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Book launch: 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 transformationBlog
Highlights from the 2019 WIDER Development Conference
The World Bank recently estimated that two-thirds of all jobs in developing countries are at risk of automation...
Jobs sdg8 Economic transformationBook
Resurgent Asia: Diversity in DevelopmentGunnar Myrdal published his magnum opus Asian Drama , in 1968, to conclude that Asia's development prospects were gloomy...
Gunnar Myrdal Economic transformation Structural transformationVideo
Webcast: Transforming economies – for better jobsUNU-WIDER in partnership with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) will organize a three-day conference on transforming economies in Bangkok, Thailand, on 11-13 September 2019. See the full programme...
WIDER Development Conference Economic transformationPolicy Brief
Resurgent Asia: Diversity in DevelopmentIn 1820, Asia accounted for two-thirds of world population and over half of world income. The subsequent decline of Asia was attributable to its integration with a world economy shaped by colonialism and driven by imperialism...
Gunnar Myrdal Economic transformation Structural transformationResearch Brief
Working Paper
Mozambique—bust before boom: Reflections on investment surges and new gasThis paper is a sequel to an earlier paper that looked in broad terms at many of the issues that Mozambique faces today in managing its new extractive resources...
Economic diversification Economic transformation Extractive industriesBlog
New book from Oxford University Press looks at how to make extractive industries sustainable and inclusive
Originally posted by Oxford Policy Management The extractives sector, and the way it works, continues to change rapidly and its importance to many lower-income economies continues to increase...
Extractive industries Resource curse Policy coordinationResearch Brief
Potential benefits and pitfalls of extractives in Mozambique: Lessons from international experienceMozambique has seen a significant expansion of interest and investment in its extractive industries...
Extractive industries Resource curse Policy coordinationWorking Paper
Extractive industries and development: Lessons from international experience for MozambiqueIn common with several other low-income African economies, in recent years Mozambique has seen a significant expansion of interest and investment in its long-established extractives industries...
Extractive industries Resource curse Policy coordinationProject
Asian transformations - an inquiry into the development of nations
Theme: Transformation
Asia Economic transformation Cross-country analysis