The election of 08 blog for the Center for Global Development

A site of the Center for Global Development includes their blog Election 08i In the short time since its founding, CGD has rapidly earned a reputation as a unique "think and do" tank, where independent research is channeled into practical policy proposals that help to shape decisions in Washington and other rich country capitals.

Good news Obama and Biden support funding the Millennium Development Goals. Bad news they want to tax to do it which means it might never happen.

Presented here are the overview and full report of the UN Millennium Project. The overview is available here in six languages in pdf format; the English overview is available in html format using the navigation at the left. The task force reports are also available in pdf format.

No Excuses

Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) are prepared by governments in low-income countries through a participatory process involving domestic stakeholders and external development partners, including the IMF and the World Bank. A PRSP describes the macroeconomic, structural and social policies and programs that a country will pursue over several years to promote broad-based growth and reduce poverty, as well as external financing needs and the associated sources of financing.George Clark said I should look into these.

We are the first generation that can end poverty.

Looks at the funding levels of the Millennium Challenge Account provided by Congress