- A US Department of Health and Human Services draft report found that the government made $63 billion more in revenue from refugees over the past decade than the refugees cost the government (the report was rejected by Administration officials).
- Tony Blair writes for The Guardian that aid by itself will not stop Europe's refugee crisis, and that more comprehensive approaches are necessary.
- Ahead of the ongoing UN General Assembly, the Center for Global Development hosted a roundtable discussion about the UN's intellectual and practical leadership on development. A video is available here, and summary of one of the speeches here.
- The World Bank has a new series of short interviews with development economists. The first is with Chris Udry, a pioneer of doing detailed fieldwork in development as a graduate student.
- Duncan Green reviews Naomi Hossain's new book on understanding Bangladesh's unexpected development success (which, Hossain notes in the book, goes well beyond creative aid delivery).
- Bill and Melinda Gates' advocacy for US development assistance continues, with Melinda talking to the Financial Times in this video.
Aid and development links: Rejected reports, Europe’s refugee crisis, UN leadership and more
Duncan Green reviews Naomi Hossain’s new book, the Gates’ advocacy for US development assistance continues, and more.
Former US President Barack Obama with Melinda and Bill Gates, September 2017 (Photo: Yana Paskova/Getty Images)
Published 25 Sep 2017
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