Global Poverty

Agricultural development: Smart investing for global food security

Monday, Apr 23, 2018 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM EDT

Brookings Institution

Washington, DC

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Amy Copley

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Developing Economies

The ethics of reducing inequality

Kaushik Basu

Friday, March 30, 2018

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Future Development

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Maurizio Bussolo, Jonathan Karver, and Luis-Felipe López-Calva

Thursday, March 22, 2018

Reports

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Global Health

Change of pace: Accelerations and advances during the Millennium Development Goal era

John McArthur and Krista Rasmussen

Thursday, February 22, 2018

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Global Health

How many lives are at stake? Assessing 2030 sustainable development goal trajectories for maternal and child health

John McArthur, Krista Rasmussen, and Gavin Yamey

Thursday, February 15, 2018

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Global Development

Leave no country behind

Geoffrey Gertz and Homi Kharas

Tuesday, February 6, 2018

Developing Economies

Broadening the benefits of growth

Landry Signé

Thursday, January 11, 2018

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Global Development

When will things change? Looking for signs of progress on ending rural hunger

Geoffrey Gertz, Homi Kharas, John McArthur, and Lorenz Noe

Saturday, October 14, 2017

Blog Posts

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Future Development

Can justice make poor women less vulnerable?

Paul Prettitore

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

The Wider Image: A daughter's freedom weighed against her siblings' lives

Future Development

The road to ending poverty runs through 31 severely off track countries

Geoffrey Gertz and Homi Kharas

Tuesday, February 13, 2018

High-rise buildings are seen in the background with slum dwellings in the front, near a polluted river in Manila May 31, 2013. The Philippines on May 30, 2013 posted surprisingly strong growth in the first quarter, knocking China from pole position in Asia driven by robust domestic consumption and government spending. From a year earlier, the economy grew 7.8 percent, helped by robust domestic spending, making the Philippines the fastest growing economy in Asia as it pushed past China's 7.7 percent annual pace and 1.6 percent quarterly growth. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY POVERTY CITYSCAPE) - GM1E95V0X4T01

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Delivering inclusive urban access: 3 uncomfortable truths

Jeffrey Gutman and Adie Tomer

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Global Poverty

Agricultural development: Smart investing for global food security

Brookings Institution

Washington, DC

Figures of the week: The state of social safety nets in Africa

The ethics of reducing inequality

Is there a middle-class crisis in Europe?

Reports

Change of pace: Accelerations and advances during the Millennium Development Goal era

How many lives are at stake? Assessing 2030 sustainable development goal trajectories for maternal and child health

Leave no country behind

Broadening the benefits of growth

When will things change? Looking for signs of progress on ending rural hunger

Blog Posts

Can justice make poor women less vulnerable?

The road to ending poverty runs through 31 severely off track countries

Delivering inclusive urban access: 3 uncomfortable truths

Events

Is a growing middle class good for the poor?

A blueprint for maximizing the impact of U.S. foreign aid

An accident of geography: Compassion, innovation, and the fight against poverty—A conversation with Richard C. Blum

Related Books

The Last Mile in Ending Extreme Poverty

Lives in the Balance

Declining Inequality in Latin America

Multimedia

WATCH: World Bank Group President Kim on globalization, ending extreme poverty, and addressing climate change

Venezuela in Crisis

Can we end rural hunger and reach the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals?

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