Report
How COVID-19 is affecting workers and their livelihoods in urban Ghana
This survey is a collaborative project conducted by researchers of the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) and the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of...
Working Paper
Uganda’s nascent oil sector
This paper discusses the political economy of oil in Uganda since the announcement of its discovery in 2006. It focuses on the dynamics of oil revenue generation (pre-commercial production) and expenditure, investor-stakeholder contestation (i.e...
Working Paper
Clientelism and development: is there a poverty trap?
There are sound theoretical reasons to expect clientelism to suppress economic growth: politicians who garner support by offering employment to voters and grassroots party members can do so more effectively when the voters’ participation constraint...
Blog
From PhD Fellow to President: (of Colpensiones, Colombia’s public pension and social security administrator) – Juan Villa
by
Ruby Richardson
November 2018
Four years ago, in 2014, Juan Villa spent three months at UNU-WIDER in our PhD Fellowship Programme. I spoke to him on a sunny September afternoon...
Working Paper
Anti-discrimination measures in education
Efforts to tackle discrimination in access to basic services have shown mixed results in different country settings. This study examines the positive and negative outcomes attributed to anti-discrimination measures adopted in different country...
In the media
Report on the impact of COVID-19 to Ghana’s labour market hits headlines
A new report from the Transforming informal work and livelihoods project has caught the attention of policy makers and media in Ghana. Researchers from UNU-WIDER and the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER), University of...
Project
African development - myths and realities
Theme: 2008-09
Existing research on Africa has produced a seemingly endless list of reasons why African growth and poverty reduction record has lagged behind that of other regions of the developing world. This project looks at the reasons put forward for Africa’s...
Seminar
Cooperatives in Finland
The importance of Cooperatives in Finland Why Cooperatives? Challenges for the promotion of this enterprise type in a global world
Wed, 2 May 2012
UNU-WIDER,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Presentation
New Directions for Social Policy – towards socially sustainable development
Plenary Panel Presentation: Is Social Protection Effective in Tackling Inequality in Developing Countries? by Miguel Niño-Zarazúa, Research Fellow The Global Social Policy Forum provides a platform for discussion and dissemination of research...
Mon, 4 November 2013
Domus, Mechelinia-hall,
Hietaniemenkatu 14,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
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