Publications

This report offers a snapshot analysis of the Republic of Georgia's Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) compact implementation to date. The MCC and the Millennium Challenge Georgia Fund (MCG) are c...chevron_right

This essay briefly discusses a number of links in the chain between school construction and improvements in the quality of life –between construction and enrollment, between enrollment and learning, a...chevron_right

Many countries remain stuck in conditions of low productivity that many call "poverty traps." Economic growth is only one aspect of development; another key dimension of development is the expansion o...chevron_right

This paper provides high-resolution estimates of the global potential and cost of utility-scale photovoltaic and concentrating solar power technologies and uses a spatially explicit model to identify ...chevron_right

This paper contributes to ongoing discussions about the role of Sudan's $35 billion in external debt obligations – both for a unified Sudan and a possible Southern secession. First, it examines Sudan‘...chevron_right

This report sets out a way to prevent an all-too-common form of theft from some of the world’s poorest people. An illegitimate, unelected regime signs a contract with a foreign agent, handing over par...chevron_right

This brief provides an overview of the findings of the Commitment to Development Index 2010, carried out by the Center for Global Development. The Commitment to Development Index (CDI) ranks 22 of the...chevron_right

Foreign aid often works, but it is often criticized for being ineffective or even for undermining progress in developing countries. This brief describes a new approach, Cash on Delivery Aid, which giv...chevron_right

Female education and family planning are both critical for sustainable development, and they obviously merit expanded support without any appeal to global climate considerations. However, even relativ...chevron_right

Health conditions in developing countries are becoming more like those in developed countries, with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) predominating and infectious diseases declining. The increased awar...chevron_right

This paper discusses the political feasibility and political implications of cash transfers in the specific context of resource-rich states. Identifying the contexts in which this policy is mostly lik...chevron_right

This paper looks at China’s role in Africa from the Chinese perspective. The main conclusion is that China, as an emerging global player and one of Africa’s largest trading and financial partners, can...chevron_right

In this paper, the authors look at the scale and scope of emerging donors, many of which are developing economies themselves. On the basis of a survey of the literature, the authors find that estimate...chevron_right

This report addresses the largely neglected questions surrounding aid development impact, and helps fill the research gap by focusing on what might be called aid agency effectiveness, or what we call ...chevron_right

This paper focuses on how budgetary scorekeeping systems affect governments’ ability or willingness to support innovative development finance initiatives and explores several options to overcome the r...chevron_right