Greenprint: A New Approach to Cooperation on Climate Change (Event Video)
3/26/13
The threat of climate change can only be averted with genuine cooperation between traditional and emerging powers.
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CGD's weekly Global Prosperity Wonkcast, event videos, whiteboard talks, slides, and more.
The Historical Origins of Democracy and Autocracy in India and China (audio)
2/14/13
In his widely-acclaimed 2011 book Origins of Political Order, Fukuyama explores the divergent trajectory of political and institutional development across societies. His new CGD Working Paper "What is Governance?" presents a framework for quantifying governance across countries. As part of the Understanding India Series, Fukuyama will contrast the evolution of political institutions in India and China.
Arvind Subramanian on PBS NewsHour Discussing India's Major Power Failure
8/2/12
In this video, originally published by PBS Newshour, Arvind Subramanian speaks with Judy Woodruff about the future challenges for matching supply with demand for energy in India.
Cleaning up the Clean Tech Fund
11/10/11
In this short video clip, CGD senior fellows David Wheeler and Arvind Subramanian tell how CGD influenced the World Bank to stop financing coal-burning power plants through the Clean Tech Fund and instead focus on solar thermal power. Drawing on Wheeler’s research, Wheeler and others in CGD engaged directly with senior management at the World Bank, enlisted NGO support, and made the argument for the funding shift in newsletters, blog posts, and Congressional testimony. Watch the film, then learn more about CGD’s work on climate and development.
Beyond Relief: Helping Haiti
3/24/10
Arvind Subramanian, a senior fellow jointly appointed at the Center for Global Development and Peterson Institute, participated in the recent event Beyond Relief: Helping Haiti hosted by the Council on Foreign Relations.
The panel discussed medium- and long-term goals for Haiti’s recovery, including Subramanian's innovative idea for donors to give cash and mobile phones directly to Haitians instead of routing aid through the Haitian government.
Zedillo Commission Report on World Bank Governance (audio & video)
11/9/09
On Friday, November 6, 2009, the Center for Global Development hosted the Washington launch and discussion of this important report, with President Zedillo presenting the key recommendations. A panel discussion, moderated by CGD vice president Lawrence MacDonald, followed with CGD president Nancy Birdsall, Foreign Policy editor-in-chief Moisés Naím, and Arvind Subramanian, joint senior fellow with CGD and Peterson Institute.