Do Global Value Chains Enhance Economic Upgrading?
Global value chains (GVCs) are seen by many, including the World Bank, as a promising remedy to slow growth in developing countries. Local firms can […]
Structural change
Qual x Quant = Methods²
A vibrant two-day international workshop discussed the potential of mixed-methods research in studying problems of global poverty and economic development. The conclusion: while faced with […]
Capital Deepening in the Twenty-first Century: a Wrap Up of Findings
This week, we wrap up our special series on the future of economic development, work, and wages in developing countries. We draw some conclusions. We […]
Fighting an Upskill Battle? Public Policy and the Robot Reserve Army
This week, we continue a special series on the future of economic development, work, and wages in developing countries. Last week we considered the potential […]
The Rise of the Robot Reserve Army: Working Hard or Hardly Working?
The rise of a new global ‘robot reserve army’ will have profound effects on developing countries but will it mean people will be working hard […]
DSA2018: Does structural transformation lead to higher inequality?
The ESRC GPID network ran two panels at the DSA 2018 conference in Manchester showcasing new research on structural change and inclusive growth. In this […]
Does deindustrialisation cause inequality to rise?
This week, ESRC GPID Director, Andy Sumner continues continues the set of blogs on deindustrialisation and developing countries. In past weeks, we’ve discussed varieties of […]
Are there good and bad varieties of deindustrialisation?
Deindustrialisation has become the experience of many middle income developing countries. This week on the ESRC GPID blog we start a series of blogs on […]
How did South East Asia achieve such rapid economic and social transformation in a short space of time?
This week, ESRC GPID Director, Andy Sumner, concludes the set of blogs on structural transformation and inclusive growth in South East Asia. Malaysia, Indonesia and […]
How did South East Asia counter-intuitively deal with the distributional tensions that rapid change often entails?
This week, ESRC GPID Director, Andy Sumner, continues the set of blogs on structural transformation and inclusive growth in South East Asia. Malaysia, Indonesia and […]
