Center for Global Development

Ten Zero-Cost Development Ideas for 2011
Helping the world’s poor doesn’t have to cost money. CGD president Nancy Birdsall suggests 10 ways the United States and other rich countries can make things better this year without spending a dime.

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Preventing a(nother) Global Food Crisis
A sudden spike in commodity prices is raising fears of a renewed global food crisis. Kim Elliott and Vij Ramachandran suggest simple steps for the World Food Programme, U.S. EPA, and Congress to minimize global hunger. Photo: Aaron Hoffmeyer / CGD

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New: USAID Monitor
Connie Veillette announces the launch of CGD’s new USAID Monitor, which will track the rapidly changing agency’s activities and the wider U.S. policies that shape it.

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The Year Ahead in Global Health at CGD: Amanda Glassman

CGD's Policy Blogs

Views From the Center The Currency War: Risks for Latin America and the Role of Central Banks - Jan 7 Still Time to Prevent Another Food Price Crisis—and the One After That? - Jan 7 Ten Zero-Cost Ideas for Development Progress in 2011 - Jan 6 Ahead of his Time – the Amazing and Generous Dennis Whittle - Jan 6 More Posts		Global Health Policy Global Health Loves N-Grams Too! - Jan 6 Top 20 Posts of 2010 on CGD Global Health Policy Blog - Jan 5 The QDDR on USAID and the GHI: A Bridge to Nowhere? - Dec 22 Staff Consultation Draft Report on the Future of UNFPA – Comments and Feedback Requested - Dec 15 More Posts
Rethinking U.S. Foreign Assistance USAID Monitor Launch - Jan 10 Top 20 Posts of 2010 on CGD Rethinking U.S. Foreign Assistance Blog - Jan 5 A Quick and Dirty Reflection on the QDDR: State Compared to USAID - Jan 4 Happy New Year: MCC Board Quorum and January 5th Meeting; USAID Staffer Tracker Update - Jan 3 More Posts		Microfinance Open Book Weekly Tweets for 2011-01-07 - Jan 7 Good News: Microfinance Research Not As Bad As Medical Research - Jan 6 My Top 20 in 2010 - Jan 4 Weekly Tweets for 2010-12-31 - Dec 31 More Posts

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Nancy Birdsall

President

An internationally recognized expert on the impact of rich-country policies on poor people in developing countries, Nancy Birdsall is the author, co-author, or editor of more than a dozen books and over 100 articles in scholarly journals and monographs, published in English and Spanish. Her most recent book is Cash on Delivery: A New Approach to Foreign Aid.

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