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War violence, nationalism, and party support: Evidence from ItalyUnder what conditions can legacies of past violence shape political behaviour? We propose a theory of how war victimization defines attitudes over the long run, and how these can be activated by changes in the political environment...
Political economy War ViolenceJournal Article
When the Lewisian dream sours: Industrial aspirations and reverse labour migrationThe COVID-19 pandemic has escalated processes of labour transition from industrial work to the informal economy, which have always characterized the life of the working poor...
Feminist economics Political economy Social reproductionWorking Paper
Trust as state capacity: The political economy of complianceThis paper explores the link between trust in government, policy-making, and compliance. It focuses on a specific channel whereby citizens who are convinced that a policy is worthwhile are more motivated to comply with it...
State capacity Trust ComplianceWorking Paper
The political economy of women’s empowerment policies in India: Understanding it through the beginning and end of the Mahila Samakhya programmeThis paper analyses the political economy of women’s-empowerment-related policy-making in India through a re-examination of the context of both the genesis and closure of a major programme, Mahila Samakhya...
Women's empowerment Feminism CollectivizationWorking Paper
The afterlife of industrial work: Urban-to-rural labour transitions from the factory to the informal economyThe COVID-19 pandemic has escalated processes of labour transition from industrial work to the informal economy, which have always characterized the life of the working poor...
Feminist economics Political economy Social reproduction
Think WIDER Webinar Series – New perspectives on development
Development Political economy Aid policy Blog
A summer reading list of our latest papers, articles, and books
At the UNU-WIDER offices here in Helsinki, Finland, the summer holidays are almost upon us. Looking at the list of new UNU-WIDER publications, it is easy to see how much we accomplished this past year, despite the many constraints faced...
Inequality Gender equality Gender inequalityWorking Paper
The dynamics of state–business relations between the Ethiopian state and Chinese private firms: A case study of the Eastern Industry ParkDespite the Ethiopian government’s commitment to attracting foreign direct investment to its emerging manufacturing sector and its shared interests with Chinese private businesses in building profitable investments, relations between Chinese pr...
Foreign firms Political economy BargainingBlog
Why do we see boom-and-bust growth in fragile and conflict-affected states?
One of the most pressing challenges in development policy is to bring about rapid, sustained, and inclusive growth in developing countries...
Fragile states Conflict Economic growthBlog
Our project on the institutional legacies of violent conflict
One of the most critical challenges in international development today is to understand how best to support peace, security, economic recovery, and legitimate political authority in fragile and conflict-affected countries...
Institutions Conflict Post-conflictPolicy seminar
Political economy of ethnic inequalities and exclusion: Implications for development policyThe Chief Economist Team at the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) will host a policy seminar with UNU-WIDER Senior Research Fellow Rachel Gisselquist as a part of the SIDA Evidence for Action Seminar Series. The seminar,...
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Kunal Sen on politicians and their promises in an uncertain world
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Narendra Modi’s performance on the Indian economy: Five key policies assessed When Narendra Modi became India’s prime minister in spring 2014 the Indian economy was in the doldrums...
Demonitization Political economy ElectionsBlog
India’s General Elections 2019: The potential electoral consequences of demonetisation In the campaign leading up to the Lok Sabha elections in spring 2014, one of the more important promises that Narendra Modi made was to ‘clean up’ the economy by bringing back to India all the illicit money that was purportedly stashed aw...
Demonitization Political economy Elections