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Development in 2016 – CGD Podcast

Rajesh Mirchandani
December 20, 2016
In 2016 on the CGD Podcast, we have discussed some of development's biggest questions: How do we pay for development? How do we measure the sustainable development goals (SDGs)? What should we do about refugees and migrants? And is there life yet in the notion of globalism? The links to all the ...
PODCAST

This Year in Development
December 20, 2016
In 2016 on the CGD Podcast, we have discussed some of development's biggest questions: How do we pay for development? How do we measure the sustainable development goals (SDGs)? What should we do about refugees and migrants? And is there life yet in the notion of globalism? In this edition, we b...
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Beyond Aid—and Microcredit: Three Recommendations to Promote Women’s Economic Empowerment

Megan O'Donnell
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Tanvi Jaluka
November 14, 2016
Recently CGD hosted the Second Annual Birdsall House Conference on Women, which focused on beyond-aid approaches for women’s economic empowerment, with particular emphasis on private sector engagement. CGD experts have written about how international organizations and natio...
BRIEF

Should Countries Be More Like Shopping Malls? A Proposal for Service Performance Guarantees
Alan Gelb et al.
August 19, 2016
Many developing countries have made progress in political openness and economic management but still struggle to attract private sector investments. Potential investors to these countries have many concerns that can broadly be classified into high costs and high actual or perceived risks. Drawing on...