Wilson Center Experts
Lael Brainard
Affiliation:
Vice President and Director, Global Economy and Development Program, The Brookings Institution
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Assessing the Millennium Challenge Corporation
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Book Discussion: Too Poor For Peace? Links Between Poverty, Conflict, Demography, and Environment
October 05, 2007 // 12:00pm — 2:00pm
Poverty not only causes insecurity in individuals' lives, but can also contribute to broader political instability, say contributors to "Too Poor for Peace."
Assessing the Millennium Challenge Corporation
March 02, 2004 // 2:00pm — 4:00pm
In 2002, President Bush proposed a new initiative on foreign aid - the Millennium Challenge Account. Experts outline the initiative's principles and the challenges facing the newly-formed corporation.