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10 (Almost) No-New-Money Ideas for the Presidential Transition Teams on Development
Beth Schwanke
October 26, 2016
In no particular order, a suggested list of things to do—and things not to do.
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Attn: Presidential Transition Teams – 3 Big Ideas and 3 Smart Reforms for US Development Policy

Beth Schwanke
October 24, 2016
Global development isn't exactly a campaign issue. But we at CGD hope it's a policy area both presidential transition teams are taking very seriously. The next US president will need to confront and prevent crises where our development and humanitarian assistance is a far more usef...
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Three Big Ideas + Three Smart Reforms for US Development Policy
US Development Policy Team
October 19, 2016
Attention presidential transition teams: the Rethinking US Development Policy team at the Center for Global Development strongly urges you to include these three big ideas in your first year budget submission to Congress and pursue these three smart reforms during your first year...
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A White House Own Goal on Energy Poverty?
July 08, 2013
I’m in full agreement with Todd that it’s great the Obama administration is focusing on energy in Africa (or at least, telling Ex-Im and OPIC to focus on energy in Africa).  Todd spent a good deal of time in 2012–13 encouraging White House to make the issue a signature US fore...