http://www.delicious.com/cgdev/Roundup These are some of the news articles, blog posts, and research papers that CGD fellows and staff think are worth reading. It's updated regularly, so check back soon to see more. Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with The Free DictionarySubscribe with Bitty BrowserSubscribe with Live.comSubscribe with Excite MIXSubscribe with WebwagSubscribe with Podcast ReadySubscribe with WikioSubscribe with Daily RotationThese are some of the news articles, blog posts, and research papers that CGD fellows and staff think are worth reading. Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:08:33 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/8c0db15bb9de1c59e69dbf9c7561e7df#cgdev http://press.princeton.edu/titles/9402.html http://www.delicious.com/url/8c0db15bb9de1c59e69dbf9c7561e7df http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/8c0db15bb9de1c59e69dbf9c7561e7df cgdev's links (from Owen Barder) From the article: "The world's leading economies are facing not just one but many crises. The financial meltdown may not be over, climate change threatens major global disruption, economic inequality has reached extremes not seen for a century, and government and business are widely distrusted. At the same time, many people regret the consumerism and social corrosion of modern life. What these crises have in common, Diane Coyle argues, is a reckless disregard for the future--especially in the way the economy is run." - press.princeton.edu books roundup Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:59:44 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/f834329531ece1c5efea730881108723#cgdev http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/12/world/asia/india-trumpets-ties-with-us-amid-iran-oil-deal.html?_r=2&emc=tnt&tntemail1=y http://www.delicious.com/url/f834329531ece1c5efea730881108723 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/f834329531ece1c5efea730881108723 cgdev's links (from Milan Vaishnav) From the article: "Ranjan Mathai, the Indian foreign secretary, made the rounds in Washington last week, describing India’s relationship with the United States as one of growing comfort, depth and candor, if not perfect harmony. On that last point he could have been talking about the recent frictions between the two countries over Iran." - nytimes.com articles roundup Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:56:43 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/322cdbafb1c87503bb7c98d3328c4aa6#cgdev http://blogs.worldbank.org/impactevaluations/when-women-are-in-charge http://www.delicious.com/url/322cdbafb1c87503bb7c98d3328c4aa6 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/322cdbafb1c87503bb7c98d3328c4aa6 cgdev's links (from Jessica Brinton) Thoughts on gender quotas from Markus Goldstein with the World Bank. - blogs.worldbank.org articles roundup Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:54:36 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/5ac828777b6360606097306b55bbae6e#cgdev http://mali_s_military_has_been_training_to_take_on_al_qaeda_insurgents,_but_the_latest_revolt_by_mali_s_nomadic_tuareg_people_seems_inspired_by_an_influx_of_former_qaddafi_fighters_and_arms./ http://www.delicious.com/url/5ac828777b6360606097306b55bbae6e http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/5ac828777b6360606097306b55bbae6e cgdev's links (from Michael Clemens) Kris Kobach's anti-immigrant experiment in Alabama kills 70,000 jobs. - businessweek.com articles roundup Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:52:26 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/a3a114f4b1fca82bf289ae9ae8b39962#cgdev http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Africa/2012/0215/Did-Qaddafi-downfall-prompt-Mali-s-Tuareg-revolt http://www.delicious.com/url/a3a114f4b1fca82bf289ae9ae8b39962 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/a3a114f4b1fca82bf289ae9ae8b39962 cgdev's links (from Todd Moss) From the article: "Mali's military has been training to take on Al Qaeda insurgents, but the latest revolt by Mali's nomadic Tuareg people seems inspired by an influx of former Qaddafi fighters and arms." - csmonitor.com articles roundup Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:49:51 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/ee6052203949c3d8fe9baf7249dee725#cgdev http://www.cisco.com/en/US/solutions/collateral/ns341/ns525/ns537/ns705/ns827/white_paper_c11-520862.html http://www.delicious.com/url/ee6052203949c3d8fe9baf7249dee725 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/ee6052203949c3d8fe9baf7249dee725 cgdev's links (from Charles Kenny) Number Mobiles will be greater than the world's Population By 2012. Yay! But ICT4D folks note: much of the world is still very poor. - cisco.com reports roundup Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:43:46 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/de45a56facd7dd871e4663d920dfeefd#cgdev http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/feb/15/ending-world-hunger?CMP=twt_gu http://www.delicious.com/url/de45a56facd7dd871e4663d920dfeefd http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/de45a56facd7dd871e4663d920dfeefd cgdev's links (from Denizhan Duran) From the article: "Some 850 million people go to bed hungry. If the right decisions are made now, we can feed the world and address inequality." - guardian.co.uk articles roundup Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:39:45 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/e1147ef83be062aac7143c126c86c6e2#cgdev http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/dcbe9400-56b4-11e1-a328-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1mZyjJKtA http://www.delicious.com/url/e1147ef83be062aac7143c126c86c6e2 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/e1147ef83be062aac7143c126c86c6e2 cgdev's links (from David Roodman) From the article: "Muhammad Yunus, the pioneer of microlending for the poor, is rapidly expanding his joint venture companies with global brands designed to tackle social problems ranging from malnutrition to poor healthcare." - ft.com articles roundup Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:38:07 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/92f22ad017bac175d3ea565dec9d1e13#cgdev http://www.malariajournal.com/content/10/1/337/abstract http://www.delicious.com/url/92f22ad017bac175d3ea565dec9d1e13 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/92f22ad017bac175d3ea565dec9d1e13 cgdev's links (from Amanda Glassman) From the report: "The control and elimination of malaria requires expanded coverage of and access to effective malaria control interventions such as insecticide-treated nets (ITNs), indoor residual spraying (IRS), intermittent preventive treatment (IPT), diagnostic testing and appropriate treatment. Decisions on how to scale up the coverage of these interventions need to be based on evidence of programme effectiveness, equity and cost-effectiveness." - malariajournal.com reports roundup Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:46:31 +0000 http://www.delicious.com/url/e2bf36a9a78aaf6ea59b81311ac627e9#cgdev http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/02/06/the_untouchable#.TzQexhgN1Oc.twitter http://www.delicious.com/url/e2bf36a9a78aaf6ea59b81311ac627e9 http://feeds.delicious.com/v2/rss/url/e2bf36a9a78aaf6ea59b81311ac627e9 cgdev's links (from Milan Vaishnav) Profile of Uttar Pradesh in Foreign Policy magazine: does she get more flak because she flaunts rather than fudges? - foreignpolicy.com articles roundup