Op-Eds by Danny Leipziger

Let’s Stop Vulture Funds from Preying on the Poor
by Danny Leipziger

Recent headlines have highlighted the activities of the specialized asset management funds that buy the distressed commercial debt of the poorest and most indebted countries on earth to then go after them and their assets in the courts of rich nations. These are the so-called vulture funds.More>>

Published June 26 in Le Monde.

The World Bank's Anti-Corruption Fight Continues
by Danny Leipziger and Sanjay Pradhan

The recent turbulence surrounding the Presidency of the World Bank has underscored the need to push ahead with the Bank’s good governance and anti-corruption agenda. This is necessary not only for the sake of the Bank itself, but, more fundamentally, for the sake of the poor in developing countries, whose access to public services and opportunities for a better life are undermined by weak governance and graft. More>>

Published June 18, 2007 in The Japan Times, The Taipei Times, The Economic Times of India, All Africa, and The Daily Nation of Kenya.

Globalisation's Losers Need Support
by Danny Leipziger and Michael Spence

The modern globalisation debate deals with many important issues: governance, regulation and risk. None is more important, however, than who benefits and who loses, absolutely and relatively, in both advanced and developing countries. More>>

Published in the Financial Times, May 15, 2007