy and the "Education For All" Agenda

Kevin Watkins, November 2011, The Bellagio Initiative

Corporate Philanthropy and the While progress toward international development goals in areas such as poverty reduction, nutrition, child survival and maternal health has fallen short of targets set for 2015, Kevin Watkins argues that without progress on universal education, attempting to address wider challenges facing governments around the world will be in vain. Read More

Corporate Social Responsibility, Education, Global Poverty, Development, Corporations

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioU.N. International Year of Volunteers Ignites Colombia’s Youth to Volunteer

David L. Caprara and Matt Clausen, December 06, 2011, The Brookings Institution

U.N. International Year of Volunteers Ignites Colombia’s Youth to VolunteerDavid Caprara and Matt Clausen examine how Colombia's increased civil society participation can help the government achieve one of its highest priorities, reducing the levels of extreme poverty, by increasing critical services and providing youth with professional skills. Read More

Colombia, Volunteering, United Nations, Global Poverty, Development

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioInstant City: Life and Death in Karachi

Tuesday, November 29, 2011
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Washington, DC

A view of the Karachi city skylineSince the end of the Second World War, urban population growth has soared. For the first time in human history, more people live in cities than in the rural countryside. On November 29, Global Economy and Development and Metropolitan Policy at Brookings hosted NPR's Steve Inskeep for a discussion of his new book, Instant City: Life and Death in Karachi, and the rapid urbanization taking place across the globe. Read More

Pakistan, Cities, Global Environment, Global Economics, Global Poverty

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioTen Years of Fragile States: What Have We Learned?

Laurence Chandy, November 2011, The Brookings Institution

Ten Years of Fragile States: What Have We Learned?This week, government leaders from donor and recipient countries, along with representatives of the corporate and philanthropic community, are descending on Busan, South Korea to discuss the global agenda on aid effectiveness. One of the major themes will be the role of aid in fragile states. Laurence Chandy examines the last 10 years of thinking on fragility and development, and argues for an updated narrative to explode some of the falsehoods that have dominated over the last decade. Read More

Global Poverty, Foreign Aid, Development, Developing Countries

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioIndonesia’s Green Prosperity

Nigel Purvis and Michael Wolosin, November 21, 2011, The Brookings Institution

Indonesia’s Green ProsperityOn November 19, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton signed a new partnership agreement with the Indonesian government, which will provide more than $600 million of U.S. aid through the Millennium Challenge Corporation. Nigel Purvis examines this new partnership and what this investment could mean for Indonesia's green prosperity. Read More

Indonesia, Energy and Climate, Foreign Aid, Global Poverty, Development

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Save to My PortfolioMeasuring the Quality of Aid: The Quality of Official Donor Assistance (QuODA) Second Edition

Wednesday, November 16, 2011
9:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Washington, DC

On November 16, Global Economy and Development at Brookings and the Center for Global Development (CGD) launched the second edition of the Quality of Official Development Assistance (QuODA) assessment. Representatives from donor countries, international multilaterals, and policy experts reviewed and discussed the changes to this year’s assessment. Read More

Development, Developing Countries, Foreign Aid, Global Poverty, Global Economics

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioBill Gates Gets Poor Marks for Ignoring Education

Kevin Watkins and Justin W. van Fleet, November 09, 2011, The Guardian

Bill Gates Gets Poor Marks for Ignoring EducationKevin Watkins and Justin W. van Fleet argue that Bill Gates missed a key opportunity in his speech at the G-20 Summit to demonstrate how education is an essential component part of the development agenda, particularly with respect to reducing global poverty.
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International Education, Education, Developing Countries, Development, Group of 20

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioGlobal Development Under Pressure

Kemal Derviş, Laurence Chandy, Homi Kharas, Ariadne Medler and Noam Unger, November 2011, The Brookings Institution

Global Development Under PressureKemal Derviş, Laurence Chandy, Homi Kharas, Ariadne Medler and Noam Unger examine the challenges facing development actors, exploring issues around global cooperation, current policy debates and possible pathways for reform. This report highlights the recommendations and perspectives that emerged from the eighth annual Blum Roundtable held in Aspen, Colorado. Read More

Global Poverty, Development, Foreign Aid, Global Change, Developing Countries

Featured Experts

Homi Kharas

Homi Kharas

Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Global Economy and Development, Development Assistance and Governance Initiative

Homi Kharas is a senior fellow and deputy director for the Global Economy and Development program. Kharas also works with the Development Assistance and Governance Initiative. Formerly a chief economist in the East Asia and Pacific Region of the World Bank, Kharas currently leads a research project on aid agency effectiveness, and also has expertise on East Asia development and global economic trends.
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Rebecca Winthrop

Rebecca Winthrop

Director, Center for Universal Education

Rebecca Winthrop is a senior fellow and director of the Center for Universal Education. She is the former head of education for the International Rescue Committee, a humanitarian aid NGO. Her research focuses on education in the developing world, with special attention to fragile states and contexts of armed conflict, forced migration, and violent extremism.
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Noam Unger

Noam Unger

Fellow, Global Economy and Development

Noam Unger is a fellow with the Development Assistance and Governance Initiative and policy director of the Foreign Assistance Reform project. He focuses on policies and politics related to modernizing U.S. foreign aid and global development efforts.
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