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Summer in the Field: Encouraging Women’s Empowerment in Meghalaya, India
By Julia Maselli The topic of gender equality and empowerment, and the role of women in development has been long Read more
Examining the “Chinese Miracle”: Q&A with Jorge Heine
By Liaoguo Chen How did China, the former Middle Kingdom, the most populous country and the second largest economy in Read more
Summer in the Field: 5 Ways to Sustain Health Information System Gains in Kenya
By Anisa Saleh The matter of project sustainability is often prevalent in the field of global health. There are numerous Read more
Summer in the Field: Understanding Bureaucracy and State Capacity Building in Southern China
By Yuheng Zhao State capacity is the ability of state to collect taxes, enforce law and order and provide public Read more
Ten Years of the Belt and Road: Reflections and Recent Trends
By Min Ye In 2023, China will mark the tenth anniversary of its flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the Read more
GDP Center Round-Up: Think20 (T20) Indonesia Summit 2022
By Samantha Igo On September 4-6, 2022, leading experts and policymakers will gather in Bali, Indonesia for the Think20 (T20) Read more
How to Rethink Monetary Sovereignty in an Era of Financial Globalization
By Steffen Murau and Jens van 't Klooster As financial markets are again putting Italy under pressure, the new political Read more
How to Tell Chinese Stories Well: Exploring Mechanisms of Chinese Influence on Foreign Media
By James Sundquist The “Rise of China” is one of the great stories of this century. But how is this Read more
Chart of the Week: How Chinese Policy Banks and Multilateral Development Banks Differ on Gas Commitments by Subsector
By Amanda Brown As many multilateral development banks (MDBs) seek to align their financing with the Paris climate agreement and Read more
‘The Uber-meets-Salesforce for Tractors’: Using Blockchain Technology to Increase Access to Machinery for Farmers in Africa
By Jonathan Greenacre The world’s farming sector is struggling to feed the world which, without major technological and organization innovations, Read more