From Austerity To Growth
Stephany Griffith-Jones – The discussion about additional financial capacity for the EU has not led to tangible results so far. We hope EU leaders will take visionary steps in the … Continue reading
The Distributional Effects of Fiscal Consolidation
IMF paper that examines the distributional effects of fiscal consolidation. Using episodes of fiscal consolidation for a sample of 17 OECD countries over the period 1978–2009, we find that fiscal … Continue reading
The Austerity Pandemic
Isabel Ortiz, Matthew Cummins – Most countries are cutting public expenditures – with the IMF’s support. So, even as some northern countries begin to question the austerity prescription, their southern … Continue reading
Education, equality and inclusive citizenship in Pakistan
Amna Ansari – Pakistan is currently home to three parallel yet starkly unequal systems of education – the dominantly privately owned English medium, the state run vernacular Urdu medium and … Continue reading
Poorest countries lead the fight against hunger and undernutrition
According to new research published by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), low income countries like Malawi and Madagascar and lower middle income Guatemala, are leading the charge against hunger … Continue reading
The MDGs post-2015: why we should do less
Bill Morton – Adopting a ‘do nothing for now’ approach at the moment when debate is hotting up on the post-2015 framework might be anathema to those deeply invested in development … Continue reading
Putting inequality on the map
Sara Murawski – In recent decades, inequality has been increasing worldwide. Although the middle classes are growing, most of the world’s population continues to live close to the poverty lines. ‘Emerging giants’ … Continue reading
