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Dec
10
2008
3:00—5:00 PM
December 08, 2008
The Commission on the Social Determinants of Health (CSDH) is a global network of policy makers, researchers and civil society organizations brought together by the World Health Organization (WHO) to give support in tackling the social causes of poor health and avoidable health inequalities (health...
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November 04, 2008
World food prices risen over the past five years at an alarming pace after decreasing for three consecutive decades. CGD visiting fellow Nora Lustig argues that despite some relief since July 2008, the price hikes significantly set back poverty reduction, upset social stability, promote inflation, c...
October 06, 2008
CGD policy experts are urging the International Monetary Fund to push for the inclusion of emerging market and developing countries in the re-write of bank supervision guidelines and other international financial rules that they say is likely to happen soon as a result of the global financial crisis...
Oct
6
2008
10:30—12:00 PM
September 16, 2008
Commodity prices may have sagged somewhat but the latest spike in food prices will not be the last. Moreover, tight markets, climate change, and the changing role of investors in commodity markets all suggest that food price volatility may be greater in the future. Even with more investment in agric...
Jul
21
2008
5:30—7:00 PM
July 14, 2008
Please join us for a discussion on the policy challenges of spiking food prices in Latin America and how governments are responding. The sharp rise in the cost of food and fuel is threatening the economic stability and growth prospects of many Latin American countries--which, in turn, puts the regio...