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…
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.
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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…
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Fallen asleep yet? A CGD Policy Paper prepared for the High Level Panel on the Post-2015 Agenda on what the global community should do to help us meet global development goals. Full of ideas that won't happen.
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Sounds like the previous BMJ article, but different. With Amanda Glassman.
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With Justin Sandefur. Tech & Dev need careful mixing. In @FP.
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The 'global WalMart effect' means poor people can buy more. In @FP.
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Local air pollution is the big killer in China. In @BW. Although maybe not as big as I suggest…
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New data on global economic performance over the long term is positive. In @BW.
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Lots of US innovations are created by foreigners. In @BW.
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