Let’s say we all agree that government accountability is important, and that data are important to ensure accountability. Do we then agree that acting accountably requires generating and publishing data? And if we do, why does data remain such read more
Among the governments of those countries with the most severe problems of child nutrition, there is an enormous diversity of approach and commitment. Today, the results are out of the Nutrition Barometer which aims to measure this (and will be read more
A first for the blog – a guest post. The author is Jonathan Glennie, of ODI and formerly of Christian Aid (all the best people, etc and so on). The post looks at a simple statistical approach that read more
In the Child Development Index 2012, we compare our findings with those of the UNDP’s Human Development Index. Since the CDI began life in 2008 as an attempt to produce a child-focused equivalent, the parallels are unsurprising. Also unsurprising read more
Just a quick one on the difference between countries’ current performance level, and their rate of progress. There are two maps in the Child Development Index 2012 that we launched today. One of them has countries coloured according to read more
So, the Child Development Index 2012: Progress, Challenges and Inequality is out. Launched in 2008 as a complement to the Human Development Index, the CDI is designed to capture progress in child well-being. The index combines measures of health, read more