This roundtable meeting was part of the project, Entrepreneurs and Market Linkages in Conflict and Post-Conflict Environments, organized by the Civil Society, Markets, and Democracy Initiative.

Jagdish Bhagwati recommends developing nations avoid emigration restrictions to stem the outflow of their skilled workers.

The UN High-level Panel on Global Sustainability released this report, "Resilient People, Resilient Planet: A Future Worth Choosing", on January 30, 2012. The panel was assembled to "formulate a new blueprint for sustainable development and low-carbon prosperity" and its final report "contains 56 recommendations to put sustainable development into practice and to mainstream it into economic policy as quickly as possible".

John Campbell argues, "Only genuine reform of Nigeria's political economy can pull it back from the brink."

Michael Spence wants to rethink the role of the state in addressing the problems of instability and inequality that are endemic to free-market systems.

Peter Orszag writes that investment in equipment and software is likely to remain a bright spot in the U.S. economy in 2012.

Sebastian Mallaby argues that the internationalization of the renminbi is less a sign of China's rise than of China's internal confusion.

The Financial Development Report 2011 and corresponding index provide a score and rank for sixty of the world's leading financial systems, analyzing drivers of development that support economic growth.

Brian Fishman explains why Al-Qaeda affiliated jihadi thinkers are concerned with China's rise, as the country becomes increasingly tied to regimes they believe are fundamentally corrupt.

If Iraq can attract foreign investment and revive its petroleum industry, it stands to become the most advanced Arab country, claim Bloomberg editors.

Isobel Coleman discusses the importance of leveraging new resources, such as commitment accounts and mobile technology, for poverty alleviation.

USAID Deputy Administrator Donald Steinberg discusses the challenges facing the organization in an environment of constrained budgets.

Global discussions on Afghanistan tend to be dominated by security issues, but a conference marking ten years since the ouster of the Taliban must focus on economic growth and development, say experts.

This Brookings blog insists that deficit reduction must be accomplished through cost-effective, rather than politically expedient, program funding cuts.

Terra Lawson-Remer urges the U.S. Congress to safeguard funding for multilateral development banks as blanket budget cuts loom.

Michael Spence and Mohamed El-Erian explain how a fundamental review of the way political decisions are made in the United States and Europe can improve policymaking.

Peter Orszag describes three major headwinds facing college-age Americans: rising inequality, higher tuition costs, and a weak labor market.

Chief Executive of Hong Kong Donald Tsang discusses political developments in Hong Kong and Hong Kong's role as China's global financial center.

Michael Hodin urges G-20 leaders to think beyond short-term crisis management and create long-term policies that promote economic productivity among the aging.