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From the Editor's desk (November 2011)
Tony Addison As we come to the end of November, the snow has yet to arrive in Helsinki. We continue to enjoy clear skies and spectacular sunsets...
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Research Entering the Policy Domain
Carl-Gustav Lindén The research project ReCom-Research and Communication on foreign aid, which is co-ordinated by UNU-WIDER with funding from the...
Working Paper
Gender Aspects of Urban Economic Growth and DevelopmentThe urbanization process is frequently shaped by prevailing constructions of gender. The recognition of this phenomenon is vital both in diagnosis and policy terms. This paper aims at illustrating the importance of gender in three major related...
Working Paper
Does the African Middle Class Defend Democracy?Barrington Moore’s famous line ‘no bourgeoisie, no democracy’ is one of the most quoted claims in political science. But has the rise of the African middle class promoted democratic consolidation? This paper uses the case of Kenya to investigate the...
Working Paper
Emergent Global Information Infrastructure/Global Information SocietyThis paper combines a theoretical perspective on globalization and the information society with a critical usage of international regime theory in order to contribute to a better understanding of the current historical period of transition from an...
Working Paper
Growth Oriented Macroeconomic Policies for Small Islands EconomiesMost small island economies or ‘microstates’ have distinctly different characteristics from larger developing economies. They are more open and vulnerable to external and environmental shocks, resulting in high output volatility. Most of them also...
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Discriminatory attitudes and indigenous language promotionIn this paper, we analyse which channels influence individual preferences concerning the choice of the official language in Zambia. We develop a theoretical framework, which is tested using data on elicited beliefs about the effects of changes in...
Book Chapter
Uruguayan Foreign Policies in the NinetiesPart of Book National Perspectives on the New Regionalism in the South
Journal Article
Urban Governance and Service Delivery in African CitiesPart of Journal Special Issue Urban Governance and Service Delivery in sub-Saharan Africa
Book Chapter
An Analysis of Appropriate Government Housing Policies in Market EconomiesPart of Book Urbanization
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How Do Governments Become Great?Governments can play great roles in their countries, regions, and cities; facilitating or leading the resolution of festering problems and opening new pathways for progress. Examples are more numerous than one might imagine and raise an important...
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Who Really Leads Development?‘Leadership’ is not a common topic for research in international development. In recent years, however, prominent studies like the 2008 Growth Commission Report noted the importance of leadership in development. This and other studies focused on...
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Public-Private Co-operation for Gas Provision in Poor Neighbourhoods of Buenos AiresThis study examines the programme Redes Solidarias, a public-private initiative that connected to natural pipelined gas 4,000 households in the Great Buenos Aires Area during 2005. The main features of the institutional framework are described and...
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Industrial Policies in Latin AmericaThis chapter analyses the main features of industrial policies carried out in Latin America since 1990. It studies these policies during import substitution industrialization and how they changed after the market-oriented economic reforms. It...
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Can Industrial Policy Work under Neopatrimonial Rule?Technological latecomer countries face a dilemma, they need to pursue pro-active industrial policies to compensate for manifold disadvantages vis-à-vis established competitors, but at the same time, due to neopatrimonial politics and capacity...
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A New Fiscal Pact, Tax Policy Changes and Income InequalityThe paper analyses the changes in tax policy, tax/GDP ratios, tax incidence and income inequality which have taken place in Latin America during the last decade against the background of the changes observed in these variables during the liberal...
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