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An overview of Lagoro IDP camp in Kitgum District, northern Uganda, 20 May 2007. Manoocher Deghati/IRIN
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  1. Dirk Willem te Velde

    Coordinated monetary policy is a global public good, but will the G20 provide it?

    Opinion - Articles and blogs - 27 August 2013
    ​Monetary policy is one of a range of policies that require global coordination and, as September’s G20 summit in Petersburg is approaching fast, a new set of challenges is confronting the global economy. There are few alternatives to the G20 in providing such governance global public goods and even the G20 faces immense difficulties in doing this effectively.


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  4. Dirk Willem te Velde

    Shifting the development debate to jobs, productivity change and structural transformation

    Opinion - Articles and blogs - 18 March 2013

    Only productivity change, structural transformation and innovation can secure development in the long-run. A low-income country (LIC) that doesn’t increase the level of productivity in its economy will eventually limit its own growth and income-generating potential, and find it difficult to navigate health challenges and environmental constraints. It may well fail to make the transition from a LIC to a middle income country (MIC).

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  6. Building blocks for equitable growth: lessons from the BRICS

    Publication - Discussion papers - 14 January 2013
    ODI Working Papers 365
    Milo Vandemoortele, Kate Bird, Andries Du Toit, Minquan Liu, Kunal Sen and Fábio Veras Soares
    This ODI Working Paper examines the experiences of four of the BRICS – Brazil, China, India and South Africa – and identifies four key factors shaping the countries’ pattern of growth: people having access to assets; investment in productive activities; social transfers; and a political-economic context where inclusion is a priority.
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  8. Energy price shocks: sweet and sour consequences for developing countries

    Publication - Discussion papers - 31 August 2012
    ODI Working Papers 355
    Nicola Cantore with Alessandro Antimiani and Paulo Rui Anciaes
    This paper discusses the effects of recent energy price changes on developing countries. It reviews the transmission channels between energy prices and growth and distribution in developing countries based on the most recent literature; employs a computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model to identify the most vulnerable countries; and presents three brief country case studies analysing policy responses to oil shocks in more detail (Nigeria, Malawi and Ghana).
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  10. Social inclusiveness in Asia's middle-income countries

    Publication - Research reports and studies - 30 October 2011
    Pedro Martins and Terry McKinley
    This report investigates social inclusiveness in Asia's middle-income countries and explores some of the challenges in moving the development policy agenda from an exclusive poverty focus to an ‘inclusive growth’ strategy.
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