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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The Optimist column on why Occupy Wall Street's demands for greater equality might be good for rich and poor alike.
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The Optimist column on Gates' financing proposals at the G-20 and the outlook for pro-development policy in the US.
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A piece for Bloomberg Businessweek on growth forecasting, and how we are awful at it. A shorter version of this.
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The Optimist column this week suggests traditional aid can sometimes buy governments and humanitarian aid can sometimes buy popularity –but only a little.
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The Optimist column on the nineteen economies that doubled in size over the past decade and what it means for the US.
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My FP optimist column this week summarizes Bentham from the Crypt Once More.
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A piece for Slate suggesting developing countries might leapfrog from traditional energy sources straight to renewables.
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A Bloomberg Businessweek column on how little it matters to the stuff that matters that the US will no longer be the World's largest economy. I discussed it on Blommberg radio.
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An FP column on the brain drain, and how wonderful it is.
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A rant about SWEDOW –stuff we don't want– as aid, in Foreign Policy. I talked about it on CBC's Q.
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