Million Dollar Question: Does Fairtrade Work?
Million Dollar Question: Does Fairtrade Work?6/6/14You may have recently seen articles in one of several media outlets about a new study that purportedly shows that Fairtrade has failed African...
View ArticleCGD Europe’s Humble New Abode
CGD Europe’s Humble New Abode6/6/14The Center for Global Development in Europe has moved to an iconic London landmark, Somerset House.
View ArticleSnakes on a Log Frame: Cobra Effects and Payment by Results
Snakes on a Log Frame: Cobra Effects and Payment by Results8/8/14Administrators in colonial-era Delhi, the story goes, had a problem. The growing capital city bordered agricultural land, bringing more...
View Article12 Principles for Payment by Results (PbR) in the Real World
12 Principles for Payment by Results (PbR) in the Real World8/27/14Development agencies are increasingly interested in making aid more transparent, stakeholder-led, and effective by expanding the use...
View ArticleWhy ‘Beyond Aid’ Matters for Development
Why ‘Beyond Aid’ Matters for Development9/24/14The UK House of Commons International Development Committee is undertaking a very interesting inquiry which happens to be right up our street.
View ArticleMigration and Development: Small Tweaks for Big Benefits
Migration and Development: Small Tweaks for Big Benefits1/6/15Britain’s highly charged debate about immigration means that migration systems and policies are potentially in flux—a chance, perhaps, for...
View ArticleThe Can and Can’t of Cat Bonds
The Can and Can’t of Cat Bonds2/24/15The emerging consensus is that the response to Ebola is a test that most richcountries failed. Given that the next public health challenge is a ‘when’, not an ‘if’,...
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Guarantees, Subsidies, or Paying for Success? Choosing the Right Instrument...
Guarantees, Subsidies, or Paying for Success? Choosing the Right Instrument to Catalyze Private Investment in Developing Countries - Working Paper 402Publications5/5/15Governments, donors, and public...
View ArticleHow Should Donors Work with the Private Sector?
How Should Donors Work with the Private Sector?Blog Post6/12/15We are enthusiastic about the growing interest in supporting private investment in developing countries, but it matters a lot how this is...
View ArticleHow Should Donors Work with the Private Sector? John Simon Disagrees with Us
How Should Donors Work with the Private Sector? John Simon Disagrees with UsBlog Post6/17/15In an earlier blog post, we explained why we think that donors and development finance institutions are...
View ArticleHow Should Donors Work with the Private Sector? Responding to John Simon
How Should Donors Work with the Private Sector? Responding to John SimonBlog Post6/24/15In his post, John Simon, a former CGD visiting fellow, politely disagreed with our suggestion that donors are...
View ArticleDFID’s “Energy Africa” Campaign Launch: Three Fast Facts, One Bad Idea, and...
DFID’s “Energy Africa” Campaign Launch: Three Fast Facts, One Bad Idea, and at Least One Way ForwardBlog Post7/23/15On Monday, Grant Shapps, the UK's Minister of State at the Department for...
View ArticleThe Need for Humanitarian Assistance Is Outstripping the Funding
The Need for Humanitarian Assistance Is Outstripping the...Charts and Graphics Saturday, August 29, 2015 - 7:36pmComparing what agencies assert they needed and with what donors fund paints a stark...
View ArticleAgencies Are Scaling Up Humanitarian Cash Transfers, But Most Come with...
Agencies Are Scaling Up Humanitarian Cash Transfers, But...Charts and Graphics Saturday, August 29, 2015 - 8:17pmMost humanitarian cash transfers have strings attached, but unconditional transfers are...
View ArticleCash Transfers Make Up a Small Portion of Humanitarian Aid
Cash Transfers Make Up a Small Portion of Humanitarian AidCharts and Graphics Saturday, August 29, 2015 - 8:36pmDonors spent $23 billion on humanitarian aid in 2014; $1 billion of this was for...
View ArticleHumanitarian Agencies Have Not Yet Moved to Large-Scale Unconditional...
Humanitarian Agencies Have Not Yet Moved to Large-Scale...Charts and Graphics Saturday, August 29, 2015 - 8:53pmThe 368 programs about which we know both the type of budget and how the cash transfer...
View ArticleLarger Budgets Don't Necessarily Mean More Beneficiaries of Humanitarian...
Larger Budgets Don't Necessarily Mean More Beneficiaries...Charts and Graphics Sunday, August 30, 2015 - 5:08pmThough it’s easy to focus on top-line budgets, what ultimately matters is the number of...
View ArticlePer-Person Budgets of Vary across Program Type
Per-Person Budgets of Vary across Program TypeCharts and Graphics Sunday, August 30, 2015 - 10:15pmPeople who are skeptical about ‘cash for training’ can point out how expensive those programs are. But...
View ArticleHumanitarian Cash Transfers: Six Things We Know and One (Big) Thing We Don’t
Humanitarian Cash Transfers: Six Things We Know and One (Big) Thing We Don’tBlog Post8/31/15There’s a growing consensus that humanitarian cash transfers can help to bridge the widening gap between...
View ArticleTackling the Resource Curse to Undermine Illegitimate Regimes: A CGD Policy...
Tackling the Resource Curse to Undermine Illegitimate Regimes: A CGD Policy Breakfast with Leif WenarBlog Post9/11/15What do Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, Bashar al-Assad, Muammar Gaddafi, and the...
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