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A CGD blog. Afghanistan has seen the most rapid increase in life expectancy worldwide 2004-2010, a rise from 42 to 62 years driven by a drop in child mortality of 100,000 kids each year.

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A CGD blog. A year ago, ActionAid Italy and and BOND came out with a report on aid agency independence. Comparing the performance of independent aid ministries with aid agencies that function under another ministry (foreign affairs, as it might be), the report made the case that there is …

A CGD blog. It is a lesson that (development) economists need to relearn every generation: stuff is complicated and best practices don’t always work. But in a well-meaning attempt to find universal solutions to (seemingly) intractable problems, the development industry does seem to lik…

A CGD blog. I admit, I didn’t think things would look so good right now. This summer of post-2015 reports has been as unexpectedly pleasant as comparatively decent August weather in DC. Surprised by the depth and reach of the High Level Panel report on the post-2015 de…

A CGD blog. This podcast was originally recorded in March 2011. Development is easy, right? All poor countries have to do is mimic the things that work in rich countries and they’ll evolve into fully functional states. If only it were that simple. My guest this week is Lant Pritchett, a non-resident fello…

A CGD blog. Recent thinking around the post-2015 development agenda has focused on the goals and targets of a follow-on set of Millennium Development Goals for the period 2010&ndash 2030. These are important discussions that have clarified potential areas for goals and the plausibility of particular t…

A CGD blog. CGD has just posted a policy paper by Sarah Dykstra and me on Millennium Development Goal 8 (that would be the one on a global partnership for development&rdquo ) and lessons for post-2015. It is an updated version of a paper we submitted to the High-Level Panel on post-2015 (available here) …

A CGD blog. I’m in full agreement with Todd that it’s great the Obama administration is focusing on energy in Africa (or at least, telling Ex-Im and OPIC to focus on energy in Africa). Todd spent a good deal of time in 2012&ndash 13 encouraging White House to make the issue a signature US fore…