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Transforming USAID
Rajiv Shah told a CGD audience last week that he is transforming USAID into a modern development enterprise. Connie Veillette and William Savedoff assess progress and plans, including a welcome push to learn from success—and failure.

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New MDG Progress Map
Which countries are on track to meet the 2015 Millennium Development Goals? Which lag behind? See for yourself using this interactive web tool from research fellow Ben Leo and web wizard Steve Perlow.

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State of the Union Bingo
President Obama’s State of the Union address, like the U.S. mid-term elections, was not about development or even foreign policy. But our bingo players had a blast and in the end there were some winners.

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USAID Modernization Efforts Amid Budget Cut Fever: Connie Veillette

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Bill Savedoff has been working for more than 20 years on economic and social development issues. His work is focused on finding ways to improve the quality of social services in developing countries, with particular attention to incentives, institutions, and political economy. His most recent book is Cash on Delivery: A New Approach to Foreign Aid.

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