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,...

The Obama administration has decided that promoting economic development around the world is essential, but it seems to be doing the same things to tackle the same problems as the Bush administration.

While the United States leads the world in foreign assistance, it has had difficulty meeting the development challenges of the twenty-first century with policies stuck in the twentieth.

While the United States leads the world in foreign assistance, it has had difficulty meeting the development challenges of the twenty-first century with policies stuck in the twentieth.

Eldred economists neglect the elasticity of the supply of creative works in their analysis, focusing instead solely on the benefits received by authors.

The global crisis has significantly weakened both the traditional allies of the United States and those nations with whom there has been disagreement.

Clear objectives and structured priorities will make America's aid dollars go farther.

The currency practices of the People's Republic of China pose challenges to the United States; U.S. policy needs in this regard must try to avoid missteps that would have serious and lasting consequences.