Tag: Center for Global Development

The Gulf Migration Model: Can It Be Sustained? (Charles Kenny, Central for Global Development)

Gulf countries are world leaders in using worker mobility to fill employment gaps, a history that may serve them well as their populations age...

How Far Have Southeast Asian Countries Come with Digitizing Vaccination Certificates? (Azusa Sato and Anit Mukherjee, Center for Global Development)

In May, we examined the possibility of Southeast Asian countries working together to create a regional COVID-19 Vaccination Certification (CVC) system. We posited that CVCs present...

The Future of Globalization (Masood Ahmed and Nancy Lee, Center for Global Development)

Amidst the debate, fears, political polarization, and regrets surrounding globalization, we cannot ignore a central reality: much of it is not reversible or even...

The US Trade Representative Outlined a New US-China Trade Policy. What Does This Mean for Africa? (W. Gyude Moore, Center for Global Development)

After a lengthy review of the Trump administration’s trade policy toward China, the Biden administration unveiled its approach on October 4th. It is the conclusion of...

How to Destroy a Country: Does Ethiopia Have a Future? (Mark Lowcock, Center for Global Development)

Here’s an easy five-point plan for the leadership of a country which has emerged from civil war and dire poverty over recent decades and...

Diplomacy is Good, But the D in DFC is for Development (Erin Collinson and Charles Kenny, Center for Global Development)

The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has been operating for less than two years, and already some lawmakers are keen to expand its...

Pandemic. The Next Pandemic Could Come Soon and Be Deadlier (Center for Global Development)

Eleni Smitham and Amanda Glassman Pandemic risk is largely underestimated and actions to prepare for outbreaks are grossly underinvested. The spread and severity of COVID-19 felt like...

Africa. Lagos to Mombasa: How Does Africa Attract Private Investment to Meet Its Development Needs? (Center for Global Development)

W. Gyude Moore The IMF is warning of a dangerous divergence. In high-income countries where vaccines have been distributed and COVID-19 is being brought under control,...

China. The Future of Development: Lessons from China’s Success (and Failures) (Center for Global Development)

Shanta Devarajan and Ranil Dissanayake Our series on the big challenges and opportunities for developing countries over the next couple of decades has so far largely focused on specific...

Afghanistan/Pakistan. With US Withdrawal, Rights of Afghan Refugees in Pakistan Hang in the Balance (Center for Global Development)

Denielle Amparado, Helen Dempster and Imran Khan Laghari For over forty years, Pakistan has hosted over 1.4 million registered Afghan refugees, and approximately one million more unregistered Afghan...

Future Pandemics – What’s Next? Predicting The Frequency and Scale of Future Pandemics (Center for Global Development)

Center for Global Development writes: Amid a pandemic, it is difficult to consider preparing for the next one, especially when there is no certainty...

India – Delivering Social Assistance during COVID with a “Digital-First” Approach: Lessons from India (Center for Global Development)

Alan Gelb, Anit Mukherjee and Brian Webster write: As the COVID-19 pandemic started to exact a toll on lives and livelihoods in early 2020, countries imposed strict...

India – Social Assistance and Information in the Initial Phase of the COVID-19 Crisis: Lessons from a Household Survey in India (Center for Global...

Alan Gelb , Anurodh Giri , Anit Mukherjee , Kritika Shukla , Mitul Thapliyal and Brian Webster write: Together with a lockdown and an information campaign, India’s early response to the Covid-19 pandemic included...

UK – Why the UK Treasury’s Obsession with Targets Is Damaging for Development (Center for Global Development)

Euan Ritchie writes for Center for Global Development: After deciding that the UK can only afford to spend around £10 billion in aid as...

USA – Power Play: USAID’s Administrator Makes the Case for Global Engagement, More Focus on Effectiveness (Center for Global Development)

Erin Collinson, Sarah Rose write for Center for Global Development: USAID Administrator Samantha Power appeared before House and Senate authorizing committees late last week...

Gender & Equality – Gender Data Systems: Better Data for All (Center for Global Development)

Mayra Buvinic and Shaida Badiee write: Earlier this month, nearly 50,000 people from civil society organizations, governments, and corporations convened in Paris for the Generation...