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Press Release: New data reveals developing economies are bucking trend of de-industrialization
Economic Transformation Database Deindustrialization Economic transformation 
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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...
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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 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 transformation