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Mini-documentary: Viet Nam’s data revolution is well on its way
The international community rarely calls for a revolution. In this case, it has. A data revolution, says UNU-WIDER Director Finn Tarp. Viet Nam has seen large changes to its economy since the advent of doi moi , the new beginning, in the 1980s...
Structural transformation Sustainable development SDGBlog
Taking steps to overcome inequality in South Africa
Engagement is needed at all levels to address ongoing inequality faced in South Africa. This was the primary aim of a recent policy seminar in Pretoria, organized through the framework of the Mandela Initiative and partners, including UNU-WIDER...
Inequality development policy Structural transformationPolicy Brief
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Rwanda: From devastation to services-first transformationSince civil war and genocide left the country in ruins, Rwanda has undergone a remarkable transformation...
Africa Economic growth ExportsBook
The Practice of Industrial Policy: Government–Business Coordination in Africa and East AsiaThis is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations...
Industrialization Industrial policy Structural transformationBook
Growth, Structural Transformation, and Rural Change in Viet Nam (in Vietnamese): A Rising Dragon on the MoveGiới thiệu Việt Nam là một nước đông dân ở khu vực Đông Nam Á với lịch sử lâu đời và đặc trưng về kinh tế, chính trị và xã hội.2 Sau khi kết thúc chiến tranh với Hoa Kỳ năm 1975...
Growth Structural transformation Rural developmentBook Chapter
Rural transformation: a commune-level analysisFrom the book: Growth, Structural Transformation, and Rural Change in Viet Nam
Growth Structural transformation Rural developmentBook Chapter
Characteristics of the VARHS data and other data sourcesFrom the book: Growth, Structural Transformation, and Rural Change in Viet Nam
Growth Structural transformation Rural developmentBook
Growth, Structural Transformation, and Rural Change in Viet Nam: A Rising Dragon on the MoveThis is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations...
Growth Structural transformation Rural developmentConference
Third voice of social sciences international conferenceThe University of Dar es Salaam organized on 24-25 November 2016 a two-day conference with the theme 'Industrialization and social transformation: what is the role of social sciences?'
Workshop
Micro, small, and medium enterprises in Viet NamThis workshop organized by UNU-WIDER brings together early-career researchers to present first drafts of their papers on the 2015 wave of the micro, small, and medium enterprises survey.
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WIDER Annual Lecture by C. Peter TimmerView the WIDER Annual Lecture on Managing structural transformation post-2015.
Structural transformation Income distribution Millennium Development GoalsVideo
WIDER Annual Lecture by Justin Yifu LinView the WIDER Annual Lecture on New Structural Economics.
Structural transformation Productivity Economic policyAbout
Photos - AL15Selection of images from the WIDER Annual Lecture 15.
Structural transformation Productivity Economic policyAbout
Presentation - AL18The WIDER Annual Lecture 18 was delivered on 18 November at the UN Headquarters in New York. The lecture, given by Professor Emeritus C. Peter Timmer of Harvard University, focused on the topic of structural transformation, especially within the...
Structural transformation Income distribution Millennium Development Goals