Mar 30, 2010
Has technology boosted the ability of citizens
in African countries to influence their governments? This week, I'm
joined by Rakesh Rajani, founder and head of Twaweza, an initiative that promotes
transparency and accountability in Tanzania and other countries in
East Africa. His organization has made good use of both...
Mar 23, 2010
My guest this week is Owen Barder, a visiting fellow
here at the Center for the Global Development and the director of
the AidInfo project at Development Initiatives, a UK-based
NGO. Owen's current work focuses on improving the transparency of
the international aid system—making it easier to know where and how
aid is...
Mar 19, 2010
This week, I’m joined on the
Global Prosperity Wonkcast by Kimberly Ann
Elliott, a senior fellow here at the Center for Global
Development. Kim’s research focuses on ways in which rich country
trade policy affects the developing world. She currently chairs
CGD’s
working group on Global Trade Preference...
Mar 9, 2010
I'm joined this week by Ayah Mahgoub, a program coordinator here at the Center for Global Development who works on issues related to the effectiveness of foreign aid. Along with Nancy Birdsall and Bill Savedoff, Ayah is working on designing a new form of development assistance called Cash on Delivery Aid that would pay...
Mar 2, 2010
I'm joined on the Wonkcast this week by
Julius
Kiiza, a visiting fellow here at the Center for Global
Development. Julius is an associate professor at Makerere
University in Kampala, Uganda and is spending time at CGD on a
grant from the Canadian International
Development Research Center. His research addresses...