Nov 30, 2010
A crisis is unfolding in India's microcredit sector that-- beyond its immediate effects on borrowers and lenders-- will greatly affect the future of financial services for the poor. I'm joined by David Roodman, senior fellow here at the Center for Global Development and author of the forthcoming book Due Diligence: A...
Nov 22, 2010
The Wonkcast is taking a Thanksgiving holiday this week. This episode was originally posted on October 4, 2010. We're re-releasing it to highlight the newly published QuODA methodological report, which you'll find here.
Donors, academics, and development advocates have long recognized that not all aid is created equal....
Nov 15, 2010
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Nov 8, 2010
G-20 leaders gathering in Seoul this week face a full plate of issues, most prominently the effort to stave off beggar-thy-neighbors currency devaluations. This week on the Global Prosperity Wonkcast, we've distilled highlights from a private briefing I organized where five CGD experts shared their views on key issues...
Nov 1, 2010
Heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and cancers are usually considered diseases of the rich world, the result of too much food and too little exercise. But these serious diseases are already a huge problem in the developing world, accounting for about half of the burden of disease. Yet new research from...