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Globalization in crisis – confronting a new economic reality

WIDER Annual Lecture 27

Report: Towards peace, decent work, and greater equality

Research evidence for transforming economies, states, and societies

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UNU-WIDER 2022 Annual Report is released

2022 was a key year in the UNU-WIDER 2019–2023 work programme, with great achievements made possible through our partnerships and collaborations Read more in the 2022 Annual Report.

The Job Ladder: Transforming informal work and livelihoods in developing countries

NEW BOOK - Available now on Open Access. Providing a nuanced view of informality across a range of developing economies using a common conceptual framework.

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Capacity development in action: UNU-WIDER Winter School

In collaboration with Stellenbosch University, we organised an intensive winter school course on tax policy research, delivering training to 27 African researchers from 13 countries. Read more

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4 UNU-WIDER articles, publications, projects, experts...

Working Paper

Land rights, agricultural productivity, and deforestation in Vietnam

This paper studies the relationship between land tenure for smallholder agriculture and deforestation in Vietnam. We combine high resolution satellite data on deforestation with rich household and commune-level, biannual panel data. We study two...

Book

Aid Effectiveness for Environmental Sustainability

This collection examines the role that foreign aid can play in dealing with the severe global challenge of climate change, one of the most pressing international development issues of the 21st century. Addressing the key threats of rising...

Book Chapter

Introduction

Part of Book Aid Effectiveness for Environmental Sustainability

Journal Article

Land rights, agricultural productivity, and deforestation

Part of Journal Special Issue Understanding agricultural development and change

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