The requirements for vocational education and training measures for trainees, employees and employers in the informal economy are complex.…
This paper explores trends in urban employment in India, with a focus on informal employment, and highlights the growing significance of…
Historically, urban growth required enough development to grow and transport significant agricultural surpluses or a government effective…
Book abstract: At the beginning of the twentieth century Venezuela had one of the poorest economies in Latin America, but by 1970 it had…
This paper investigates the impact of elite capture on the allocation of targeted government
welfare programs in Indonesia, using both a…
Book abstract: Women in the Global Economy: Leading Social Change explores the landscape of women’s participation in the economy and the…
In one of Africa’s most ambitious investment decisions, South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has unveiled a plan to spend $97 billion on…
We use a unique data-set from Indonesia on what individuals know about the income
distribution in their village to test theories such as…
Since late 2010, the world has witnessed a remarkable groundswell of political change in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Syria, and other…