Raj Desai

Raj Desai is associate professor at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service. He is also a nonresident senior fellow at the Global Economy and Development program at the Brookings Institution. Raj focuses on the political economy of development, economic adjustment and market reform and the business environment of developing countries. His current research includes poverty reduction and economic policy reform in developing countries. Previously, Raj served as senior private sector development specialist at the World Bank's Development Economics Group.

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Recent Commentary:

Is the Arab Authoritarian Bargain Collapsing?
Tarik Yousef, Raj Desai, and Anders Olofsgård, 9 February 2011

Authoritarian Bargain Collapses in Middle East
Raj Desai, 1 February 2011

Iraq's Economy Needs More Than Security
Raj Desai, 23 October 2009

Selected Publications:

The G-20 London Summit 2009: Recommendations for Global Policy Coordination
Brookings Global Economy and Development program; March 2009

The Logic of Authoritarian Bargains
Raj Desai, Anders Olofsgård and Tarik Yousef; in Economics and Politics 21 March 2009

More Excuses from Donors at Doha
Raj Desai and Homi Kharas, 5 December 2008