Global Development 2.0 Can Philanthropists, the Public, and the Poor Make Poverty History?

by Brainard, Lael; Chollet, Derek

• ISBN13: 9780815713937
• ISBN10: 0815713932
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-08-01
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press

Summary

From a bureaucratic backwater in the waning days of the Cold War, the fight against global poverty has become one of the hottest tickets on the global agenda-with rock stars, world leaders, and newly minted billionaires calling attention to the plight of the poor. The cozy, all-of-a-kind club of rich country officials who for decades dominated the development agenda has given way to mega-philanthropists, new bilateral donors, "celanthropists," and supercharged advocacy networks vying to solve the world's toughest problems. Global Development 2.0 celebrates this transformative trend within international aid and offers lessons to ensure that this wave of generosity yields lasting and widespread improvements to the lives and prospects of the world's poorest people. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Introduction	p. 1
Making Poverty History? How Activists, Philanthropists, and the Public Are Changing Global Development	p. 9
Fighting Global Poverty: Who Will Be Relevant in 2020?	p. 42
The New Reality of Aid	p. 53
Angelina, Mia, and Bono: Celebrities and International Development	p. 74
Is There a Constituency for Global Poverty? Jubilee 2000 and the Future of Development Advocacy	p. 85
Nigeria's Fight for Debt Relief: Tracing the Path	p. 101
Philanthropy and Enterprise: Harnessing the Power of Business and Social Entrepreneurship for Development	p. 120
Leveraging Knowledge to End Poverty	p. 135
Effecting Change through Accountable Channels	p. 149
Collaborative Governance: The New Multilateralism for the Twenty-First Century	p. 187
Aid: From Consensus to Competition?	p. 201
Philanthropy, Aid, and Investment: Alignment for Impact	p. 216
Contributors	p. 225
Index	p. 231
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