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Resurgent Asia: Diversity in DevelopmentThis book is not yet published, expected in October 2019. When published this book will be available open access. Gunnar Myrdal published his magnum opus Asian Drama , in 1968, to conclude that Asia's development prospects were gloomy...
Gunnar Myrdal Economic transformation Structural transformationWorkshop
Authors workshop: The developer’s dilemma: structural transformation, inequality, and inclusive growth
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Resurgent Asia: Diversity in DevelopmentIn 1820, Asia accounted for two-thirds of world population and over half of world income. The subsequent decline of Asia was attributable to its integration with a world economy shaped by colonialism and driven by imperialism...
Gunnar Myrdal Economic transformation Structural transformationBook Chapter
Industrialization and DevelopmentFrom the book: Asian Transformations
Industrial policy Industrialization Structural transformationResearch Brief
Working Paper
The distributional impact of structural transformation in rural India: Model-based simulation and case-study evidenceThe North Indian village of Palanpur has been the subject of close study over a period of six decades from 1957/8 to 2015. Himanshu et al...
Income inequality non-farm employment PovertyProject
Inequalities - measurement, implications, and influencing change
Theme: Current programme
Inequality Inclusive institutions Data sourcesProject
Varieties of structural transformation
Theme: Current programme
Structural transformation Inclusive growth InequalityWorking Paper
Individual-level employment transitions in rural Viet NamStructural transformation in rural areas is a key issue in economic development...
Employment Structural transformation Rural areasBook Chapter
Rwanda: From devastation to services-first transformationFrom the book: Industries without Smokestacks
Africa Economic growth ExportsBlog
Comprehensive policy change needed in Myanmar to support structural transformation: Insights from the Myanmar Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Survey 2017
The Myanmar Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Survey 2017 shows that there is a need for comprehensive and immediate change in industrial, financial, and educational policies in Myanmar to support structural change and increase economic growth...
Myanmar SMEs Structural transformationWorking Paper
Industrial development in Asia: Trends in industrialization and industrial policy experiences of developing AsiaIndustrial transformation of Asia arguably constitutes the most surprising and dramatic change in the global economy in the last fifty years...
Industrial policy Industrialization Structural transformationBlog
Mozambique: Improving our understanding of the potential of manufacturing
Mozambique’s manufacturing industry is facing many challenges. Nevertheless, we should not underestimate its linkages to the rest of the economy and its potential in terms of job creation and structural transformation...
Manufacturing firms Manufacturing Manufacturing industriesBlog
Obstacles for Mozambique’s manufacturing firms amplified by macroeconomic disturbances
Mozambique has been facing macroeconomic difficulties since 2015. This has amplified the obstacles for micro, small and medium-sized manufacturing firms, but the actual problems lie deeper ...
Manufacturing firms Structural transformation Macroeconomic policyPolicy Brief
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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 SDG