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Decent work – discussion on working conditions in Helsinki and globally
How committed is Helsinki to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals? The discussion forum at the City Hall on Tuesday addressed one of the goals, namely decent work and economic growth...
Informal economy Decent Work SDG8Seminar
Sustainable cities discussion forum: SDG8
Seminar
Diana Mitlin on why urban poverty in sub-Saharan Africa needs more attention
News
UNU-WIDER joins major new research consortium analysing African cities
Urban economics Informal sector Partnerships for Development Journal Article
Evaluating multiple spatial dimensions of economic growth in Brazil using spatial panel data modelsThe goal of this paper is to evaluate the results of regional economic growth model estimations at multiple spatial scales using spatial panel data models...
Econometric models Economic growth Panel analysisBook Chapter
Youth in Tanzania’s Urbanizing Mining Settlements: Prospecting a Mineralized FutureFrom the book: African Youth and the Persistence of Marginalization
Economic development Labour supply Natural resourcesBook Chapter
Cities of Youth: Post-Millennial Cases of Mobility and SocialityFrom the book: African Youth and the Persistence of Marginalization
Income distribution Urban economics YouthJournal Article
Opposition Politics and Urban Service Delivery in Kampala, UgandaPart of Journal Special Issue Urban Governance and Service Delivery in sub-Saharan Africa
Central planning Economic policy Local governmentJournal Article
Vertical Decentralisation and Urban Service Delivery in South Africa: Does Politics Matter?Part of Journal Special Issue Urban Governance and Service Delivery in sub-Saharan Africa
Fiscal policy Intergovernmental fiscal relations State governmentsJournal Article
The Efficiency of India's Cities: Is There a Case to Finance Them?One reason for unsatisfactory public service delivery in Indian cities is that city finances are in poor condition...
Land tenure Public investments Public utilitiesResearch Brief
Divided Authority in Kampala, UgandaFavouritism of government controlled councils is most distinct through interference in local politics rather than through funding mechanisms...
Central planning Economic policy Local governmentWorking Paper
Youth in Tanzania’s Urbanizing Mining Settlements: Prospecting a Mineralized FutureOver the last fifteen years many African countries have experienced a ‘mining take-off’...
Economic development Labour supply Natural resourcesWorking Paper
Cities of Youth: Post-Millennial Cases of Mobility and SocialityWith a focus on cities in eastern and southern Africa, this paper draws on recent scholarship and my own research in Lusaka, Zambia, to analyse pathways for, and challenges to, greater social mobility for youth against the background of economic, pol...
Income distribution Urban economics YouthResearch Brief
Decentralization in South Africa: The Role of PoliticsIn the WIDER Working Paper ‘Vertical Decentralization and Urban Service Delivery in South Africa: Does Politics Matter?’ Robert Cameron looks at the ways in which politics affects decentralization and service delivery in South Africa...
Fiscal policy Intergovernmental fiscal relations State governmentsBlog
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 changePanel discussion
Latin American urban development into the 21st century: Towards a renewed perspective on the cityThe 20th century witnessed global processes of urbanization on an unprecedented scale, to the extent that more than half of the world's population now lives in urban areas for the first time in human history. Latin America is the developing...