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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 [...]
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 [...]
A top priority for IGD this year is monitoring the implementation of the new global development policy announced by President Obama last September and reinforced by the Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR) findings released by Secretary Clinton in December. In January, USAID Administrator Raj Shah gave a major address on reforms that his agency [...]
At the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Administrator Shah announced USAID’s support for WEF’s New Vision for Agriculture initiative. IGD joins USAID in applauding the initiative as an opportunity to increase private sector investment in African agriculture. The New Vision for Agriculture is led by 17 global companies including Archer Daniels Midland, Cargill, Coca-Cola, [...]
IGD’s core belief is that the right combination of effective development policies and increased business investment will create a sustainable path out of poverty for people living in poor countries. As 2010 draws to a close, I would like to share a few highlights of IGD’s work over the past year and our vision for [...]
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton unveiled the first-ever Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review (QDDR) yesterday and told the Town Hall audience that the central question the QDDR seeks to answer is “How can we do better?” Calling the QDDR “a blueprint for elevating American civilian power to better advance our national interests,” Secretary Clinton outlined four [...]
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 [...]
