IGD: Issue Advocacy: Platform for a New Global Development Agenda

Presidential platform: Policy recommendations

Trade: Making Markets Work for Poor People and Poor Countries

Reduce trade-distorting agricultural subsidies and other barriers to agricultural trade
Support trade liberalization efforts, such as the Doha Round, that are designed to extend the benefits of globalization to poor countries
Provide improved access to U.S. markets for goods and services from the poorest countries
Support investments that help build the capacity of developing countries to participate in the global trading system
Encourage tariff reduction and greater market access in developing countries to expand regional trade
Modernize U.S. adjustment programs to provide more effective support to workers in transition

Foreign Aid: Prioritizing Development, Clarifying Goals and Improving Outcomes

Enhance developing country ownership and accountability through support of the Millennium Challenge Corporation and other programs that reward good governance with longer-term development assistance and investments that help build capacity for increased productivity and economic growth
Make sure that long-term investments in productivity and growth are a top priority of U.S. policy, sharing equal footing with meeting basic human needs and addressing more immediate U.S. political and security interests
Increase percentage of U.S. budget dedicated to development assistance
Appoint a cabinet-level official to be responsible for all U.S. development programs and consider the creation of new organizations or structures of government in order to elevate U.S. development policy and facilitate greater coordination of U.S. trade, aid and economic policies toward developing countries
Update the Foreign Assistance Act to reflect current strategic priorities and delineate clear policy objectives
Evaluate our assistance programs on their impact rather than how much has been spent and scale up those programs that are effective

Economic Development

Promote free flow of capital, technology, people and ideas and create incentives to direct productive assets to poor countries
Promote good governance and the rule of law as the foundation of growth
Continue effort by global donors and institutions to cancel bilateral and multilateral debts of the poorest countries to free up capital for poverty reduction and capacity building
Foster robust partnerships between the public and private sectors in order to facilitate increased investment and capacity building, create jobs and increase incomes in developing countries