Economic Growth

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PODCAST

The Man Who Almost Doubled Nigeria’s GDP

April 07, 2015

Blog Post

SDG Eight: Sharpening the Target on Economic Growth

Charles Kenny

April 02, 2015

This is one of a series of CGD blogs on tweaks to the SDG targets.  Target 8.1 calls for rapid per capita economic growth.  As this is a vital element of sustained progress on development, it is absolutely right that a comprehensive set of development goals include a growth target.  ...

POLICY PAPER

The World Bank at 75

Scott Morris

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Madeleine Gleave

March 31, 2015

This paper examines courses of action that could help the bank could adapt to shifting development priorities. It investigates how country eligibility standards might evolve and how the bank might start to break away from its traditional “loans to countries” model.

Blog Post

Ben Leo Testifies on Modernizing the US Approach to Promoting Economic Engagement in Africa

Erin Collinson

March 24, 2015