Global Poverty

ATTENTION EDITORS - IMAGE 5 OF 22 OF PICTURE PACKAGE '7 BILLION, 7 STORIES - OVERCROWDED IN HONG KONG. SEARCH 'MONG KOK' FOR ALL IMAGES - Cars cross a street in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. Mong Kok has the highest population density in the world, with 130,000 in one square kilometre. The world's population will reach seven billion on 31 October 2011, according to projections by the United Nations, which says this global milestone presents both an opportunity and a challenge for the planet. While more people are living longer and healthier lives, says the U.N., gaps between rich and poor are widening and more people than ever are vulnerable to food insecurity and water shortages. Picture taken October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY) - LM2E7AE1A6R01

Future Development

China’s rise fits every development model

Martin Raiser

Thursday, October 17, 2019

A couple embrace as they stand near a bronze statue of late former South African President Nelson Mandela hours after it was unveiled as part of Day of Reconciliation celebrations at the Union Buildings in Pretoria December 16, 2013. REUTERS/Adrees Latif (SOUTH AFRICA - Tags: OBITUARY SOCIETY POLITICS TRAVEL) - GM1E9CH0AR701

Future Development

More than 100 million young adults are still living in extreme poverty

Kristofer Hamel and Constanza Di Nucci

Thursday, October 17, 2019

ATTENTION EDITORS - IMAGE 1 OF 22 OF PICTURE PACKAGE '7 BILLION, 7 STORIES - OVERCROWDED IN HONG KONG. SEARCH 'MONG KOK' FOR ALL IMAGES - People cross a street in Mong Kok district in Hong Kong, October 4, 2011. Mong Kok has the highest population density in the world, with 130,000 in one square kilometre. The world's population will reach seven billion on 31 October 2011, according to projections by the United Nations, which says this global milestone presents both an opportunity and a challenge for the planet. While more people are living longer and healthier lives, says the U.N., gaps between rich and poor are widening and more people than ever are vulnerable to food insecurity and water shortages. Picture taken October 4, 2011. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA - Tags: SOCIETY) - LM2E7AE147B01

Future Development

Double tipping points in 2019: When the world became mostly rich and largely old

Homi Kharas and Wolfgang Fengler

Wednesday, October 9, 2019

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Reports

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Report

Poverty, hunger, and malnutrition: Challenges and breakthroughs for rural revitalization

Homi Kharas and Lorenz Noe

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

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Global Development

Global development disrupted: Findings from a survey of 93 leaders

George Ingram and Kristin M. Lord

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

A malnourished boy lies on a weighing scale at the malnutrition ward of al-Sabeen hospital in Sanaa, Yemen September 11, 2018. Picture taken September 11, 2018. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah - RC1D4DBA52B0

Public Health

The global syndemic of obesity, undernutrition, and climate change: The Lancet Commission report

Nathan Allen, 65, poses for a portrait in front of the motorhome where he sleeps in a homeless RV and tent encampment near LAX airport in Los Angeles, California, United States, October 26, 2015. Allen lost his job as a handyman, and so couldn't afford to pay the rent for his apartment. Los Angeles is grappling with a massive homelessness problem, as forecasted El Nino downpours threaten to add to the misery of thousands of people who sleep on the streets. Mayor Eric Garcetti has proposed spending $100 million to combat the problem in the sprawling metropolis but stopped short of declaring a state of emergency. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson PICTURE 16 OF 17 - SEARCH "NICHOLSON MOTORHOME" FOR ALL IMAGES - GF10000270563

Social Issues

Progress paradoxes and sustainable growth

Carol Graham

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Workers are seen as the first consignment of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) medical equipment towards the fight against Ebola is offloaded at the Roberts International Airport in Monrovia, August 24, 2014. The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that a decision by many transport companies to suspend services to Ebola-hit countries was leading to shortages of basic goods and foodstuffs. The USAID airlifted more than 16 tons of medical equipment and emergency supplies to the Liberian capital Monrovia on Sunday. Picture taken August 24, 2014. REUTERS/James Giahyue (LIBERIA - Tags: DISASTER SOCIETY HEALTH TRANSPORT) - GM1EA8P19PE01

Report

A US multilateral aid review

Anthony F. Pipa, Brina Seidel, and Caroline Conroy

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Blog Posts

Abdulahi Abuker weaves threads into traditional garments, preserving a Somali tradition that is under threat from a flood of inexpensive clothes imported from China and other countries, in the Madina district of Mogadishu, Somalia.September 13, 2019.Picture taken September 13, 2019. REUTERS/Feisal Omar - RC1156B19070

Future Development

Somalia’s path to stability

Raj M. Desai

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

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Africa in focus

How should Africans respond to the investment, technology, security, and trade wars?

Peter Draper

Monday, September 30, 2019

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Future Development

The geography of poverty hotspots

Jennifer L. Cohen, Raj M. Desai, and Homi Kharas

Tuesday, September 24, 2019

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Related Books

From Summits to Solutions

Edited by Raj M. Desai, Hiroshi Kato, Homi Kharas, and John W. McArthur

2018

The Last Mile in Ending Extreme Poverty

Edited by Laurence Chandy, Hiroshi Kato, and Homi Kharas

2015

Lives in the Balance

By Charles C. Griffin, David de Ferranti, Courtney Tolmie, Justin Jacinto, Graeme Ramshaw, and Chinyere Bun

2010

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Experts

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Up Front

Are the kids alright? Saving and wealth accumulation among the millennial generation

William G. Gale

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

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Up Front

College sports joins the marketplace, with limits

Robert E. Litan

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

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Podcast Episode

Will foreign aid matter in the 2020 election?

Merrell Tuck-Primdahl and Fred Dews

Friday, August 30, 2019

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Podcast Episode

What does a new UN report reveal about global hunger and obesity?

John McArthur

Thursday, July 18, 2019

People stand beside a truck loaded with sacks of flour received from The United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Global Development

If the US doesn’t lead on foreign assistance, who will?

Merrell Tuck-Primdahl and Fred Dews

Friday, August 17, 2018

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