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Oct
17
2024
IN PERSON
Washington, DC
2:00—6:00 PM EDT & 9:00 AM—4:30 PM EST
September 20, 2024
Academics and researchers, representatives from foundations and donor agencies, and policymakers and practitioners will join CGD, Growth Teams, and the Charter Cities Institute for two days of panels and free-flowing conversations on growth. Panelists will kick off the summit by describing how growt...
WORKING PAPERS
April 21, 2022
Education is one of the most important public goods provided by modern governments. Yet governments worldwide seldom perform well in the sector. This raises the question: Why do governments preside over poor education quality? This paper answers this question with evidence from Tanzania.
Blog Post
June 01, 2021
The ongoing negotiations over a US-Kenya trade agreement embody the contradictions and likely pitfalls in the Biden Administration's Africa policy. Despite assurances from its promoters, the potential agreement remains unpopular in African states. Many observers view such a deal as potentially ...
Jun
30
2020
10:30—11:45 AM ET
June 29, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has had severe economic consequences across Africa. Even as, Africa is still in the middle of the outbreak, some have started to look at what recovery might look like beyond the pandemic. Sub-Saharan Africa’s economy is on course to contract by 2.8% in 2020, the deepest contrac...
Jan
28
2016
12:30—2:00 PM
January 15, 2016
Under what conditions can electoral politics lead to the emergence of strong legislatures? An underlying assumption in much of the literature on democratization and democratic consolidation is that electoral competition strengthens both vertical and horizontal accountability. Yet the spread of multi...