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  Over the last two years, the Growth Commission and its members have generated a vast amount of information on the topic of economic growth and development. In addition to the papers, case studies and numerous workshop presentations available online, Commissioners have given interviews, written opinion pieces, delivered speeches, and global media outlets have covered the Commission’s work as it evolved.

 

Articles by Commissioners

   

 

     
     
June 2010 Can Emerging Markets Save the World Economy? (M. Sspence and M. El-Erian) PIMCO.com
March 2010  We Are Seeing Less Bang for America's Stimulus Buck (by M. Spence) The Daily Star (Lebanon)
Aug 2009
Emerging Financial Markets After the Global Financial Crisis (by M. Spence)
PIMCO.com
July 2009 The Ingredients of Growth (by M. Spence) FEEM.com
May 8, 2009
Banking System Under "Stress" (Interview with M.Spence) (video)
CNBC.com
April 7, 2009 The Geithner Plan: criticisms are off the mark (by M. Spence) Financial Times
Mar 16, 2009 Let Fairness Triumph Over Corporate Profit Financial Times
Mar 12, 2009 Harnessing the Storm (English), (Arabic) Al-Ahram Weekly
Mar 1, 2009 A Long Goodbye New York Times 
Dec 2008 Catch-up Game Interview with M. Spence and M. Mohieldin 
Oct 24, 2008 From Global Imbalances to More Effective Global Governance Taipei Times
May 26, 2007 The world needs a stronger World Bank learning from Crisis 

International Herald Tribune  

May 15, 2007

Globalization's losers need support

Financial Times

Jan 24, 2007

Wealth of Nations: What Drives High Growth Rates? (Part 2)

Wall Street Journal

Jan 23, 2007

Wealth of Nations: Why China Grows SO Fast (Part 1)

Wall Street Journal

Jan 05, 2007

We Are All In This Together

Wall Street Journal

Jan 02, 2007

How to be 'inclusive'

Financial Times

Dec 23, 2006

How to be 'inclusive'; As economic growth accelerates so does concern over. . .

Business Standard

Dec 2006

Dr. Michael Spence on the economic growth and future of China

Tufts University

Sep 04, 2006

"Fiscal targets are useless without growth"

Interview: Montek Singh Ahluwalia, India's Minister of Planning

     

Commissioners in the News

 

 

 

     
     
     
Feb 12, 2010 It Will Be Hard To Get To 9 Percent Growth and Stay There (Interview with M. Spence) The Economic Times
Apr 25, 2009
The World Debate: Global Recession: A Developing World Emergency? (video)
BBC World
Apr 9, 2009 Executive Talks: Michael Spence about Prospects for Economic Growth in High Growth Countries Executive Talks with Christian Grant
Mar 25, 2009

Premios nobeles de economía difieren sobre el nuevo plan financiero de EE.UU.

El Mercurio
Mar 24, 2009  Nobel Prize Winners Clash on Geithner Plan Prospects  Bloomberg 
Mar 19, 2009 Nobel Laureate on the Right Issues (video)  CNBC
June 24, 2008 Addressing Water Constraints (video) CNBC

Nov 14, 2007  

 Think Green While Pursuing Growth  Straits Times

Nov 14, 2007

Danuta Hübner takes part in Commission on Growth and Development

Agence Europe

Nov 13, 2007

SM Goh in Suzhou for Growth Commission Meeting

Channel News Asia, Singapore

Nov 11, 2007

SM Goh to Visit Suzhou

Channel News Asia, Singapore

Nov 03, 2007

The Business Savvy Professor

The Business Times

Oct 15, 2007

EU regional policy stakeholders debate economic challenges

News Press

Jun 19, 2007

Successful growth in SA would give the experts lots to chew on

Business Day

Sep 18, 2006

Hübner attends the Commission on Growth and Development in Singapore

The European Union Online

Sep 11, 2006

Okonjo-Iweala Resumes Work at Washington

This Day (Nigeria)

Apr 21. 2006

Nigerian minister joins World Bank move to reduce poverty

Pan African News Agency

Apr 19, 2006

SM Goh on why S'poreans need to be bi-cultural

Straits Times

Apr 14, 2006

Beijing expresses 'gratitude' for S'pore's stance on Taiwan issue

Business Times Singapore

Apr 11, 2006

SM Goh to meet Chinese leaders during official visit

Channel NewsAsia

Apr 05, 2006

SAfrica's finmin to serve on World Bank growth body

Reuters News

Apr 05, 2006

Manuel to serve World Bank

South African Press Association

Apr 05, 2004

Manuel to serve World Bank

ISI Emerging Markets

Apr 04, 2006

SM to voters: Decide who can best lead S'pore

Straits Times

     

Articles about the Commission

   
     
June 17, 2010
Launch of the Arabic Version of the Growth Report
Ministry of Investment (Egypt) website
Feb 13, 2010 New Economic Order is In Progress: Growth Commission The Financial Express (India)
Feb 12, 2010 Asset Bubbles A Worry (The Launch of Special Report in India) Times of India
Feb 11, 2010 Energy Subsidy is A Bad Idea (The Launch of Special Report in India) Deccan Herald (India)
Dec 10, 2007 DFID hosts the Commission on Growth and Development’s European consultation DFID Website
May 10, 2009
Responses to the Crisis - Ours and Others (in Portuguese) Estadao.com.br

Oct 05, 2007

Global Experts gather to discuss ways to curb poverty in developing world

Yale Bulletin & Calendar

Sep 23, 2006

Finding the facts; Five months ago, the World Bank set up a Commission

Business Standard

Sep 22, 2006

World Bank's praise for India's growth model

The Hindu

Sep 22, 2006

Reforms must for 8 percent growth

The Economic Times

Sep 22, 2006

India's growth model commended

Global Banking News

Sep 21, 2006

'Technology, investment can reduce poverty'

Hindustan Times

Sep 19, 2006

World Bank Commission begins study to sustain growth

Business Times Singapore

Apr 20, 2006

Commission on Growth and Development Created by World Bank

States News Service

Apr 20, 2006

Commission on Growth and Development Created by World Bank

 

M2 Presswire

Commission in the Blogs

Aug 07, 2007

Should Industrial Policy be Fit for Polite Company?

Dani Rodrik's Weblog

Jul 19, 2007

Surging China

BillHobbs.com

 Nov 19, 2008

International Finance and Economic Growth

 
Dani Rodrik's Weblog
June 10, 2010  Income Inequalities and the Rules of the Game People Move/World Bank
Last Updated ( 23/06/2010 )