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Structural change in developing countries – ETD project workshop part 3On 26 January 2023, commissioned research from the Economic Transformation Database (ETD) project is presented at the third and final workshop. The research aims to improve our understanding of structural transformation —how it varies, why it...
Workshop
Structural change in developing countries – ETD project workshop part 2On 24 January 2023, commissioned research from the Economic Transformation Database (ETD) project is presented at the second of three workshops. The research aims to improve our understanding of structural transformation —how it varies, why it...
Book
Resurgent Asia: Diversity in DevelopmentNOW IN PAPERBACK WITH REVISED PREFACE | Gunnar Myrdal published his magnum opus Asian Drama , in 1968, to conclude that Asia's development prospects were gloomy...
Gunnar Myrdal Economic transformation Structural transformationPresentation
Kunal Sen contributes to UNIDO’s High-level Expert Consultation for the Industrial Development Report 2022On 18 May UNU-WIDER Director, Kunal Sen , joins UNIDO’s High-Level Expert Consultation (HLEC) on Manufacturing responses to COVID-19: Lessons for governance and policy coordination in the face of global disasters . Kunal will present recent...
News
Findings from new GGDC/UNU-WIDER database grab attention of academia and media
Economic Transformation Database Economic transformation Deindustrialization News
Press Release: New data reveals developing economies are bucking trend of de-industrialization
Economic Transformation Database Deindustrialization Economic transformation 
Working Paper
Natural resources, institutions, and economic transformation in MozambiqueIn the light of Mozambique’s natural resources boom—especially its large-scale investments in mining, oil, and gas—this paper analyses the prospects for the extractive industries to contribute to economic transformation from an inst...
Economic transformation Extractive industries InstitutionsBook Chapter
Mozambique—bust before boom: Reflections on investment surges and new gasFrom the book: Mining for Change
Economic diversification Economic transformation Extractive industriesLecture
Delhi School of Economics lecture on economic development in Asia, by Deepak NayyarOn 14 January Professor Deepak Nayyar will attend the Delhi School of Economics to give a lecture on ‘Economic development in Asia: Learning from half a century of transformation’. The lecture draws from his recently published book,...
Panel discussion
Asian Transformations panel discussion at India International CentreOn 23 December, Professor Deepak Nayyar, editor of Asian Transformations , led a panel discussion on the recent publication at the India International Centre in New Delhi. The book, Asian Transformations: An Inquiry into the Development of Nations...
Panel discussion
Oxford University Press hosts a conversation on Resurgent AsiaOver 250 people attended the launch of the new open access book Resurgent Asia at the Oxford University Press headquarters in New Delhi on 27 November. The event featured a presentation by author, Professor Deepak Nayyar, and was followed by an...
In the media
International media and events share lessons from Deepak Nayyar’s new book
Asia Economic transformation Gunnar Myrdal Presentation
Deepak Nayyar Resurgent Asia - Diversity in Development
Lecture
Economic development in Asia: Learning from a half-century of transformations
In the media
Asian Transformations hits media outlets throughout AsiaThe recent release of the open access book Asian Transformations has been widely covered by media across Asia. An op-ed written by Deepak Nayyar, who edited the collection featuring the works of 21 experts, was picked up by media outlets across Asia...
Gunnar Myrdal Economic transformation