Charles Kenny
Charles James Kenny (* 1970 ) is an American economist . He works at the Center for Global Development (CGD) and the New America Foundation .
Life
Kenny studied history at Peterhouse ( BA , 1993), then development research at the School of Oriental and African Studies ( MA , 1994) and international economics at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (MA, 1995). From 1996 to 2010 he worked in various departments of the World Bank . He has been working at the CGD and the New America Foundation since 2010.
Kenny has published extensively on the Millennium Development Goals , the relationship between economic growth , development research, health and happiness, the end of the population trap , the role of information technologies in development and the digital divide , and corruption .
He has also written or co-edited several books. His 2011 book Getting Better attracted particular attention .
Kenny is an editor at Foreign Policy and has contributed to many newspapers and magazines.
Publications (selection)
- Getting Better: Why Global Development Is Succeeding-And How We Can Improve the World Even More . Basic Books, 2011. ISBN 0-465-02015-1 .
- Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Utility: Happiness in Philosophical and Economic Thought (Ed. With A. Kenny). Imprint Academic, 2006. ISBN 1-84540-052-6 .
- Overselling the Web? Development and the Internet . Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2006. ISBN 1-58826-458-0 .
Web links
- Kenny on the CGD website
- Kenny's blog
- Kenny talked about Getting Better , March 2011, CGD
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kenny, Charles |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kenny, Charles James (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American economist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1970 |