Charles Kenny

Charles Kenny is an author and senior fellow at the Center for Global Development.

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How the US Was Smarter Than the UK

By , January 31, 2014 in Global Pairings, Globalist Bookshelf, Rethinking America

Reflections on the art of global power management.

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Could Britain’s Past Be America’s Future?

By , January 29, 2014 in Global Pairings, Globalist Bookshelf, Rethinking America

Is the end of empire such a bad thing? Perhaps for the elites, but not for the population at large.

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Charles Kenny on Population Growth and the Environment

By , May 6, 2011 in Read My Lips

Why should environmentalists be more concerned about consumption patterns than about population growth?

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Bad Ideas For Ending Global Poverty (Part II)

By , July 30, 2008 in Globalist Paper

Why are special economic zones and technology parks ineffective in combatting poverty?

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Bad Ideas for Ending Global Poverty (Part I)

By , July 29, 2008 in Globalist Paper

Does protection of infant high-tech industries increase economic performance and standards of living?

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Do We Know How to Develop?

By , January 25, 2005 in Globalist Paper

Does economic growth always lead to a better quality of life?

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