CGD in the News
Is It Crazy to Think We Can Eradicate Poverty? (New York Times)
President Nancy Birsdall, Senior Fellow Lant Pritchett, and Visiting Fellow Scott Morris are quoted in a New York Times piece on the feasibility of eradicating poverty.
Immigrants Pay Lower Fees to Send Money Home, Helping to Ease Poverty (New York Times)
President Nancy Birdsall is quoted in The New York Times on how reducing the cost of sending remittances can help the world's poor.
Why I Want My Daughters—and Son—to Read "Lean In" (Huffington Post)
President Nancy Birdsall writes a review of Sheryl Sandberg's book "Lean In."
US Budget Chief Faces Early Test (Financial Times)
President Nancy Birdsall is quoted in the Financial Times on the nomination of Sylvia Matthews Burwell.
Raising USAID's Stature in the World (Politico)
President Nancy Birdsall writes an op-ed for Politico on elevating USAID's status.
Can India Defeat Poverty? (Foreign Policy)
Senior Fellow Amanda Glassman and CGD President Nancy Birdsall write an op-ed for Foreign Policy on poverty in India.
Middle Class: Who Are They? (The Times of India)
CGD President Nancy Birdsall is quoted in a piece on the rising middle class in India.
Global Citizens and the Global Economy (The Globalist)
Nancy Birdsall's speech at the UN General Assembly on September 10, 2012 is adapted in this essay for The Globalist.
Not So Great Expectations (Foreign Affairs)
Nancy Birdsall, Milan Vaishnav, and Danny Cutherell wrote an op-ed for Foreign Affairs about what foreign aid can and cannot do in the Arab world, based on some lessons learned from US development efforts in Pakistan.
Making KLB Effective (Dawn)
Nancy Birdsall, Milan Vaishnav, and Danny Cutherell wrote an op-ed for Dawn about CGD's recently released report More Money, More Problems: A 2012 Assessment of the US Approach to Development in Pakistan.