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That is the title of today’s lead editorial in the Washington Post, in advance of this weeks annual World Bank and IMF meetings. They argue that the new rockstar enthusiasm for helping poor…

The OECD provides their suggestions in their just released Handbook on Economic Globalisation Indicators. (via New Economist)

Bill Easterly writes in Foreign Policy (free copy available on his website):
If all of us are collectively responsible for a big world goal, then no single agency or politician is held…

The BBC reports (via Shashwati's Blog) that Indians with an embarrassingly small guest list can hire extra guests. The service sounds top-notch: The Best Guests Agency has around 70 people on…

The 2006 WDR: Equity and Development was released yesterday. As with all of WDRs it is jam-packed with information, anecdotes and analysis. We will be sure to pass along snippets as we work our…