US Development Policy

More from the Series

Blog Post
What the Global Fragility Act Can Learn from the Millennium Challenge Corporation
Sarah Rose
September 10, 2020
MCC’s experience offers useful lessons for the State Department and other GFA implementing agencies.
Blog Post
Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act Proposes Concrete Actions to Improve Evidence, Outcomes, and Equity for Pregnant People
Carleigh Krubiner et al.
August 12, 2020
The US is facing growing concerns about how COVID-19 could negatively impact maternal health & exacerbate racial inequities in care and outcomes surrounding childbirth—but there's an opportunity for reform ahead.
Blog Post
Don’t Bank on an IDB Capital Increase: Why Shareholders Should Carefully Weigh their Bets
Clemence Landers
and
Karen Mathiasen
August 06, 2020
CGD colleagues raised questions and concerns at the time of the announcement. In weighing his possibly presidency, an especially salient question becomes: can Claver-Carone deliver a general capital increase (GCI)?
Blog Post
Not DFC’s Best Kodak Moment: Five Questions About the Development Agency’s First Domestic Investment
Clemence Landers
and
Prashant Yadav
July 30, 2020
DFC’s first domestic DPA loan is an opportunity to have a fresh look at the program and raise a new round of questions for the agency.
TESTIMONY
Testimony on Critical US Supply Chains Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
Prashant Yadav
July 24, 2020
On July 23, 2020, CGD Senior Fellow Prashant Yadav appeared before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade at a hearing titled “Trade, Manufacturing, and Critical Supply Chains: Lessons From COVID-19.” Yadav’s testimony noted the vulnerabilities in supply chains for medical products clearly e...
Blog Post
Strengthen Your IQ! Rethinking Development Impact with DFC’s New Ex-Ante Measurement Tool
Jocilyn Estes
and
Clemence Landers
July 23, 2020
At the end of June, DFC launched the first iteration of its Impact Quotient (IQ) development measurement tool, a new process that will rate a project’s likely results. DFC plans to use IQ at every stage of the investment process—from concept and selection, to implementation and monitoring—to assess ...
TESTIMONY
Testimony on COVID-19 and U.S. International Pandemic Preparedness
Jeremy Konyndyk
June 30, 2020
On June 30, 2020, CGD senior policy fellow Jeremy Konyndyk testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at a hearing titled "COVID-19 and U.S. International Pandemic Preparedness, Prevention, and Response: Additional Perspectives." Konyndyk's testimony highlighted key ...