Publications

This publication describes the concept of state building and explains why it matters to the US and global development.chevron_right

This publication explains how global trade may affect development. The second portion analyzes US trade relations with the developing world.chevron_right

This publication analyzes the impacts of HIV/AIDS in the developing world, pointing to human and economic impacts, the global spread of the disease and what can be done to fight it. Subsequently, the ...chevron_right

This publication analyzes why education is essential for development, commenting on capacity building, gender equality and primary school enrolement. The paper reviews the US history of education and ...chevron_right

This publication gives an introduction to US assistance for global development, explaining what the US does for development assistance, how much the US is spending and who receives US assistance. Furt...chevron_right

This publication answers the question of why the developed world, in this particular case the US, should care about global development.chevron_right

This publication argues that once Mugabe is gone and Zimbabwe has an "acceptable" political leadership, donors may need to apply post-conflict recovery strategies, given the country’s fragility. The a...chevron_right

This paper sets out the shortcomings of the practices and processes of the aid business on which revised research has shed light, but which have not been adequately or explicitly incorporated into the...chevron_right

This paper shows that Zimbabwe is a country in deep economic and political crisis, but also one whose situation could change quickly. Waiting until the day after the fall of President Robert Mugabe co...chevron_right

This publication estimates the welfare gains that would be lost from a superficial agreement in the Doha Round of trade negotiations. The author further on points to specific negotiating priorities th...chevron_right

This publication grades rich countries’ barriers against developing country exports. The author concludes that with respect to developing countries, New Zealand is least protective, followed by the US...chevron_right

This publication criticizes the fact that the US food aid program by law has to provide food grown in the US, processed, shipped by US firms and distributed through US-based agencies and organizations...chevron_right

This publication asks why Africa’s share of global non-extractive Foreign Direct Investment has been declining. The authors argue that part of this trend can be traced to lingering sentiments against ...chevron_right

This publication argues that the best approach to the Doha Development Round would be a "grand bargain," including deep cuts in agricultural tariffs and subsidies in industrial countries, major cuts i...chevron_right

Zimbabwe may technically be a country at peace, but it is suffering from extraordinary levels of political instability, economic dislocation and social upheaval, similar to a war-torn country. This su...chevron_right