The Imperative of Development: The Wolfensohn Center at Brookings

ISBN-13: 9780815732556 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 304 str.

Geoffrey Gertz; Homi Kharas; Johannes F. Linn

Opis

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.

Spis treści

• Acknowledgments
• Foreword
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Meeting the Challenge of Development
• 3. The Imperative of Development
• 4. Farewell to Development's Old Divides
• 5. Scaling Up Development Impact
• 6. The Challenge of Reaching Scale
• 7. The Effectiveness of Development Assistance
• 8. Measuring the Quality of Aid
• 9.An Agenda for the Busan High-Level
• 10. Forum on Aid Effectiveness
• 11. Youth Inclusion in the Middle East
• 12. Generation in Waiting
• 13. Why Young Syrians Prefer Public Sector Jobs
• 14. Investing in Early Child Development
• 15. Scaling Up Early Childhood Development in South Africa
• 16. Global Governance for Development
• 17. Global Governance Reform
• 18. This Summit's Promise
• 19. Is the G-20 Summit a Step Toward a New Global Economic Order?
• Epilogue
• About the Contributors
• Wolfensohn Center for Development Publications
• Notes
• Index