The First Trump Administration and Development

CGD experts closely monitored what the change in leadership in the United States meant for US development policy. This series contains detailed analysis of the first Trump administration’s actions.

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Zombie Policy on International Family Planning Rises Again
Amanda Glassman
January 23, 2017
On his first day in the office, President Trump signed an executive order reinstating a 30-year-old political hot potato, the “Mexico City Policy." Like many, I will point out that reinstating the global gag rule does not reduce abortion.
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The Dangers of Deal Making for Development
Scott Morris
January 17, 2017
Private sector development has long been viewed as essential for economic growth in developing countries, and the US role in promoting it has focused mostly on how developing country governments could best set a policy environment that made it possible. But let’s consider the risks of con...