Progress against poverty requires measuring countries by the rule of law, judicial independence and free speech.

Former World Bank president Paul Wolfowitz has joined AEI as a visiting scholar in development studies.

Today there is much that we can do, without a costly military commitment, to help Libyans build a better future. This is leadership the US can afford. In the end, we will pay a higher price if we do nothing.

Most of the exchanges rested on the ideological debate over how much attention -- and corresponding funds -- should be paid to crises abroad while economic troubles at home remain paramount from voter polls to Capitol Hill.

President-elect Barack Obama has pledged to double U.S. foreign aid, and Representative Howard Berman (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, has stated that foreign aid reform will be on the agenda of the 111th Congress. Yet the field of development has changed significantly over the past decade,...

What is the future of the World Bank? How will Latin America be affected?

AEI inaugurates a series of events to discuss issues facing the World Bank as its new president Paul Wolfowitz takes the reins.

Is the World Bank relevant in today's global economy?