Initiative for Policy Dialogue
The Initiative for Policy Dialogue (IPD) is a non-profit organization based at Columbia University, founded in July 2000 by Joseph E. Stiglitz to help developing countries explore policy alternatives, and enable wider civic participation in economic policymaking.
The organization is now a global network of more than 200 economists, political scientists, and practitioners from all over the world with diverse backgrounds and views. IPD intends to help countries find solutions to pressing problems, and strengthen their institutions civil societies.