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Global development 2.0. : can philanthropists, the public, and the poor make poverty history? / edited by Lael Brainard and Derek Chollet

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington : Brookings Institution Press, c2008Description: viii, 244 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780815713937
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • HC 79.P6 .G65 2008
Contents:
Making poverty history? How activists, philanthropists, and the public are changing global development / Lael Brainard and Vinca LaFleur -- Fighting global poverty : who will be relevant in 2020? / Matthew Bishop -- The new reality of aid / Homi Kharas -- Angelina, Mia, and Bono : celebrities and international development / Darrell M. West -- Is there a constituency for global poverty? Jubilee 2000 and the future of development advocacy / Joshua Busby -- Nigeria's fight for debt relief : tracing the path / Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala -- Philanthropy and enterprise : harnessing the power of business and social entrepreneurship for development / J. Gregory Dees -- Leveraging knowledge to end poverty / Ashok Khosla -- Effecting change through accountable channels / Jane Nelson -- Collaborative governance : the new multilateralism for the twenty-first century / Simon Zadek -- Aid : from consensus to competition? / Joseph O'Keefe -- Philanthropy, aid, and investment : alignment for impact / Mark R. Kramer
Summary: "Celebrates the transformative trend within international aid of super-charged advocacy networks, mega-philanthropists, and mass public involvement through Internet charitable giving and increased overseas volunteering and offers lessons to ensure that this wave of generosity yields lasting and widespread improvements to the lives and prospects of the world's poorest"
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Includes index.

Making poverty history? How activists, philanthropists, and the public are changing global development / Lael Brainard and Vinca LaFleur -- Fighting global poverty : who will be relevant in 2020? / Matthew Bishop -- The new reality of aid / Homi Kharas -- Angelina, Mia, and Bono : celebrities and international development / Darrell M. West -- Is there a constituency for global poverty? Jubilee 2000 and the future of development advocacy / Joshua Busby -- Nigeria's fight for debt relief : tracing the path / Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala -- Philanthropy and enterprise : harnessing the power of business and social entrepreneurship for development / J. Gregory Dees -- Leveraging knowledge to end poverty / Ashok Khosla -- Effecting change through accountable channels / Jane Nelson -- Collaborative governance : the new multilateralism for the twenty-first century / Simon Zadek -- Aid : from consensus to competition? / Joseph O'Keefe -- Philanthropy, aid, and investment : alignment for impact / Mark R. Kramer

"Celebrates the transformative trend within international aid of super-charged advocacy networks, mega-philanthropists, and mass public involvement through Internet charitable giving and increased overseas volunteering and offers lessons to ensure that this wave of generosity yields lasting and widespread improvements to the lives and prospects of the world's poorest"

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