Will 1.8bn jobs in developing countries be taken over by robots? (Probably not. But…)
This week, we continue a special series of blogs on the future of economic development, work, and wages in developing countries. We look at employment […]
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What are the drivers of deindustrialisation and why does it matter?
This week on the ESRC GPID blog, we continue a series of pieces on deindustrialisation and developing countries. Deindustrialisation is emerging as the contemporary development […]
What does South East Asia teach us about structural transformation and what would Arthur Lewis have said about it?
This week, ESRC GPID Director, Andy Sumner, continues the discussion on structural transformation and inclusive growth in South East Asia. We asked last week what […]
What can South East Asia tell us about Structural Transformation and Inequality Dynamics?
This week’s blog is the first of a set of posts on the ‘developer’s dilemma’ in South East Asia from ESRC GPID Director, Andy Sumner. […]
Time for ‘trickle along’ economics? Inequality in motion and the Lewis model of economic development
This week ESRC GPID Director, Andy Sumner, continues the discussion of a model of economic development from the 1950s and shows how it understands inequality […]
Is the Lewis model of economic development still relevant to developing countries?
This week ESRC GPID Director, Andy Sumner, takes a look at a model of economic development from the 1950s that he argues is highly relevant […]
Why is India’s economy not creating more jobs?
This week we take a closer look at the phenomena of ‘jobless growth’ in a new working paper by Anthony D’Costa. India’s Gross Domestic Product […]
