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CGD Policy Blogs


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The Kindest Cuts of All

If further cuts are to come from the ODA budget, how should they be selected and managed? And is there a way to rescue those things of greatest value in the portfolio? In a new note, I argue that there is—and that such a process can improve the quality of ODA spending in perpetuity.


This Is the Perfect Moment to Redesign UK Aid Spend on Research


Visualization breaking down where most aid goes

Focusing UK Research Aid Where It Matters



Results vs. Claims: Strengthening the UK’s Aid Watchdog
