Forgotten Sibling (Economist)

The Economist quotes CGD president Nancy Birdsall on the World Bank and the financial crisis.

From the article:

"For instance, many of the “shovel-ready” projects in poor countries that the bank had intended to support in future years could be brought forward to this year. Nancy Birdsall of the Centre for Global Development, a Washington think-tank, believes that the bank should also temporarily suspend internal rules that prevent loans being disbursed quickly."

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