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Rethinking Asian Drama: Fifty Years LaterFrom the book: Asian Transformations
Gunnar Myrdal History of economics TransformationWorking Paper
Rethinking Asian DramaGunnar Myrdal published Asian Drama in 1968, a work which made important analytical contributions to our understanding of development but was deeply pessimistic about Asia’s future prospects...
Gunnar Myrdal History of economics TransformationWorking Paper
On the mobilization of domestic resources in oil countries: The role of historical factorsThis paper investigates the sources of variability in the mobilization of domestic tax revenue in oil-producing countries...
Tax Natural resources History of economicsVideo
WIDER Annual Lecture by Ronald FindlayView the WIDER Annual Lecture on The Trade-Development Nexus in Theory and History.
International trade Industrialization History of economicsAbout
Photos - AL12Selection of images from the WIDER Annual Lecture 12.
Developing countries History of economics GDPAbout
Photos - AL13Selection of images from the WIDER Annual Lecture 13.
International trade Industrialization History of economicsNews
Press release - AL13Professor Ronald Findlay, Author of 'Power and Plenty' at United Nations University — WIDER
International trade Industrialization History of economicsBlog
From the Editor's Desk (April 2015)
So we have reached April. The year is starting to move fast...
Climate change Economic assistance and foreign aid Economic policyBlog
UNU-WIDER @ 302015 marks the 30th anniversary of UNU-WIDER. The Institute opened its doors in 1985. It has been quite a ride ever since. We have had thousands of economists and other social scientists through those Helsinki doors since 1985...
Climate change History of economics Equality and inequalityWorking Paper
The Colonial Legacy: Income Inequality in Former British African ColoniesThis paper examines the distribution of top incomes in 15 former British colonies in Africa, drawing on evidence available from income tax records. It seeks to throw light on the position of colonial elites during the period of British rule...
History of economics Equality and inequality Income distributionWorking Paper
The Evolution of Industry in UgandaThe paper looks at the evolution of industry in Uganda examining drivers and constraints since the pre-colonial period in the 1940s to date...
History of economics Evolutionary economics Industrial organization (Economic theory)Book
Development Success: Historical Accounts from More Advanced CountriesWhat lessons can be learnt from 'developed' countries that might be useful for developing and emerging economies?...
Economic development History of economics Institutional economicsBlog
From the Editor's Desk (April 2013) 30 April 2013 Tony Addison As April closes, our thoughts turn to UNU-WIDER’s spring/summer programme. And it’s a busy one...
Economic development Conflict management Economic assistance and foreign aidBook
Achieving Development Success: Strategies and Lessons from the Developing WorldThis book presents development strategies and lessons based on a large range of 'success' countries across the developing world. In addition to the country cases, it presents regional and overall syntheses that cover orthodox vs...
Economic development Economic policy History of economicsPolicy Brief
Development Success: Historical Accounts from More Advanced CountriesWhat, if anything, can today's developing countries learn from the past strategies of more advanced countries? the answer is 'a great deal', despite the obvious fact that the development environment has changed significantly...
Economic development History of economics Industrial policyBlog
From the Editor's Desk (February 2013) Tony Addison As the snow continues to lie deep across Helsinki, UNU-WIDER is putting the last touches to the ReCom results meeting on ‘aid and the social sectors’, which takes place at Sida in Stockholm on 13 March...
Industrialization Econometric models (Economic development) Children