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What Can Developing Countries Learn From Finland’s Industrial Transformation?

Markus Jäntti and Juhana Vartiainen Finland is an example of a late but successful state-led industrialization that was carried out rapidly. The...

Book Chapter
The Danish Model and the Globalizing Learning Economy

Part of Book Development Success

Annual Lecture
Interventions against poverty in poor places
Working Paper
Is There a Conflict between Growth and Welfarism?

Working Paper
Building a conservative welfare state in Botswana

Botswana’s welfare state is both a parsimonious laggard in comparison with some other middle-income countries in Africa (such as Mauritius and South Africa) and extensive (in comparison with its low-income neighbours to the north and east). Coverage...

Working Paper
The Finnish Developmental State and its Growth Regime

This paper reviews Finland’s growth strategy in the postwar decades. Finland was able to initiate an impressive mobilization of resources during this period, reflected mostly in a high rate of capital accumulation for manufacturing industries. This...

Working Paper
The Danish Model and the Globalizing Learning Economy

Although Denmark shares with the other four Nordic countries certain attributes, such as pragmatic protestant religion, small and homogenous population, strong social democratic parties and ambitious welfare states, it also has its own...

Journal Article
Urban–Rural Inequality in Living Standards in Africa

Part of Journal Special Issue Spatial Issues in Africa

Book Chapter
Spatial Inequality and Development in Central Asia

Part of Book Spatial Disparities in Human Development

Book Chapter
Building a conservative welfare state in Botswana

Part of Book The Politics of Social Protection in Eastern and Southern Africa

Journal Article
La Relación entre las Instituciones y el Desarrollo Económico

This paper discusses how the theory on the role of institutions in development can be improved, by critically examining the current orthodox discourse on institutions. To understand the relationship between institutions and economic development, it...

Working Paper
Understanding the Relationship between Institutions and Economic Development

The paper tries to improve our understanding on the role of institutions in development by critically examining the current orthodox discourse on institutions and highlighting some of its key problems. After discussing some definitional problems, the...

Working Paper
The Swedish Model

The main characteristics of 'the Swedish model' are arguably related to the country's knowledge-intensive industry and its advanced welfare state. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the historical development of these two features of the Swedish...

Working Paper
Conceptual and Measurement Issues in Poverty Analysis

The objective of this paper is to review a number of issues related to poverty, while taking stock of the ongoing research. Most of the remaining unresolved issues in poverty analysis are related directly or indirectly to the dynamics of poverty...

Working Paper
On the Measurement of Human Well-being

Sen’s influential work on human development has led economists to explore new areas that have become increasingly important for human well-being. In particular, Sen emphasizes the importance of the ‘freedom to choose’. Freedom, however, is not always...

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Five lessons from Martin Ravallion’s WIDER Annual Lecture: Direct interventions against poverty in poor places
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On 23 March researchers, policy makers, and politicians gathered at the Stockholm School of Economics (or joined online via the webcast) to hear...

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