Ideas to action: independent research for global prosperity
Search
Filters:
Topics
Facet Toggle
Content Type
Facet Toggle
Time Frame
Facet Toggle
December 17, 2012
Senator Richard Lugar, long-time champion of US engagement with global development issues, is the 2012 winner of the Commitment to Development "Ideas in Action" Award, sponsored jointly by the Center for Global Development (CGD) and The FP Group, the publishers of Foreign Policy.
The award, be...
December 05, 2012
Overall rank 2012: 5Overall score 2012: 6.2Change since 2003: +0.7 (using 2012 methodology)
Austria ranks 5th overall in 2012. Austria is rewarded for admitting a large number of legal immigrants from developing countries, low consumption of ozone-depleting substances, and participation i...
December 05, 2012
Overall rank 2012: 13Overall score 2012: 5.3Change since 2003: +0.5 (using 2012 methodology)
Belgium ranks 13th overall in 2012. Belgium is rewarded for low levels of fossil fuel production, participation in international security treaties, and for a low share of government R&D expendit...
December 05, 2012
Overall rank 2012: 11Overall score 2012: 5.4Change since 2003: +0.3 (using 2012 methodology)
Canada ranks 11th overall in 2012. Canada’s main contributions to the development of poor countries come through its low barriers against non-agricultural exports, large share of foreign student...
December 05, 2012
Overall rank 2012: 1Overall score 2012: 7.0Change since 2003: -0.2 (using 2012 methodology)
Denmark ranks 1st overall in 2012. Denmark gives a large quantity of high-quality foreign aid, contributes a significant amount of personnel and finance to international peacekeeping and humanita...
December 05, 2012
Overall rank 2012: 7Overall score 2012: 6.0Change since 2003: +1.0 (using 2012 methodology)
Finland ranks 7th overall in 2012. Finland has a strong environmental record due in part to low fossil fuel production and limited consumption of ozone-depleting substances. The Finnish governm...
December 05, 2012
Overall rank 2012: 13Overall score 2012: 5.3Change since 2003: +1.0 (using 2012 methodology)
France ranks 13th overall in 2012. France scores highest on the investment and technology components, thanks to laws that prevent double taxation for foreign investors, pension investments in em...
December 05, 2012
Overall rank 2012: 11Overall score 2012: 5.4 Change since 2003: +0.5 (using 2012 methodology)
Germany ranks 11th overall in 2012. Germany finishes near the top on the investment component thanks to policies that promote healthy investment in developing countries. The German government a...