Multilateral Development Organizations

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Op-Ed

Will Donald Trump get to pick the next president of the World Bank? Maybe not.

Geoffrey Gertz

Thursday, January 10, 2019

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Future Development

Don’t undermine the basic architecture of OECD/DAC statistics: A Letter of warning

J. Brian Atwood, Richard Manning, and Hedwig Riegler

Friday, December 21, 2018

A 40-foot-high (12-metre-high) and 30-foot-wide (nine-metre-wide) inflatable rubber duck, created by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman, is towed up the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania September 27, 2013. The event marks the North American debut of Hofman's Rubber Duck Project, which has taken place in other cities in Asia, Europe, Australia and South America. REUTERS/Jason Cohn (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1E99S0NDL01

Up Front

US cities leading on the Sustainable Development Goals

Ambassador Sarah Mendelson and Anthony F. Pipa

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

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Future Development

From one to many: Cash transfer debates in ending extreme poverty

George Ingram and John McArthur

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Reports

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Report

The economic and political case for coordinating fiscal stimulus

Adam Triggs

Monday, November 26, 2018

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Report

Can coordination in the G-20 help countries to reduce debt and deficits?

Adam Triggs

Monday, November 26, 2018

United States Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), Nikki Haley, introduces White House senior adviser Jared Kushner to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres before a meeting of the UN Security Council at UN headquarters in New York, U.S., February 20, 2018. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson - RC15D8890F20

Report

Advancing US leadership through multilateral participation

Anthony F. Pipa

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Report

Comment donner libre cours aux forces intérieures de l’Afrique: Institutions, politiques et champions

His Excellency Paul Kagame

Thursday, March 1, 2018

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Report

The new global agenda and the future of the multilateral development bank system

Amar Bhattacharya, Homi Kharas, Mark Plant, and Annalisa Prizzon

Thursday, February 1, 2018

Blog Posts

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Future Development

Why are Poles unimpressed with Poland’s economic achievements?

Enrique Aldaz-Carroll, Rogier van den Brink, and Emilia Skrok

Tuesday, December 18, 2018

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Future Development

How to avoid the middle-income trap: Lessons from Poland, a European Tiger

Enrique Aldaz-Carroll, Rogier van den Brink, and Emilia Skrok

Monday, December 17, 2018

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Future Development

Leave no one behind: From development slogan to policy practice

Geoffrey Gertz and Homi Kharas

Friday, December 14, 2018

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Events

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Multilateral Development Organizations

Will Donald Trump get to pick the next president of the World Bank? Maybe not.

Don’t undermine the basic architecture of OECD/DAC statistics: A Letter of warning

US cities leading on the Sustainable Development Goals

From one to many: Cash transfer debates in ending extreme poverty

Reports

The economic and political case for coordinating fiscal stimulus

Can coordination in the G-20 help countries to reduce debt and deficits?

Advancing US leadership through multilateral participation

Comment donner libre cours aux forces intérieures de l’Afrique: Institutions, politiques et champions

The new global agenda and the future of the multilateral development bank system

Blog Posts

Why are Poles unimpressed with Poland’s economic achievements?

How to avoid the middle-income trap: Lessons from Poland, a European Tiger

Leave no one behind: From development slogan to policy practice

Events

The new dynamics of global energy and climate: A conversation with Sustainable Energy for All CEO Rachel Kyte

Lean impact: How to innovate for radically greater social good

Blending climate finance for low-carbon infrastructure

Related Books

Asia and Policymaking for the Global Economy

Rescuing the World Bank

Financial Crises

Multimedia

Finding breakthroughs for the UN Sustainable Development Goals

@ Brookings Podcast: Currency Manipulation and the Global Markets

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