Center for Global Development

About: Center for Global Development is a nonprofit organization based out in Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Poverty & Population. The organization has 1472 authors who have published 3891 publications receiving 162325 citations.

Results of a first-in-human, phase I/II trial of ASP2215, a selective, potent inhibitor of FLT3/Axl in patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

Abstract: 7003 Background: FLT3 Internal tandem duplication (ITD) and tyrosine kinase domain (TKD) mutations are seen in 30% of AML patients (pts) and are associated with poor survival. Secondary FLT3-TKD mu...

The New Global Slave Trade

Abstract: WHEN MOST people think about slaveryif they think about it at all-they probably assume that it was eliminated during the nineteenth century. Unfortunately, this is far from the truth. Slavery and the global slave trade continue to thrive to this day; in fact, it is likely that more people are being trafficked across borders against their will now than at any point in the past. This human stain is not just a minor blot on the rich tapestry of international commerce. It is a product of the same political, techno logical, and economic forces that have fueled globalization. Just as the brutal facts of the Atlantic slave trade ultimately led to a reexamination of U.S. history-U.S. historiography until the 1960s had been largely celebratory-so must growing awareness of the modern slave trade spark a recognition of the flaws in our contemporary economic and govern mental arrangements. The current system offers too many incentives to criminals and outlaw states to market humans and promises too little in the way of sanctions. Contemporary slavery typically involves women and children being forced into servitude through violence and deprivation. Disturbingly, the advanced industrial states have failed to to take much action to address the issue. The problem is one of political will, not capability,

Quantification of 4‐OH‐2,6‐Xylidine and its Conjugates in Human Urine Samples Utilising Microextraction in Packed Syringe On‐line with Liquid Chromatography and Electrospray Tandem Mass Spectrometry (MEPS‐LC‐MS/MS)

Abstract: Quantification of 4-OH-2,6-Xylidine and its Conjugates in Human Urine Samples Utilising Microextraction in Packed Syringe On-line with Liquid Chromatography and Electrospray Tandem Mass Spectrometry (MEPS-LC-MS/MS)

Evaluating antipoverty transfer programmes in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa: Better policies? Better politics?

Abstract: The paper provides a comparative analysis of the incidence of evaluation methods in antipoverty transfer programmes in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa. The paper identifies two broad explanations for the incidence of evaluation in antipoverty transfer programmes in developing countries, one emphasising the advantages of a shift towards evidence-based development policy, and a second explanation emphasising political factors. The paper assesses their relevance in the context of Latin American and sub-Saharan African countries with a view to throwing light on whether the evaluation of antipoverty transfer programmes will lead to an improved effectiveness of the relevant government agencies.

Is India a Flailing State?: Detours on the Four Lane Highway to Modernization

Abstract: India is an emerging global superpower as its rapid growth has transformed its economy and has maintained itself as the world's largest democracy. But at the same time India lags in many dimensions—its malnutrition rate is one of the highest in the world, its immunization rates are lower than most African countries, and Bangladesh has a better infant mortality rate. I argue that this is in part because the India state is "flailing" - its very capable head is not longer reliably connected to the arms and legs of implementation. In the four-fold transition of economy, polity, administration, and society the administrative capability of the state is lagging. I use examples from services like health, education, and routine transactions like issuing driver's licenses to show that the agents of the state routinely do not implement the tasks they are assigned - causing a massive divergence between de jure and de facto reality. The paper concludes with speculations about the causes of flailing and possible future trajectories.