A Prize for Africa’s Roads, UK Election & Development, The Future of ODA
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Africa’s Roads: A New Prize Challenge
Across sub-Saharan Africa, less than 50 percent of roads are paved—exacerbating poverty, reducing life quality, and undermining economic growth. How can the continent ensure investments in new road technologies are made? Gyude Moore and Kia Muleta suggest a bold new incentive: a prize challenge. Here’s what needs to go into it:
The UK Election and Development
On July 4, the UK goes to the polls. As we approach election day, Andy Sumner asks: What are political parties pledging on development? In a new analysis, he examines the parties' manifestos across the political spectrum, focusing on money, ministries, and motives. Read on for the potential implications for UK development priorities:
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Lessons on ODA Reform
Is official development assistance (ODA) still relevant? And if so, what could its future look like? At a recent CGD and Agence Française de Développement workshop, senior leaders addressed these questions and more, providing practical proposals for ODA reform. Rachael Calleja, Pierre Jacquet, and Masood Ahmed share key takeaways:
📅 Upcoming Events
July 9-10
This two-day event will take place at both the World Bank and the Center for Global Development.
The World Bank Group’s Annual Conference on Development Economics—ABCDE—is a key forum to stimulate an exchange of ideas between leaders in global policy discussions and policymakers from the Bank’s member countries. Beginning in 2024, ABCDE will be co-sponsored with a partner organization. This year, to strengthen the collaboration between researchers and policymakers, the conference will be co-organized by the Center for Global Development.
July 9
Join experts and policymakers as we launch a special issue of Health Systems & Reform to celebrate ten years of building priority-setting institutions around the world and discuss how rigorous evidence-based priority-setting can support smart spending decisions in times of fiscal crises.