Global development 2.0 : can philanthropists, the public, and the poor make poverty history? /

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Imprint:	Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©2008.
Description:	1 online resource (viii, 244 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Subject:	Poverty -- Developing countries -- Prevention. Globalization. Globalization. International economic relations. Poverty -- Prevention. Developing countries -- Foreign economic relations. Developing countries. Electronic book.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11203498

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Other authors / contributors:	Brainard, Lael. Chollet, Derek H.
ISBN:	9780815701569 081570156X 128213115X 9781282131156 9780815713937 0815713932
Digital file characteristics:	text file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	"Celebrates the transformative trend within international aid of super-charged advocacy networks, mega-philanthropists, and mass public involvement through Internet charitable giving and increased overseas volunteering 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"--Provided by publisher.
Other form:	Print version: Global development 2.0. Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, ©2008

Table of Contents:

Making poverty history? How activists, philanthropists, and the public are changing global development / Lael Brainard and Vinca LaFleur
Fighting global poverty : who will be relevant in 2020? / Matthew Bishop
The new reality of aid / Homi Kharas
Angelina, Mia, and Bono : celebrities and international development / Darrell M. West
Is there a constituency for global poverty? Jubilee 2000 and the future of development advocacy / Joshua Busby
Nigeria's fight for debt relief : tracing the path / Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Philanthropy and enterprise : harnessing the power of business and social entrepreneurship for development / J. Gregory Dees
Leveraging knowledge to end poverty / Ashok Khosla
Effecting change through accountable channels / Jane Nelson
Collaborative governance : the new multilateralism for the twenty-first century / Simon Zadek
Aid : from consensus to competition? / Joseph O'Keefe
Philanthropy, aid, and investment : alignment for impact / Mark R. Kramer.

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