Author: Lia Valdez

The fierce urgency of now: Toward a new multilateralism

Kevin P. Gallagher, Director of the GDP Center, recently published an Op-Ed, with UNCTAD Division on Globalization and Development Strategies (GDS) Director Richard Kozul-Wright, on the need for multilateral trade organizations to align with Sustainable Development and Paris Agreement goals. The Op-Ed, titled “The fierce urgency of now: Toward a new multilateralism”, was published on the Brookings blog “Future […]

Property Rights and Gender Bias: Evidence from Land Reform in West Bengal

Secure property rights are considered a cornerstone of economic development and are particularly important in developing countries where large fractions of the population are dependent upon agriculture. Land rights are subject to change through laws and policies, and from 1955 to 2000 a billion people and nearly as many hectares were affected by land reform […]