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Premature deindustrialization and income inequality in middle-income countriesThis paper examines the income inequality implications of a ‘premature deindustrialization’ trend in middle-income countries. To identify the premature deindustrialization phase, we arrive at five conditions based on the trends in employment and...
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Digital de-industrialization, global value chains, and structural transformationDigitalization and shifting patterns of globalization are fast changing the rules of the game for countries embarking on a path of industrialization. In this study, we empirically examine the impact of digitalization and global value chains on...
Book Chapter
South Africa: employment and inequality trendsPart of Book Tasks, Skills, and Institutions
Blog
Sub-Saharan Africa had a manufacturing renaissance in 2010s – it’s a promising sign for the years aheadThe COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on the global economy, with world output contracting at 3.5% in 2020, and no recovery likely before the fourth...
Blog
Have you heard about the GGDC/UNU-WIDER Economic Transformation Database?
On 17 February 2021 the Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC) and UNU-WIDER Economic Transformation Database (ETD) will be launched. The new...
Book Chapter
Structural transformations and the lack of inclusive growthPart of Book The Developer’s Dilemma
Working Paper
Structural transformations and the lack of inclusive growthThis paper describes the structural transformations that Chile has experienced in the last 50 years and how they have contributed—or not—to inclusive growth and genuine economic modernization from a historical perspective. The empirical analysis of...