Global Economy and Development

Labourers work as smokes rise from a chimney of a brick factory at Togga village on the outskirts of northern Indian city of Chandigarh December 6, 2009. India set a goal on Thursday for slowing the growth of its greenhouse gas emissions, the last major economy to offer a climate target four days before the start of U.N. talks on combating global warming. REUTERS/Ajay Verma (INDIA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY) - RTXRIYI

How close to zero?

John McArthur and Krista Rasmussen

Thursday, December 1, 2016

Preschool students play on their first day at a public school in the shanty town of Ticlio Chico, Villa Maria del Triunfo, on the outskirts of Lima, March 10, 2014. More than 8 million students start school this year around Peru, of which 6 million will attend public schools, according to a press release from the government. REUTERS/ Mariana Bazo (PERU - Tags: EDUCATION) - RTR3GHZG

Public-private partnerships in early childhood development: The role of publicly funded private provision

Emily Gustafsson-Wright, Katie Smith, and Sophie Gardiner

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Newly-elected freshman U.S. House members depart the steps of the U.S. Capitol after holding a class photo in Washington, U.S. November 15, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst - RTX2TSVW

Aid effectiveness: Reform in the new administration and Congress

Thursday, November 17, 2016

Afghan migrant Nasrullah adjusts French language class boards in a room of the Lycee Jean Quarre, an empty secondary school occupied by hundreds of migrants and asylum seekers since last August, in the 19th district in Paris, France, October 22, 2015. Currently more than 700 people live in hard conditions in the building and they could be evicted after October 25. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTS5Q1M

Champions for learning: The legacy of the Learning Metrics Task Force

Kate Anderson and Tyler Ditmore

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Port workers watch as a crane lifts sugar sacks on the docks at Brazil's main ocean port, in Santos, in this picture taken on September 3, 2004. Brazilian exports, led by soy, sugar are expected to surge to U$ 90 billion in 2004, a 50 percent increase on 2002. Santos' port moved 39 millions tons of goods in the first seven months of 2004, up 16 percent on the same period a year ago, and expecting to handle 70 to 80 million tons in the full year. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker REUTERS PW - RTRA9L0

Diversification or specialization: What is the path to growth and development?

Friday, November 4, 2016

Afrique subsaharienne: Terre promise ou terre de tous les dangers?

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Solar installers from Baker Electric place solar panels on the roof of a residential home in Scripps Ranch, San Diego, California, U.S. October 14, 2016. Picture taken October 14, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake - RTX2QGWO

Climate change and the Trump administration

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Colombian national flags are hung on the statue of Simon Bolivar the Liberator during a march at the central square in Bogota September 5, 2012. Thousands of students and teachers marched in a nation-wide protest against the government's education reforms for public universities, student organizations reported. REUTERS/John Vizcaino (COLOMBIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS EDUCATION) - RTR37JB2

Digital Colombia: Maximizing the global internet and data for sustainable and inclusive growth

Joshua P. Meltzer and Camila Pérez Marulanda

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Syrian refugee children queue as they head towards their classroom at a school in Mount Lebanon, October 7, 2016. REUTERS/Mohamed Azakir - RTSR7H7

US leadership in global education: The time is now

Rebecca Winthrop

Monday, October 17, 2016

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim takes his seat as he arrives to brief the press at the opening of the IMF and World Bank's 2015 Annual Spring Meetings, in Washington, April 16, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Theiler/Files GLOBAL BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD PACKAGE- SEARCH 'BUSINESS WEEK AHEAD APRIL 11' FOR ALL IMAGES - RTX29CYL

A new global agenda: Implications for the role of the World Bank

Amar Bhattacharya and Homi Kharas

Wednesday, October 5, 2016