May 29, 2007
Report of the Global Health Forecasting Working Group Now Available
CGD convened the Global Health Forecasting Working Group in 2006 to study the challenges surrounding demand forecasting.
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May 29, 2007
Bono and DATA Get a Heavy Medal
The unofficial dean of the global poverati, U2 lead singer Bono, and the advocacy organization he co-founded, DATA, will be the 2007 recipients of the National Constitution Center's Liberty Medal, recognizing "groundbreaking work in raising awareness about and spurring a global response to the crisis of AIDS and extreme poverty in Afri
May 25, 2007
A Window for Reform of the World Bank President Selection Process: A Three-Year Term
Peter Goodman's article in today’s Washington Post (Wanted: World Bank President: Experience Required) suggests that the U.S. administration has learned an important lesson from recent events: the right experience and qualifications matter.
May 23, 2007
Development Marketplace 2007: More Ideas than Money
*This entry is cross-posted at Hot Ideas / Cool Projects
May 23, 2007
Downside of Open, Merit-Based Selection Process for World Bank President?
Our survey on the selection of the new World Bank president solicits views on replacement of the current selection process by one that is “open, competitive and merit-based, without regard to nationality.” These principles reflect the view expressed in an open letter signed by more than 330 people from many development-related organizations--including both of us.
May 22, 2007
Leadership Selection at an International Financial Institution: What Are the Rules?
I hope you will take the survey we launched this week, Choosing the Next World Bank President, which among other things includes questions about the selection process for that job.
May 21, 2007
No Easy Task: The MCC Tackles Corruption
On May 9, CSIS hosted a panel discussion to launch the Millennium Challenge Corporation's new paper on its role in the fight against corruption.
May 21, 2007
Cross Cutting Lessons from Seven Millennium Challenge Account Countries
In a new brief, Lessons from Seven Countries: Reflections on the Millennium Challenge Account, Sarah Lucas, former senior associate for research and policy at CGD, draws together observations and reflections on the common key themes, successes and lessons that emerge from her country reports.
May 17, 2007
Pathway to Patients: Lessons from Today's Market for Tomorrow's TB Drugs
* This post is co-authored by Jessica Pickett
May 17, 2007
After Wolfowitz: Choice of Next World Bank President Crucial
With the overdue resignation of Paul Wolfowitz, a very difficult period has ended at the World Bank. What matters now is the selection of the next bank president. The high cost of rubber-stamping the choice of a single government should now be evident to all concerned.
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