A CGD blog. Yesterday in a blog about the World Bank and open contracting, I mentioned the bank had put out more data on contracts that it finances. The covered contracts are those that were large enough for World Bank procurement procedures to mandate prior review by ba…
Charles Kenny
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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.
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A CGD blog. Over the last few years, the World Bank has put a lot of thought and resources behind making contracting more transparent and to build up the capacity of citizens to get what they are paying for through government procurement. The bank has designed and financed innovative community-driven proj…
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A CGD blog. In preparation for a CGD working group on government contract publication, we’ve been looking at how much information governments already put online about the contracts that they award. Australia current president of the G-20 is an interesting case. …
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Tasty, but bad for the environment and health. In @BW.
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Safety regulations make it very expensive. In @BW.
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Yay, Fulbright. In @BW.
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Private schools are a sign of hope in the developing world. In @FP (my last regular column).
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A CGD Working paper with Casey Dunning and Jonathan Karver. Perceptions of corrpution have no place in determining aid flows. Impressive response from the MCC.
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There really are convergence clubs. In @BW.
