Development blog: Universal Joy As a New Goal for the Millennium?
Updated: 2012-02-09 21:02:38
By Charles Kenny - As we ramp up to 2015 and (maybe) a new set of Millennium Development Goals, people are proposing things to include: universal energy access, freedom from violence, a learning goal, stronger language on sustainable development… and happiness. The Japanese government is pushing for the inclusion of a ‘happiness/well-being measure’ as part of the Rio Sustainable [...]
By Amanda Glassman - This is a joint post with Denizhan Duran. Which donor provides the “best” health aid, and why is it a relevant question? We attempted to answer these questions by adapting the Quality of Official Development Assistance (QuODA) methodology to health aid. To be honest, one working paper later, we still do not have a definite [...]
By Kate McQueston - A recent study from the Lancet says that malaria caused 1.24 million deaths in 2010 (compared to previous estimates of 655,000), suggesting that the number of deaths from malaria globally may be twice as large as previously believed. Needless to say, this new finding is making headlines and bringing renewed attention to malaria as a [...]
By Todd Moss - This is a joint post with Stephanie Majerowicz. A colleague recently returned from Senegal and commented that she was struck by the vast gap between that country’s youthful population and its aged leader. President Abdoulaye Wade is 85 years old while the median Senegalese citizen is just 18.7 years old. Perhaps that 66-year gap is [...]
: skip to main skip to sidebar Kopsa Otte Agriculture Blog Kopsa Otte CPAs Advisors have been involved in Income Tax Planning , Estate Planning Succession Planning for over 30 years . For more information about Kopsa Otte services , please contact us via e-mail at lkopsa kopsaotte.com or call 800-975-4829. Friday , February 3, 2012 DEADLINE COMING UP FOR FLEX PLANS A deadline for many flex plan participants is coming up . nbsp The 2011 set-asides must be used by March 15 if the plan uses IRS’ 2½-month grace period . nbsp Any funds left over are forfeited . The deadline for other FSAs was Dec . 31, 2011. Remember that after this year , the ceiling on FSA set-asides will drop to 2,500. Posted by Legal : Disclaimer at 1:58 PM Older Post Home Visit us on Facebook : at facebook.com kopsa.otte
By Justin Sandefur - A few days ago Bill Gates released his annual letter to the world, opening with a discussion of how Gates-funded agricultural research can help Tanzanian farmers. Coincidentally, before coming to CGD I did some agricultural research in Tanzania myself — funded in part by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation — so I was eager [...]
Financing team offers training as part of healthy food initiative By Patty Cantrell Nic Welty employs himself full time year-round raising lettuce, spinach, and other leafy greens in three low-cost passive solar greenhouses, which together cover less than one acre of land. His Nine Bean Rows farm near Traverse City, MI, is one of many Read the Rest...
By Kimberly Ann Elliott - Having analyzed the debate over globalization and labor standards for some years now, I was not in the least surprised by the recent revelations about dangerous and unfair labor practices at Apple’s supplier factories in China. Like many other brand-name companies, Apple has a code of conduct for its suppliers and it responded to the [...]
By Vijaya Ramachandran - This is a joint post with Julie Walz. In a recent blog post, we discussed the phenomenon of Haiti as a “Republic of NGOs” where the government and the private sector were crowded out by large international organizations that provided most services. Just as international donors have sidestepped the Haitian government, reconstruction contracts have also [...]
By Todd Moss - I’ve been closely watching the impressive changes at the African Development Bank. (Our 2006 working group report recommendations are here and my 2010 progress scorecard is here.) In particular, I’ve been encouraged by the Bank’s articulation of its comparative advantage in infrastructure and private sector and the shift in its portfolio to reflect this focus. [...]
A movement-building haiku from NSAC’s grassroots planning session Earlier this week, the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) held its semi-annual member meeting near Reisterstown, Maryland. Every winter, NSAC members discuss, debate, and vote on the coalition’s priorities for the year. In the coming year, NSAC will work with Congress and the Administration to: Create jobs Read the Rest...</a
By Denizhan Duran - As we posted recently, India had its first polio-free year, despite significantly lagging behind in other vaccinations. The economic losses of vaccine-preventable diseases (VPD) to developing countries are tremendous: investing in vaccines in low- and middle-income countries would save 6.4 million children until 2020 – an investment valued at $231 billion. The same is true [...]
By Jenny Ottenhoff - Expectations for a global development focus in President Obama’s State of the Union address were low. Still, more than 130 policy wonks gathered at the Commissary watering hole and eatery in Logan Circle to play CGD State of the Union bingo and many were pleasantly surprised that they could mark off a number of development-related [...]
By Amanda Glassman - This is a joint post with Victoria Fan. Vaccine uptake in several countries is stagnating or even declining (see here and here for example). What explains this poor uptake and coverage? Public health researchers have recently begun to apply the concept of ‘vaccine hesitancy’ and ‘vaccine refusal’, largely focusing on individual knowledge, attitudes, and practices [...]
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By Victoria Fan - This is a joint post with Rachel Silverman Yesterday the global health community celebrated a much anticipated anniversary: one year has passed since India’s last reported case of polio. While still tenuous, this achievement is an important milestone for the international effort to attain polio eradication. If India can maintain this progress, then only three [...]