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The global health landscape is more fragmented than ever. A growing number of organizations and initiatives has created an overly complex system for health financing that is overburdening countries. Further, the system is proving increasingly unsustainable amidst constrained budgets that are unable ...

Europe finds itself at both a geopolitical and fiscal crossroads. It must meet the demands of the new world order, address unfolding conflict and humanitarian crises across the globe, tackle the climate crisis and invest in its partner countries. But its finances are inadequate to deal with the mult...

I’ve been reading Amartya Sen’s The Idea of Justice recently (and slowly). It’s my wife’s copy, signed by the great man himself. In it, he continually returns to the argument that in choosing arrangements that affect justice and fairness in the world we must take consideration of the views of those ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has long recommended mass deworming of children in endemic areas on the grounds that it improves health and nutrient uptake. Mass deworming is recommended at least once per year if, based on population survey, over 20 percent of pre-school and school-age children ...

Watch CGD's Non-Resident Fellow, Ratna Sahay, in an external event with the Peterson Institute of International Economics (PIIE).

The 80th anniversary of Bretton Woods has brought forth many proposals on how the IMF should change to respond to emerging economic and financial challenges and to a very different geopolitical context. A common theme across these proposals is that the IMF can only remain relevant, effective, and le...

After taking office amid COVID-19 and increasingly urgent alarms about the threat of climate change, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen started  making the case for MDB reform underscoring that these institutions, while vital, were no longer fit for purpose. Her priority was to support the evolution of...

The insinuation that the informal work of bringing up families, cultures, and values is less real than the formal work of paid employment reflects a crucial mindset shift that still needs to happen. Care work is real work. It may be informal and undervalued, but it is real work.