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Dueling Africa Policies: Comparing Chinese and American Rhetoric with Africans’ Priorities
Ben Leo
May 16, 2014
Within the last two weeks, top American and Chinese officials completed major trips to Sub-Saharan Africa. In classic Chinese style, Premier Li signed a laundry list of commercial deals and bilateral agreements across four countries.
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Three Reasons House Passage of the Electrify Africa Act Is Big News
Erin Collinson
May 12, 2014
Late last week, the House of Representatives passed the Electrify Africa Act (H.R. 2548), a bill aimed at improving access to reliable, affordable energy across sub-Saharan Africa. Here’s a summary of the bill and here’s why it matters.
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Kudos to the Philippine Government for Its Foreign Aid Transparency Hub
Vijaya Ramachandran
May 12, 2014
On April 25, the Philippine government launched Version 2.0 of its Foreign Aid Transparency Hub (FAiTH).   FAiTH records all foreign aid and assistance, in pledges, cash, and non-cash donations, given to the Philippines in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan. The portal offers detail...
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Should Development RCTs Be Blind? Not So Fast
Matt Collin
May 06, 2014
Proponents of the use of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in impact evaluation and development research often point out the close link between these trials and their clinical counterparts in the world of medical research. 
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Where in the World Are US Development Initiatives? – A New Interactive Mapping Tool
Ben Leo
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Robert Morello
May 05, 2014
The Rethinking US Development Policy team has launched a new tool: “US Development Initiatives: Where in The World Are They?” This allows users to geographically explore US development policy efforts as well as the quantity of aid commitments, and the magnitude of trade and investment.
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Scarcity: Why Having So Little Means So Much, an Interview with Sendhil Mullainathan
April 28, 2014
My guest this week, behavioral economist Sendhil Mullainathan, is a Harvard professor and non-resident fellow at CGD who is transforming how people think about poverty, and what can be done to support poor people in improving their lives. Sendhil was recently at CGD to discuss his new book,&nbs...
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Is It Time to End the Nigeria Aid Charade?
Ben Leo
April 25, 2014
Following its recent 90 percent GDP adjustment, Nigeria is now a solidly middle-income country. With an income per capita of $2,700, it now stands alongside countries like the Philippines and Morocco. Not exactly a rich country per se, but with a GDP of roughly $500 billion, it’s far from an i...