"Fragility"-the combination of poor governance, limited institutional capability, low social cohesion, and weak legitimacy-leads to erosion of the social contract and diminished resilience. This study reviews how the international community has responded to this challenge and offers ideas on how that response can be improved.
In this report, CSIS and JICA-RI analyze the challenges and opportunities that exist in the pursuit of the "data revolution" called for by the UN High-Level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda.
Transforming Tomorrow's Developing Economies through Technology and In
Innovation and technology are increasingly at the heart of economic growth around the world and will be crucial tools for addressing emerging issues such as global urbanization and growing demand for food, energy, and water.
Highlights the research and policy analysis produced by the Wolfensohn Center for Development at Brookings. The Imperative of Development chronicles the growth and expansion of the first center for development research in Brookings's 100-year history and traces how the seeds of this initiative continue to bear fruit.
The Implementation of Obama's Economic Stimulus Program
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) was an intervention of historic proportions in the US economy during the Great Recession. What lessons for the future can we learn from this massive federal program? In this book, scholars from public administration and public policy analyze the fraught politics and complex implementation of ARRA.
The Implementation of Obama's Economic Stimulus Program
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) was an intervention of historic proportions in the US economy during the Great Recession. What lessons for the future can we learn from this massive federal program? In this book, scholars from public administration and public policy analyze the fraught politics and complex implementation of ARRA.
Now, more than ever, the world needs growth oriented and socially inclusive policymaking Is the world giving up on the promise of ever greater prosperity for all, on functioning democratic institutions, and on long term peace? Is the special set of circumstances that led to the recent rapid growth in emerging markets unlikely to be present in the ......
Growth Traps and Opportunities for Six African Economies
Examines the economic growth experiences of six fast-growing and/or economically dominant African countries. Expert African researchers offer unique perspectives into the challenges and issues in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, and South Africa.
The face of global development is changing rapidly, and the CSIS Global Development Monitor seeks to address the complex issues highlighted by the recently adopted Sustainable Development Goals.
