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What Are They Afraid Of?
7th July 2023 The recent incident in Johannesburg, in which Deputy-President Paul Mashatile’s police security detail viciously and unlawfully assaulted two... →
The Marrakesh Treaty on Copyright and the Right to the Printed Word
7th July 2023 Many of us may be unfamiliar with the Marrakesh Treaty, which seeks to ‘Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually... →
Nature's Frontiers: Achieving Sustainability, Efficiency, and Prosperity with Natural Capital
5th July 2023 The great expansion of economic activity since the end of World War II has caused an unprecedented rise in living standards, but it has also caused... →
Informality and Inclusive Growth in the Middle East and North Africa
5th July 2023 The long-standing informality debate in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region has taken on a new urgency as it looks for a pathway to more... →
Exports to Improve Labor Markets in the Middle East and North Africa
5th July 2023 In the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), trade liberalization measures have coincided with stable economic growth, and GDP per capita growth has... →
Trade in services for development: Fostering sustainable growth and economic diversification
5th July 2023 The services sector has been the main source of economic growth in recent decades, with logistics, finance and information technologies playing an... →
South Africa Compounds Legacy of Apartheid for Older People
4th July 2023 Bahija J., 75, has been on the waiting list for State-subsidized housing for 40 years. Her rented house in Cape Town is mouldy and damp, and her... →
Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2023
4th July 2023 After a decade of progress, the global energy transition has plateaued amid the global energy crisis and geopolitical volatilities, according to... →
‘Small is beautiful, but scale is necessary’: front-line justice services in lower-income countries with the potential to scale-up
4th July 2023 The Overseas Development Institute’s pioneering analysis shows that front-line justice services – those that provide criminal justice defenders for... →
Digitally powered ‘learning to earning’ for displaced young people and adolescent girls and young women
4th July 2023 Record numbers of forcibly displaced people and protracted situations of displacement have made economic resilience and self-reliance a topical... →