Growth
- The world economy: which way in 2009?
- World Bank, 2008
- 2008 was a turbulent year for the world economy: the financial turmoil that started in 2007 intensified significantly with the banking crisis that hit the United States and Europe in September 2008. Initially, developing countries wer...
- How to enhance international trade in Africa and intra-African trade?
- M. Gad (ed) / Africa Commission, 2008
- In May 2009, the Africa Commission chaired by the Danish prime minister will present its final recommendations for future development cooperation with Africa. Correspondingly, this report includes a revision of the most imminent chall...
- Natural resources and growth: institutions to mitigate the 'resource curse'
- I. Kolstad / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2008
- Empirical research shows that countries rich in natural resources tend to grow more slowly than countries without access to such resources. This “resource curse” appears to be apply particularly to resources such as petrol...
- What can we learn about the new dimensions of growth from the Indian Economy?
- C.P. Chandrasekhar / Third World Network, 2008
- This paper discusses the Indian economy as one of the economies in the developing world that is a “success story” of globalisation. This paper suggests that this success is defined by the high and sustained rates of growth...
- Social analysis for World Bank-supported projects
- A. A. Dani (ed) / World Bank, 2003
- Understanding the social world in which the World Bank’s investment projects operate is critical to any effort to reduce poverty. The World Bank undertakes social analysis in connection with its lending program in order to deter...
- What the financial crisis means for developing countries
- D. W. te Velde / Overseas Development Institute, 2008
- Many developing countries are still growing strongly despite the current global financial downturn, but forecasts are worsening. This background note from ODI questions how long this growth can persist. There are different channels th...
- Growth in Africa in light of the global financial crisis
- The Economist, 2008
- Growth rates and poverty trends have been steadily improving in Africa since the 1990’s. Many countries have been helped by better macro-economic management and big inflows of Western aid, investment and debt relief. There have ...
- Does policy based lending in Arab countries, lead to sustainable growth?
- J. Harrigan / Centre for Development Policy and Research, SOAS, 2008
- This article provides a brief assessment of the effects of policy based lending by the IMF and World Bank in four typical countries in the Middle East and North Africa: Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia. All four countries have recei...
- Policy interventions which can shape inclusive growth in Nepal
- M. Hatlebakk / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2008
- Nepal has had a good economic growth since the mid 80s and throughout the 90s. This has led to increased inequality, but in general the poor have also benefited economically. The exception is some ethnic groups of the central and east...
- Does Islam have an impact on development?
- J-P. Platteau / Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2008
- What role has Islam historically played to promote or inhibit development? In this paper, the author presents a critical examination of the contention that Islam’s inherent merged relationship between religion and politics will ...
- Natural resources and growth: institutions to mitigate the 'resource curse'
- I. Kolstad / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2008
- Empirical research shows that countries rich in natural resources tend to grow more slowly than countries without access to such resources. This “resource curse” appears to be apply particularly to resources such as petrol...
- What can we learn about the new dimensions of growth from the Indian Economy?
- C.P. Chandrasekhar / Third World Network, 2008
- This paper discusses the Indian economy as one of the economies in the developing world that is a “success story” of globalisation. This paper suggests that this success is defined by the high and sustained rates of growth...
- Social analysis for World Bank-supported projects
- A. A. Dani (ed) / World Bank, 2003
- Understanding the social world in which the World Bank’s investment projects operate is critical to any effort to reduce poverty. The World Bank undertakes social analysis in connection with its lending program in order to deter...
- What the financial crisis means for developing countries
- D. W. te Velde / Overseas Development Institute, 2008
- Many developing countries are still growing strongly despite the current global financial downturn, but forecasts are worsening. This background note from ODI questions how long this growth can persist. There are different channels th...
- Growth in Africa in light of the global financial crisis
- The Economist, 2008
- Growth rates and poverty trends have been steadily improving in Africa since the 1990’s. Many countries have been helped by better macro-economic management and big inflows of Western aid, investment and debt relief. There have ...
- Does policy based lending in Arab countries, lead to sustainable growth?
- J. Harrigan / Centre for Development Policy and Research, SOAS, 2008
- This article provides a brief assessment of the effects of policy based lending by the IMF and World Bank in four typical countries in the Middle East and North Africa: Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia. All four countries have recei...
- Policy interventions which can shape inclusive growth in Nepal
- M. Hatlebakk / Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2008
- Nepal has had a good economic growth since the mid 80s and throughout the 90s. This has led to increased inequality, but in general the poor have also benefited economically. The exception is some ethnic groups of the central and east...
- Does Islam have an impact on development?
- J-P. Platteau / Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2008
- What role has Islam historically played to promote or inhibit development? In this paper, the author presents a critical examination of the contention that Islam’s inherent merged relationship between religion and politics will ...
- Africa's emerging markets
- D.C.L. Nellor / Finance and Development, IMF, 2008
- This article discusses African countries and the second generation of “emerging market” countries. It likens attraction from institutional investors to Africa to that in emerging markets in the 1980s. However, markets are ...
- Will the Olympic games be a turning point for China’s economy?
- C.H. Kwan / Japan Center for Economic Research, 2008
- This Brief examines some challenges that China may face after the Beijing Olympics in August. The Games could represent a turning point for its economic, political and social life. In order to keep its high economic growth rate in the...
- World Growth
- World growth organisation bringing balance to the debate over trade, globalisation, and sustainable development
- Africa Commission
- Danish Africa Commission to improve economic growth and emplyment
- Research-inspired Policy and Practice Learning in Ethiopia and the Nile Region (RiPPLE)
- A focus on water supply and sanitation challenges in Ethiopia
- The Prosperity Initiative (PI)
- Eradicating poverty through market forces
- Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI)
- Economic research centre at the University of Oxford
