Nancy Birdsall
Nancy Birdsall is President Emeritus and a senior fellow at the Center for Global Development.
Nancy Birdsall is President Emeritus and a senior fellow at the Center for Global Development.
At a time when Africa is facing serious economic challenges, aid from its traditionally generous foreign donors, including the US and Europe, is set to shrink, owing to political and economic constrai… read more
Holding this year's World Bank meetings in Peru, a developing country, represents a welcome shift from the usual Washington, DC venue. One hopes that it portends other necessary shifts, with the Bank … read more
The World Bank is considering cutting grants to organizations that support the provision of global public goods such as agricultural research and forest protection. But the Bank should be expanding, n… read more
The US Congress recently rejected a modest appropriation that would have shored up financing for the IMF and enhanced emerging economies' role. While events in Ukraine may force Congress finally to ag… read more
Despite their many weaknesses, international institutions ultimately do far more good than harm. Globally minded citizens must now push their governments to strengthen and democratize such institution… read more
