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Varying Growth Trajectories of the West and the South: The Role of Inequality and Institutions
27 August 2014 Vladimir Popov Modern economic growth started in the West, not because of the efficiency of various capitalist institutions (elimination of serfdom, free cities, universities)...
Capitalism Economic growth Government policy (Poor)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 Chapter
The Czech Transition: The Importance of Microeconomic FundamentalsFrom the book: Development Success
Economic development Economic policy Post-communismBook Chapter
A Two-Thirds Rate of Success: Polish Transformation and Economic Development, 1989- 2008From the book: Development Success
Economic development Economic policy History of economicsBlog
From the Editor's Desk (January 2013) Tony Addison We start the new year at a fast pace, preparing for the ReCom results meeting on ‘Aid and the Social Sectors’ in Stockholm on 13th March, and the development conference in June on ‘Learning to Compete: Industrial Develo...
Economic development Industrialization Conflict managementBook
Economies in Transition: The Long-Run ViewThe twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall has stimulated much reflection on the political, economic and social transitions that have taken place in the past two decades...
Economic policy Institutional economics Post-communismBlog
From The Editor's Desk (December 2012) Tony Addison This year has rushed by at speed. For UNU-WIDER it’s been a year of big successes. We will have published some 110 working papers by the end of December, up from 96 in 2011 (go here for the latest list)...
Accessibility Economic development Climate changeBlog
After the Fall of the Berlin Wall: Some Lessons on Transition
Lorraine Telfer-Taivainen The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in London was the setting on 19 June 2012 for the launch of the recent UNU-WIDER book Economies in Transition: The Long-Run View , edited by Gerárd Roland, a...
Capitalism Democracy Economic policyBlog
From the Editor's Desk (June-July 2012) Tony Addison I started writing this ‘From the Editor’s Desk’ in Accra, to the sound of an African drum band, preparing for a ceremony to mark the launch of the joint University of Ghana-UNU-WIDER Research and Post-Graduate Teaching ...
Informal sector Environment and economic development Economic developmentBook Chapter
Why Are the Elite in China Motivated and Able to Promote Growth?From the book: The Role of Elites in Economic Development
Communist Economic development Political scienceBook Chapter
Reform and Inequality during the Transition: An Analysis Using Panel Household Survey Data, 1990-2005From the book: Economies in Transition
Economic policy Income distribution Panel analysisBook Chapter
Twenty Years of Political TransitionFrom the book: Economies in Transition
Communist Comparative economics Econometric modelsBook Chapter
Into the Void: Governing Finance in Central and Eastern EuropeFrom the book: Economies in Transition
Commercial law Financial institutions Government financing