Owen Barder

Here is a nice video by my CGD colleagues about our new report on value for money at the Global Fund.

The moment is “right now” according to Charlize Theron (really). And it has been for many years ….

Here are some suggestions for podcasts for people interested in development (and/or economics).

I have a dream that we will one day take seriously the idea that we are all created equal, not just within countries but everywhere; and that we will recognize that it is intolerable that a person’s future should be mainly determined by the place of his or her birth.

Problems with my webserver – should all be fixed now.

In which I bring news of a disruptive new app from O2 which will get rid of roaming charges, as long as you can get onto the internet.

My review of A Season in the Congo, a play about Patrice Lumumba by Aimé Césaire. Well worth seeing if you can get tickets.

Delivery requires iteration and adaptation rather than a “science”. Perhaps the time has come for a Manifesto for Agile Development?

Please come and meet the CGD Europe team  this Tuesday evening (6 August) from 6pm at the The Rooftop Café near the Shard. There is no charge for admission, but you’ll have to buy your own drinks and food. We’ve reserved the whole venue, so please sign up here so we know to expect you. 

Proposals for how DFID should improve the Bilateral Aid Review (BAR) by adopting the principle of ‘show your working’.