Publications

This paper reviews how macroeconomic policies shape the environment and incentives for growth that builds the middle class. The author concludes that the adoption of macro policies that favor the midd...chevron_right

This paper extends the environment component of the Commitment to Development Index to cover four of the biggest developing countries: Brazil, Russia, India and China, a group Goldman Sachs dubbed the...chevron_right

This paper examines the question of why trade liberalization in many African countries has not led to a decline in the size of the manufacturing sector or increased productivity of surviving domestic ...chevron_right

This paper contains a book review of Paul Collier's "The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries are Failing and What can be Done About It." The author explores whether or not Collier's proposed sol...chevron_right

This paper discusses the effects of global warming on developing countries. The author argues, with more detailed and systematic estimates than previously available, that the long-term effects on wor...chevron_right

This paper examines Chinese foreign aid policy toward the developing world. The author describes one of the mechanisms the country's government uses to implement its aid - the Chinese Export-Import Ba...chevron_right

This report examines the 2007 national elections in Sierra Leone. It sets the election in the context of the country's history as well as broader concerns about state building after conflict. The essa...chevron_right

This publication explains the risks of using the generalized method of moments (GMM) estimators for dynamic panel models and illustrates them with reference to two early applications of the estimators...chevron_right

This paper contains the main findings of the Center for Global Development's 2007 Commitment to Development Index. The poll ranks 21 of the world's richest countries on their dedication to policies th...chevron_right

This paper discusses US trade policy and its effects on developing countries. The author argues that policy is regressive, with the highest tariffs hitting mainly a handful of the world's poorest coun...chevron_right

This report addresses the controversy that surrounds IMF-supported programs in low-income countries and their effect on the health sector. The report explores the interaction between IMF-supported mac...chevron_right

This essay examines US engagement with weak and failing states. It tracks the origins of US interest in these states and highlights the changing threat perceptions in the wake of 11 September 2001 and...chevron_right

This report addresses the lack of accurate information about spending on health services and public health programs. It argues that this lack of information represents a key constraint for good policy...chevron_right

This brief shows that the effect of International Monetary Fund (IMF) programs on health spending is controversial. The brief reviews the findings of the Center for Global Development’s Working Group ...chevron_right

This brief illustrates that US President George W Bush wants to make the US relevant again in Latin America and tries to tackle long neglected social agendas - the pervasive poverty, inequality and ra...chevron_right