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One way U.S. government development agencies can move toward a 21st century development model that involves a more strategic relationship with business is by strengthening development finance tools. While these tools were adequate for a time when foreign assistance was a straightforward relationship between governments, they have yet to catch up to take full advantage [...]
Members of IGD’s Leadership Council sent a letter to Congress last week making the case that disproportionate cuts to international affairs funding would do little to help the deficit, since the entire account makes up less than 1% of the federal budget, and would harm the bipartisan effort during the last two administrations to improve [...]
IGD has long been part of a bipartisan effort to reform U.S. foreign policies to maximize development impact. The U.S. development approach needs to be updated and sharpened to better measure impact, target resources to what works, leverage contributions of the private sector and strengthen poor countries so they can meet the needs of their [...]
Election impact Following the recent election, IGD is thinking carefully about the impact of a divided government on our agenda. The common wisdom is that periods when Republicans and Democrats share power can often be more productive since the two parties have greater incentive to cooperate. The good news for our key issues is that [...]
President Obama’s announcement last week of a new U.S. Global Development Policy was a big step toward a more effective and more coherent approach to spurring economic growth and reducing poverty around the world. As called for in IGD’s Business Case for Foreign Aid Reform and in the recent post by Tim Solso and Terry [...]
The business case for foreign aid reform | Administration update | Legislative update The Business Case for Foreign Aid Reform IGD has written a new paper that demonstrates why aid reform is a critical concern to U.S. business. The Business Case for Foreign Aid Reform argues that one of the best ways to boost growth and [...]
Development Policy: New Partnership for Trade Development Act November, 18, 2009 New legislation would remove barriers in the U.S. market to products from the world’s poorest countries Read more expand(document.getElementById(‘ddet304408381′));expand(document.getElementById(‘ddetlink304408381′)) On November 18, Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA) introduced legislation – the New Partnership for Trade Development Act – to remove barriers in the U.S. market [...]
