European countries pride themselves on being leaders in spurring development within poor countries. We find that Europe’s approach to development could be characterised as energetically tackling the symptoms of poor economic opportunities for developing countries by providing effective aid,...

European countries pride themselves on being leaders in spurring development within poor countries. We find that Europe's approach to development could be characterised as energetically tackling the symptoms of poor economic opportunities for developing countries by providing effective aid,...

This paper aims to estimate the number of people globally who do-and do not-have government-recognized proof of identity ("ID"). This work is an update to the most recent estimate produced in 2018, which found that just under 1 billion people did not have an ID. The World Bank's Identification...