Charles Kenny
Books, Papers and Articles
Charles Kenny writes about global development — what’s working, what isn’t, and how the world can do better. An economist who spent fifteen years at the World Bank, he is now a senior fellow at the Center for Global Development in Washington, DC.
Category: R. Columns and general writing
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A call for smart sanctions on the House of Saud based on its extremism at home and abroad. For Politico.
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Paul Ryan only cares about one third of the American idea that condition of birth shouldn't determine outcomes —me in The Atlantic.
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In which I go after Paul Theroux (again), for Vox. The man really shouldn't be allowed to write about Africa any more.
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With Justin Sandefur, for Vox. The piles of arbitrary adjustments that got us from $1.25 to $1.90.
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The United Nations has set conflicting goals for 2030: combatting climate change while providing energy to all. It suggests they aren't by low-balling electricity demand. For the Atlantic.
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There’s a simple way to reform welfare: Send money to those who need it, without conditions. For the Atlantic.
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For Businessweek: with declining birth rates, rich countries need foreigners.
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Where is the bold new Africa strategy we were promised? For the Atlantic.
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A column for Bloomberg on Obama's visit to Africa. There had better not be any socckets on display.
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A piece on the Thomson Reuters Foundation website on open contracting with Gavin Hayman.
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