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Summer in the Field: Understanding Gender Politics in the Context of Clientelism and Social Networks in Hyderabad, India
By Vidhu Priya Mukundan What do we know about women’s political participation and their engagement with the government in urban Read more
Summer in the Field: Three Effective Ways to Use Routinely Collected Data to Evaluate Health Programs — Insights from Rwanda’s Mass Drug Administration Program
By Christian Mazimpaka During the summer of 2024, I travelled from Boston to my home country Rwanda to collect data Read more
Summer in the Field: Implementing Political Gender Quotas: Lessons from Mexico
By John Hassett For decades, a key goal of activists and policymakers has been involving women in politics. Achieving gender Read more
Summer in the Field: Show Me How You Move – Developing Methodology for Estimating Demand for Transportation in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
By Anastasiia Arbuzova In rapidly urbanizing cities like Addis Ababa, transport infrastructure serves as a crucial foundation for economic growth, Read more
FAQs: What is the Debt Sustainability Framework for Low-Income Countries, and Why Does It Matter for Climate Action?
By Rishikesh Ram Bhandary and Tim Hirschel-Burns The importance of debt sustainability has come to the fore as countries around Read more
From Surcharges to the Debt-Climate Nexus: A Think20 Policy Brief Roundup
By Akanksha Goyal The Think20 (T20) is an engagement group of the Group of 20 (G20) that seeks to convene Read more
Webinar Summary: Chinese Loans to Africa Database – Data Update, 2000-2023
By Angie Ye On Wednesday, September 4, the Boston University Global Development Policy Center (GDP Center) hosted a webinar discussion Read more
The Dynamics of Women’s Political and Economic Empowerment: Q&A With Rachel Brulé
By Maureen Heydt Rachel Brulé, Associate Director of the Human Capital Initiative (HCI), Associate Professor of Global Development Policy with Read more
Bringing Buybacks Back: A Known Debt Restructuring Tool with a Principled Twist
By Daniel Bradlow, Marina Zucker-Marques and Kevin P. Gallagher Many developing countries are experiencing what the World Bank has termed Read more
What’s in it for Borrowers? Explaining the Domestic Drivers of Chinese Development Finance in Latin America, 2008-2009
By Zara C. Albright Between 2008-2019, Latin American (LAC) countries borrowed $132 billion from Chinese development finance institutions (DFIs) and Read more