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Global Prosperity Wonkcast
Posts Tagged: Fragile StatesKey Challenges for Jim Kim, New World Bank President—Nancy BirdsallApril 17, 2012Posted by Lawrence MacDonald in International Financial Institutions, World Bank Tags: Fragile States, IDA, International Financial Institutions, World Bank
After an unprecedented competition, with three official nominees, the World Bank announced on Monday that the board had selected Jim Yong Kim, the Korean-born U.S. nominee, as the next president of the World Bank. My guest on this week’s Wonkcast is CGD president Nancy Birdsall, who discusses why it matters who leads the bank and sets out key challenges for the incoming president. Podcast: Play in new window | Download Comment »Military and Development, a Not-So-Unlikely Pair — Vijaya Ramachandran and Julie WalzNovember 29, 2011Posted by Lawrence MacDonald in Fragile States, Global Development Tags: Fragile States, Global Develompent
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Comment »Prospects for South Sudan, the World’s Newest Nation: Ben LeoJuly 12, 2011Posted by Lawrence MacDonald in Debt Relief, Fragile States, Global Development Tags: Ben Leo, Debt relief, Fragile States, Oil, Sudan
My guest this week is Ben Leo, a CGD research fellow and expert on the economic issues concerning the new nation of South Sudan and its major challenges going forward. Podcast: Play in new window | Download 1 Comment »Satish Chand on the Challenges of Small Island StatesJuly 6, 2010Posted by Lawrence MacDonald in Climate Change, Fragile States, Globalization, Migration and Development Tags: Climate, Fragile States, Island nations, Migration, Satish Chand
Podcast: Play in new window | Download Comment »The Gulf Gusher & Africa’s Offshore Oil Boom: Todd Moss and Vijaya RamachandranJune 22, 2010Posted by Lawrence MacDonald in Africa, Climate Change, Fragile States, Governance/Democracy Tags: Environment, Fragile States, Oil, Todd Moss, Vijaya Ramachandran
My guests are Vijaya Ramachandran and Todd Moss, both senior fellows here at the Center for Global Development. Podcast: Play in new window | Download 1 Comment » |
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The U.S. military has become increasingly involved in economic development, fulfilling roles normally played by USAID and other development NGOs. My guests this week, senior fellow Vijaya Ramachandran and research assistant Julie Walz, discuss their recent paper written with Gregory Johnson on the Commander’s Emergency Response Program (CERP), which provides funds for development projects in Afghanistan as part of the military’s development operations. While Vij and Julie are not advocating for or against military involvement in development, they recognize its occurrence and offer practical recommendations.
On Saturday the world’s newest nation exuberantly celebrated its first independence day. The Republic of South Sudan, an area the size of Texas that is home to eight million people, has finally fulfilled its long-sought goal of freedom and self-determination. Independence however, is just the beginning.
Especially during the hot summer months, some of us might daydream about packing up and relocating to a small tropical island somewhere in the Pacific. From a development perspective, however, small island states face unique challenges—most obviously from rising sea levels, but also from the economic dynamics created by their small size and isolation. My guest this week is 
As the BP well in the Gulf of Mexico continues to spew thousands of barrels of oil each day, media attention has been focused on the toll on nearby economies and ecosystems and on the U.S. political response. On this edition of the Global Prosperity Wonkcast, we look beyond the Gulf of Mexico to explore what implications America’s biggest environmental disaster might hold for the new offshore oil boom getting underway in Africa. 
