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New book from Oxford University Press looks at how to make extractive industries sustainable and inclusive
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Originally posted by Oxford Policy Management The extractives sector, and the way it works, continues to change rapidly and its importance to many...

Working Paper
Mozambique—bust before boom

This paper is a sequel to an earlier paper that looked in broad terms at many of the issues that Mozambique faces today in managing its new extractive resources. The paper first describes the investment surge that has already been prompted by new gas...

Working Paper
Extractive industries and development

In common with several other low-income African economies, in recent years Mozambique has seen a significant expansion of interest and investment in its long-established extractives industries. Huge new gas finds in particular have led to...

Book
Resurgent Asia

NOW IN PAPERBACK WITH REVISED PREFACE | Gunnar Myrdal published his magnum opus Asian Drama , in 1968, to conclude that Asia's development prospects were gloomy. Since then, contrary to Myrdal's expectations Asia has been transformed beyond...

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Natural resources, institutions, and economic transformation in Mozambique

In the light of Mozambique’s natural resources boom—especially its large-scale investments in mining, oil, and gas—this paper analyses the prospects for the extractive industries to contribute to economic transformation from an institutional...

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Highlights from the 2019 WIDER Development Conference
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The World Bank recently estimated that two-thirds of all jobs in developing countries are at risk of automation. This shocking statistic raises an...

Book
Resurgent Asia

Gunnar Myrdal published his magnum opus Asian Drama , in 1968, to conclude that Asia's development prospects were gloomy. Since then, contrary to Myrdal's expectations Asia has been transformed beyond recognition, the development of nations and...

Policy Brief
Resurgent Asia

In 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. By 1970, Asia was the...

Book Chapter
Mozambique—bust before boom

Part of Book Mining for Change

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Asian transformations - an inquiry into the development of nations

Theme: Transformation

Video
Webcast: Transforming economies – for better jobs

UNU-WIDER in partnership with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) will organize a three-day conference on transforming economies in Bangkok, Thailand, on 11-13 September 2019. See the full programme here...

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Asian Transformations hits media outlets throughout Asia

The recent release of the open access book Asian Transformations has been widely covered by media across Asia. An op-ed written by Deepak Nayyar, who edited the collection featuring the works of 21 experts, was picked up by media outlets across Asia...

Workshop
Structural change in developing countries – ETD project workshop part 2

On 24 January 2023, commissioned research from the Economic Transformation Database (ETD) project is presented at the second of three workshops. The research aims to improve our understanding of structural transformation —how it varies, why it varies...

24 January 2023
Online, Helsinki, Finland
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Workshop
Structural change in developing countries – ETD project workshop part 3

On 26 January 2023, commissioned research from the Economic Transformation Database (ETD) project is presented at the third and final workshop. The research aims to improve our understanding of structural transformation —how it varies, why it varies...

26 January 2023
Online, Helsinki, Finland
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Lecture
Economic development in Asia: Learning from a half-century of transformations
13 November 2019
IIES, A822, Universitetsvägen 10, 114 18 , Stockholm, Sweden
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Presentation
Deepak Nayyar Resurgent Asia - Diversity in Development
15 November 2019
Ministry of Interior, meeting room Kruunu, Kirkkokatu 12, Helsinki, Finland
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