Whether the burden of any recession is felt by some social groups and countries more than others depends largely on public policy. Will government step up to the plate? New actions are needed, and a new report spells out the issues.
The world has seen recent decades of rapid growth. This has been most obvious in newly-industrialising countries, notably China and India, but has been shared by OECD countries. Yet the fruits of this economic growth have not been equally divided–either between more...
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Fisheries may be an ancient economic activity, but nowadays they are at the forefront of globalisation. First, there is the trade itself: a blue hake caught off the coast of New Zealand by a Japanese vessel may be processed in China before being flown to a market in London or Paris.
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For many, globalization and migration go hand in hand. A closer look reveals some interesting trends, notably concerning women.
Just how significant is international migration in the light of other globalization developments? One obvious starting point for answering the question is to ask how many of the current world population of 6.7 billion people are international migrants, defined as persons living outside their country of birth.
The latest UN estimates put this at close to 185 millio more...
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Tremendous advances have been made by large segments of the world population in this age of globalization. Yet, there is a fear that globalization is exacerbating inequality, and perhaps even worsening the lot of the poor by eroding their incomes, increasing their vulnerability, and adding to their disempowerment. This fear may not be universal, but it does play a role in the public perception that cannot be ignored.
Against this backdrop, this note reviews the empirical evidence on the impac more...
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The Global Development Network (GDN) is a leading international organization working in collaboration with eleven regional partners. Eight regional partners are based in developing countries and three in developed countries. GDN works with developing country researchers and policy research institutes to support the generation and sharing of world-class policy-relevant research on development, helping to strengthen capacity in the process. GDN’s Global Research Projects, Regional Research Compe more...
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Examining the relationship between institution building and economic performance in three successful African economies. By Kiiza, J.
Produced by: World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU/WIDER) , 2008
The last few decades have witnessed spirited debate over the role of institutions in fostering or frustrating economic development. The debate appeared to be polarized between the orthodox New Institutional Economists and a variety of heterodox institutional analysts. The former more...
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Central and Eastern European Harm Reduction Network mission is to support, develop and advocate for harm reduction approaches in the field of drugs, HIV, public health and social exclusion by following the principles of humanism, tolerance, partnership and respect for human rights and freedoms. Function of the Network lies in support of efforts of regional and topic-driven sub-networks to address urgent issues. In line with its mission, the Network initiates and supports changes aimed at impleme more...
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