The global launch and dissemination of The Growth Report for which Tim Cullen is providing strategic communications advice to the independent Commission on Growth and Development www.growthcommission.org
The Commission has been working for two years on the requirements for sustained and inclusive growth in developing countries led by 19 experienced policymakers and two Nobel prize-winning economists. Its work has been supported by the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID), the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the UK Department for International Development (DFID), the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and the World Bank Group. The Chair of the Commission is the Nobel economics laureate, Michael Spence.
The Growth Report: Strategies for Sustained Growth and Inclusive Development was launched in May 08 in London, Cairo, Cape Town, New York, Paris, Brussels, Beijing and St. Kitts. It is the focus of numerous regional discussion events in the coming months.