In case your missed it 👉 Dr. Miguel Niño-Zarazúa wrote this article on autocratization, populism, clientelistic politics and economic development. It covers key points from our Journal Special Issue in World Development co-edited by kunal sen and Rachel M Gisselquist shorturl.at/2wpje

This week, Uli Volz contributed to the 1st African regional convening of the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action which took place in Kampala.🌍 Prof Volz gave a talk on 'Scaling Up Climate Investment in Africa: Strengthening Domestic Financial Resource Mobilisation'

📣 SOAS Development Studies & SOAS Economics conceived the theme for #DSA2024 and within that overall theme, the conference had three strands, incl. redistribution and restoration – highlighted by keynote speaker, Naomi Hossain buff.ly/4bSn5g7

📌 What are the limits and contradictions of the Korean development model? SOAS University of London #Economics Professor Ha-Joon Chang is in Brazil! 🇧🇷 - with SOAS Development Leadership Dialogue and Centre for Sustainable Structural Transformation 🌍 🎥 Watch the video ⬇️ youtube.com/@CanalIEUFRJ

⚠️ Check out the last working paper of our SOAS University of London #Economics Reader Yannis Dafermos He argues that the current European Central Bank climate actions and plans are inconsistent with the realities of the climate #crisis 🌍 📜 Read the working paper ⬇️ eprints.soas.ac.uk/42250/

📣 SOAS Development Studies & SOAS Economics conceived the theme for #DSA2024 and within that overall theme, the conference had three strands, incl. reproduction and production – highlighted by jimi adesina Read more here ⤵️ buff.ly/4bSn5g7

📢 SOAS University of London Future Leaders Programme course Great opportunity for people interested in development finance! ⏰ Deadline: Friday, 6 September, 2024 Read about it here ⬇️ buff.ly/46od2ye

📢 How is China building capacity in a key production technology of 21st century - robots? What are the structural, spatial & policy factors driving fast robotisation? Why multi-scalar industrial policy matters? Our new (open access) paper in Competition and Change Journal: doi.org/10.1177/102452…

Bangladesh Bank is one of the first central banks that incorporated climate considerations into its operations. Join us on 6 September at SOAS University of London #Economics for a lecture with Former Governor of Bangladesh Bank Dr Atiur Rahman. More info about the event ⬇️ tinyurl.com/ypk4zny5

📌 SOAS Centre for Sustainable Structural Transformation (Centre for Sustainable Structural Transformation) held its first bi-annual conference: “Powering Production: A Developmental Energy Transition for Africa.” 🌍 Read the blog ⬇️ tinyurl.com/2p7kc6n3

📌 The rise of ride-hailing apps in #Indonesia has absorbed informal labour into the gig economy. Kafi Prasetya (kafi prasetya) explores the labour conditions to assess their impact on the social welfare of the workers. Read the blog ⬇️ tinyurl.com/mr3fyuw8

📌 SOAS Centre for Sustainable Structural Transformation ( Centre for Sustainable Structural Transformation ) held its first bi-annual conference: “Powering Production: A Developmental Energy Transition for Africa.” 🌍 Read the blog ⬇️ tinyurl.com/2p7kc6n3

📢SOAS University of London will award honorary degrees to 6 distinguished individuals! I am delighted I will confer the honorary fellowship to Lord David Sainsbury Gatsby Africa for his tremendous support of structural transformation in Africa Centre for Sustainable Structural Transformation SOAS Economics soas.ac.uk/about/news/soa…

Dr Tom Lavers (GDI) presented his much-anticipated book, “Ethiopia’s ‘Developmental State’: Political Order and Distributive Crisis”, at the #SOAS Development Studies seminar. Ethiopia is a standout example of state-led development in Africa. Dr Lavers’ work provides a

Here is my assessment of the ILO 2023 report on 'The value of essential work': onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/de… The report centres the problem of devaluation of essential work and provides a wealth of useful data. Yet, it fails to recognise the contested nature of the essential work 1/2

Explore SOAS Economics's Sara Stevano critique on essential work's undervaluation! She untangles societal needs, class struggles & historical biases, calling for a paradigm shift to recognise the contributions of these workers for social reproduction! 💪 ow.ly/yScB50Te5i4

Aporde Alumni network, looking forward to several engagements in the coming days in South Africa. For those interested in digitalisation, join us for this event SARChI Industrial Development the dtic Trade & Industrial Policy Strategies (TIPS) Centre for Sustainable Structural Transformation SOAS Economics

Great collaboration between SOAS University of London and #APORDE on this residential workshop! Our colleagues Christopher Cramer, Jonathan Di John, Ha-Joon Chang, Arkebe Oqubay, Mushtaq Khan, and Antonio Andreoni are leading thought-provoking sessions, drawing from their extensive experience in the

Honoured to contribute to this amazing event reflecting on the critical work of the South African CompComSA, alongside Centre for Sustainable Structural Transformation colleagues & friends, Simon Roberts, Pamela Mondliwa, Thando Vilakazi, Reena das Nair CCRED & Fiona Tregenna SARChI Industrial Development Link to panel: youtube.com/live/66-pZBsjj…

Bangladesh Bank is one of the first central banks that incorporated climate considerations into its operations. Join us TOMORROW at SOAS University of London #Economics for a lecture with Former Governor of Bangladesh Bank Dr Atiur Rahman. More info about the event ⬇️ tinyurl.com/ypk4zny5