What Will America Do Differently Once It Signs On to the SDGs? – Podcast with...
If anyone understands the nuances and political realities of the American position on each of the seventeen Sustainable Development Goals, it is Tony Pipa. As the US Chief Negotiator for the Post-2015...
View ArticleCan Deliberative Democracy Cure the Resource Curse? – Podcast with Justin...
How can poor countries beat the resource curse? CGD research fellow Justin Sandefur returns to the Podcast hotseat to update us on a project that posed this question to ordinary people in Tanzania. CGD...
View ArticleTransforming Humanitarian Aid with Cash Transfers – Podcast with Degan Ali...
How can we make humanitarian aid better? Give refugees cash. That’s the main recommendation of a high level panel convened by the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), and chaired by...
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Does It Matter If We Don’t Achieve the SDGs? A New Podcast with Nancy...
Are the Sustainable Development Goals achievable? That’s a question I hear a lot from colleagues, journalists and friends. And, with the UN Summit to adopt the Goals looming, how will history look back...
View ArticleWhat Do the Global Goals Mean for Rich Countries? – Podcast with David Hallam
After hearing from Tony Pipa recently about the US take on the Post-2015 process, I sat down with David Hallam, UK Envoy for the Post-2015 Development Goals, to better understand the UK’s position on...
View ArticleCan MDBs Help End Poverty? – Podcast with Montek Ahluwalia
The very first Global Goal on the new UN development agenda, formally adopted earlier this month, is to “end poverty in all its forms everywhere.” On this week’s CGD podcast, economist Montek Singh...
View ArticleInvesting in Financial Inclusion – Podcast with Njuguna Ndung'u
With growth, development and financial inclusion high on the agenda at the recent World Bank/IMF meetings in Lima, Peru, this week's podcast looks back at an innovation that helped bring millions of...
View Article“Our Economy Depends on Maintaining the Forests” – Podcast with Brazil’s...
If you want a simple explanation of why climate change is a development issue, Juliana Santiago can provide it. The head of the Amazon Fund department at Brazil’s national development bank BNDES tells...
View ArticleReducing Inequality Does Not Equal Reducing Poverty – Podcast with Nora Lustig
A note of caution to policymakers on this edition of the CGD Podcast: make sure the policies you enact to reduce inequality do not end up raising poverty. That’s what my guest Nora Lustig found in her...
View Article"Every SDG Target Needs a Form of Identification"– Podcast with Alan Gelb and...
Imagine the panic and frustration you’d feel if you lost your passport or driver’s license. They are basic proofs of identity that we – in the developed world – readily use to access a huge range of...
View ArticleAre Anti–Money Laundering Policies Hurting Poor Countries? – Podcast with...
Are laws designed to prevent money laundering, terrorism-finance and sanctions violations unintentionally hurting people in poor countries? That’s the question a recent CGD Report seeks to address....
View ArticleA Call for Action on De-Risking – Podcast with US Treasury Under Secretary...
Recently, CGD launched a major report about how laws designed to prevent money being sent overseas to terrorists and criminals can also have unintended consequences for innocent people in developing...
View ArticleWhat to Expect at COP21 – Podcast with Frances Seymour
Next week, nations gather in Paris for the 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) with the goal of establishing a global plan to address climate change. That includes coming to agreements about how to both...
View ArticleCDI 2015: How Do Rich Countries’ Policies Affect Development? – Podcast with...
How much do rich countries’ policies help or hinder the world’s poorest people? That’s what CGD’s Commitment to Development Index (CDI) measures.Blog: CGD PodcastAuthor(s): Rajesh...
View ArticleFiscal Transfers for Better Health – Podcast with Amanda Glassman and Anit...
2015 has been the year we have been reminded that there have been major gains in development in many parts of the world, but that hundreds of millions of people still suffer the dangerous consequences...
View ArticleSo That Was 2015 – CGD Podcast
2015 was a big year for development – and for the CGD Podcast. We brought you key CGD research, spoke to major players in international development, and asked some tough questions: How can we help poor...
View ArticleTen Years of Progress at the African Development Bank – Podcast with Donald...
The African Development Bank is widely praised these days as one of the premier financial institutions in Africa. The past decade saw it place much greater emphasis on infrastructure financing, a...
View ArticleA Wish List for 2016 – Podcast with Nancy Birdsall
As well as being the beginning of a new year, this is also the start of CGD’s 15th anniversary year, so what better way to kick off than to invite our president Nancy Birdsall to cast her gaze back to...
View Article"Empowering Women Benefits Everyone"– Podcast with Susan Markham
In any given economy, women make up at least half the work force. Yet in many countries, women hold fewer assets and earn less than men. We already know why: income inequality is a direct consequence...
View ArticleCountries Most in Need of Aid Are Less Likely to Get It – Podcast with Owen...
Which country’s aid is the best? And who is giving what to whom? Recent statistics from the OECD tell us that the amount of aid given to poor countries was at an all-time high of $137.2bn in 2014 – the...
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