Browsing by Author "Center for Global Prosperity, Hudson Institute, Dr. Carol Adelman"

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    The Index of Global Philanthropy 2006
    (2006) Center for Global Prosperity, Hudson Institute, Dr. Carol Adelman; Fairbank, Alan; Norris, Jeremiah; Rollins, Karina; Cleland, Catherine; Rollins, Karina; Grayson, Samantha; Weicher, Jean
    This book is the first comprehensive guide to the sources and magnitude of American charity abroad. It reveals that private aid in 2004 -- in the form of money, volunteer time, goods, and expertise to the developing world -- was at least $71 billion -- more than three and a half times U.S. government foreign aid.
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    The Index of Global Philanthropy 2007
    (2007) Center for Global Prosperity, Hudson Institute, Dr. Carol Adelman; Norris, Jeremiah; Siegel, Judith; Rollins, Karina; Grayson, Samantha
    The 2007 index presents a comparison of all developed countries' aid -- government as well as private -- to the developing world. The new index reveals that U.S. private giving in 2005 (latest available data), in the form of money, volunteer time, goods, and expertise to the developing world was at least $95 billion, compared with $27.6 billion in U.S. government aid abroad.
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    The Index of Global Philanthropy 2008
    (2008) Center for Global Prosperity, Hudson Institute, Dr. Carol Adelman; Norris, Jeremiah; Siegel, Judith; Delamaide, Darrell; Grayson, Samantha
    Provides an annual update on the sources and scope of U.S. and international private giving to the developing world. Highlights trends in government aid, private philanthropy and investment, public-private partnerships, and social entrepreneurship.
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    The Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances 2009
    (2009) Center for Global Prosperity, Hudson Institute, Dr. Carol Adelman; Norris, Jeremiah; Siegel, Judith; Miller, Patricia; Metcalf, Heidi; Baker, David; Spantchak, Yulya
    In the ever-changing world of international development, the Center for Global Prosperity (CGP) has made its own changes, among them a new name for its premier publication. It has become the Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances to highlight the critical role remittances play in alleviating poverty abroad. Total remittances from industrial countries to the developing world were $145 billion dollars in 2007—nearly one and one-half times larger than all governments’ Official Development Assistance at $103.5 billion and three times larger than private philanthropy at $49.1 billion.
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    The Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances 2010
    (2010) Center for Global Prosperity, Hudson Institute, Dr. Carol Adelman; Norris, Jeremiah; Spantchak, Yulya; Miller, Patricia; Little, Heidi
    Philanthropy to the developing world remained steady in 2008 and remittances continued to grow—despite the global recession and dire forecasts—providing a much needed lifeline to poor people throughout the world. And they were more resilient to the downturn than private capital flows to developing countries, which fell dramatically in 2008. Despite this, private flows still accounted for three-quarters of the developed world’s economic dealings with developing countries in 2008, proving that this innovative, diverse new foreign aid architecture is here to stay in good times and in bad.
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    The Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances 2011
    (2011) Center for Global Prosperity, Hudson Institute, Dr. Carol Adelman; Norris, Jeremiah; Spantchak, Yulya; Marano, Kacie; Miller, Patricia
    Several years into the financial slowdown that has reshaped the global economy, it is clear that private financial flows have proved their staying power in terms of international assistance. Overall, private financial flows to the developing world have The Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances remained remarkably stable in the face of economic turmoil. Philanthropy and remittances continue to provide a lifeline to the poor around the world. U.S. Private philanthropic giving abroad rose slightly in 2009, despite the continued economic downturn, increasing by $200 million from 2008. Remittances declined only marginally, from $96.8 billion to $90.7 billion in 2009, as predicted, and are expected to climb in 2010. Private capital investment flows returned to positive territory in 2009 after taking a dramatic downturn in 2008 as a result of the financial crisis.
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    The Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances 2012
    (2012) Center for Global Prosperity, Hudson Institute, Dr. Carol Adelman; Norris, Jeremiah; Spantchak, Yulya; Marano, Kacie; Miller, Patricia
    A new philosophy has taken hold in the world of international development and is succeeding in rewriting the rules of the game about how to achieve sustainable reductions in poverty. Key to this philosophy is robust financial flows of all types—The Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances 2012 private capital, philanthropy and remittances—to the developing world. These flows have proven to be sustainable even in the face of global recession. In 2010, private capital investment, philanthropy and remittances from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s 23 Development Assistance Committee (DAC) members to countries in the developing world amounted to $575 billion, up from $455 billion in 2009.
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    The Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances 2013
    (2013) Center for Global Prosperity, Hudson Institute, Dr. Carol Adelman; Marano, Kacie; Norris, Jeremiah; Spantchak, Yulya
    The 2013 Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances breaks new ground by measuring and analyzing the financial flows of emerging economies to the developing world, including philanthropy, remittances, government aid, and private investment. This year’s Index, sponsored by the International Development Research Centre in Ottawa, Canada, is the first attempt to systematically capture this information. The research will add to the ongoing work of the Center for Global Prosperity (CGP) at Hudson Institute. Over the last decade, CGP has demonstrated how the landscape of international development has changed. Of the total financial flows The Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances 2013 from developed to developing countries, over 80 percent are private. Government aid, at less than 20 percent, is now a minority shareholder, the opposite of 40 years ago.
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    The Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances 2016
    (2016) Center for Global Prosperity, Hudson Institute, Dr. Carol Adelman; Riskin, Elias; Schwartz, Bryan
    The Center for Global Prosperity (CGP) at the Hudson Institute is pleased to present the 2016 Index of Global Philanthropy and Remittances. Over a 10-year period, the ninth edition of the Index reports on the sources and magnitude of global philanthropy from developed and emerging economies to the developing world. As in previous editions of the Index, private financial flows—including philanthropy, remittances, and private capital investment—continue to grow and surpass government aid. In addition to the magnitude of the developed and emerging economies’ total economic engagement with the developing world, the 2016 Index highlights the new partnerships and infrastructure that support philanthropic giving around the world.