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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Concrete as a vital tool for development –the Optimist column.
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An article for the UK Observer pointing to UK and global progress in income, health, crime and violence, global liberty and (even) the environment.
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An online piece for Bloomberg Businessweek suggests buying stocks in companies that do good stuff in Africa.
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My Optimist column reports on improving global attitudes and behavior.
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An optimist column that suggests we've seen considerable progress in Afghanistan. It provoked some dissent (I replied in the comments of the second one).
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After the disappointment at Durban, this Businessweek article suggests that big, complex global problems like climate change can be tackled through other routes than a big, complex globally binding treaty like Kyoto.
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Why properly pricing water would be good for the environemnt and for poor people –this week's Optimist column.
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In the run-up to World AIDS day, an Optimist column on focusing on prevention over treatment.
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I interviewed the Gates' —here's what FP printed.
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An FP column for Thanksgiving with ten things to be thankful for –first up: turkeys (and the rest of us) should be happy that vegetarianism is spreading.
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