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About NYU Wagner… be met, and students benefit from the extensive local and global resources that New York City offers. Wagner graduates … #7 in Nonprofit Management #9 in International and Global Policy #10 in Social Policy …
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Rachel D. Latimore… finding talent in the pursuit of innovative solutions to global and domestic challenges. Dr. Latimore holds an …
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Parallel paths to enforcement: Private compliance, public regulation, and labor standards in the Brazilian sugar sector… In recent years, global corporations and national governments have been … to combat dangerous and degrading work conditions in global supply chains. At the receiving end of this activity, …
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Louise Harpman… where she was Associate Dean. Her most recent books are Global Design (Prestel, 2014) and Coffee Lids (Princeton … School of Individualized Study and is a co-founder of Global Design NYU , which advances design innovation and …
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A five-year case study analysis of USAID local governance programming and public investment spending in post-earthquake HaitiIn the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the central government operations were paralyzed, and municipal officials became even more important as they were more readily able to respond to their constituents’ needs during this time of crisis. The …
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Mitra PanahipourMitra Panahipour works at the intersection of data and research strategy, cultural studies, and user experience. With a background in anthropology-archaeology, she conducts mixed-method studies, particularly focusing on the dynamics of interactions …
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ASSESSING THE EMPOWERMENT OF SUBNATIONAL GOVERNANCE
INSTITUTIONS IN TANZANIA… in line with policy areas laid out in the Malaga Global Coalition for Municipal Finance. The team conducted …
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Children and Adolescent Participation in Local GovernmentThe Public Finance and Local Governance unit at UNICEF’s New York Headquarters provides UNICEF country offices with insight into serving children in the context of decentralization. It supports governments in identifying funding sources, creating …
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Half the World is Unbanked… Limited information on the size and nature of the global population using financial services limits policy … an improved estimate of the size and nature of the global population that does and does not use formal (or … an improved estimate of the size and nature of the global population that does and does not use formal (or …
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Natasha Iskander… the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University, and at the Global Research Institute at University of North …
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Elective Courses… Growth, Sustainability, & Inequality Focus Area Global relationships are being reshaped by economic growth … and operational dynamics of organizations operating in a global context or focusing on development goals within an … grow, they continue to have dramatic effects on the global environment. The world's cities will also be …
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ASSESSING THE STATE OF SUBNATIONAL GOVERNANCE INSTITUTIONS
IN INDONESIA… In line with the policy areas laid out in the Malaga Global Coalition for Municipal Finance, the UNCDF engaged the …
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Lisa Ellen Goldberg Fellowship… and NGO sectors. Most recently, she worked at Global Health Strategies, where she supported clients in … She currently serves as the Assistant Director of ACCESS Global, the young professional division of the American … as Vice President of ACCESS on AJC’s inaugural Campus Global Board. Currently, she focuses on fundraising and …
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Zoë McLarenDr. Zoë McLaren is an Associate Professor in the School of Public Policy and the Department of Economics at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and an Affiliate of the Health Econometrics and Data Group at York University. Dr. McLaren is a health …
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Local Economic Development in Nicaragua: Experiences from PRODELSA"The United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) requested this project for the purpose of learning lessons from the implementation of the EUfunded, Nicaraguanexecuted, PRODELSA program. PRODELSA is based on the premise that Nicaraguan Municipal …
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DECENTRALIZATION AND COASTAL RESILIENCE… The World Bank’s Governance Global Practice supports its client countries in building … open, inclusive, and accountable institutions. The rise of global climate change poses a serious threat to the World … outlining strategies that the World Bank’s Governance Global Practice can use to build coastal resilience in …
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Indonesia Local Government Tax AnalysisAs part of the United States Agency for International Development technical assistance to the Indonesia Ministry of Finance, the project studied new taxes and charges adopted by local governments under the countrys evolving decentralization process. This …
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CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION IN MOMBASA, KENYA… The World Bank’s Social, Urban, Rural, and Resilience Global Practice works with partner countries to develop …
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CAPACITY BUILDING FOR SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISING OUTCOMES… in select countries in Africa. The team investigated global funding trends, interviewed THP country directors and …
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The Fiscal Effects of Immigration on Local Governments: Revisiting the Mariel BoatliftImmigration raises important political and economic questions, yet there remains considerable disagreement about its short- and long-term consequences. This paper examines the fiscal consequences of immigration for local governments. Previous work has …
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MUP - International Development Planning Specialization… When “the greater good” has global proportions, how do you balance the needs and values … grow, they continue to have dramatic effects on the global environment. The world's cities will also be … Global Perspectives The majority of the world’s population …
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National Expansion of Online Programming… was founded in 1998 to make the benefits of travel and global education accessible to K-12 students in New York … and an online platform. Given the growing interest in global education, the organization is expanding into New York … of programming to school districts in states that support global education. …
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Evaluation of a Local Economic Development Analysis ToolThe United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) is mandated with making strategic investments in the world’s least developed countries and emerging economies. The UNCDF office in Tanzania is working to develop strategies to improve the economic impact …
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Creating a Climate-Neutral Organization… Ban Ki-moon, UN agencies and governments have advanced global efforts to combat climate change. The operations of … UNFPA enlisted a Capstone team to generate a Referenced Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) report that presents a …