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Economic Globalisation
This publication reviews the major turning points in the history of economic integration, and in particular the pace at which it has accelerated since the 1990s. It also considers its impact in four crucial areas, namely employment, development, the...
Carbon finance in Africa
This paper* was prepared as a background reference document for the APF Special Session on Climate Change in Addis Ababa, 3 September 2009. It reviews institutional and capacity barriers to carbon finance in Africa as well as clean development ...
Conflict over Resources and Terrorism
This study first analyses an old and recurring form of instability in the region: conflict over resources. Secondly, the study addresses terrorism, a relatively new dimension of insecurity.
Global Value Chains and Developing Country Employment
This paper provides a review of the available literature on global value chains (GVCs) and employment markets in developing countries. Due to the difficulty of observing intra-GVC transactions, there is very little direct empirical work on GVCs and labour markets. However, it is possible to...
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Did you know that ASEAN economies show resilience in growth, during the 2nd quarter of 2011 as headline inflation eased?