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Senior Research Fellow Patricia Justino appointed as Deputy Director of UNU-WIDER
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Fiscal states in developing economies: Why do they matter and where do they come from?Modern states are complex organizations which perform a broad range of functions. They have an important role in economic and human development...
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Author workshop on detecting and countering illicit financial flowsThis project workshop brings together authors that were selected to produce research papers for the Detecting and countering illicit financial flows project, to discuss their papers. The workshop takes place online. Following the second call for...
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Tony Addison and Alan Roe at 5th UN Roundtable on ExtractivesOn 15 March, 2021, Tony Addison and Alan Roe , both Non-Resident Senior Research Fellows at UNU-WIDER, will be presenting at a high-level United Nations Roundtable titled ' Extractive industries and sustainable development and the 2030 Agenda in...
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Tony Addison and Alan Roe at 4th UN Roundtable on ExtractivesOn 4 February, 2021, Tony Addison and Alan Roe , both Non-Resident Senior Research Fellows at UNU-WIDER, will be presenting at a high-level United Nations Roundtable titled " Extractive industries and sustainable development and the 2030 Agenda...
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How (not) to build state capabilityEffective and capable states are essential for the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)...
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In the Director's chair: Reflections on my first six months as Director
My first six months as Director of UNU-WIDER have been busy, enlightening, and rewarding...
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How can developing countries deliver effective public financial planning?In many less developed countries, there is little problem identifying the need for public investment in programmes aimed at improving things such as infrastructure, health and education. The problem comes in delivering them...
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