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By Making It on 4 January, 2013
South-South cooperation is a broad framework for collaboration and the exchange of resources, technology, skills and knowledge between countries of the Global South. South-South cooperation can achieve results on the ground, in ways that traditional development assistance may not, because of countries’ geographical proximity, cultural and historical ties, or similar development paths. Countries that have [...]
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By Making It on 5 September, 2012
Approximately 1.3 billion young people in the world today are between the ages of 15 and 24. That’s a quarter of the world’s population of working age. However, young people are disproportionately affected by unemployment, underemployment and vulnerable employment. Even during periods of economic growth, many economies have been unable to absorb large youth populations [...]
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By Making It on 22 August, 2012
In terms of international development, it is often taken for granted that wealth inevitably leads to health, and that therefore only the countries with wealthier economies will be able to foster the conditions for a healthier population. In this context, international development efforts usually focus on interventions to kick-start economic growth, on the assumption that [...]
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By Making It on 4 January, 2012
Imagine a future where the power of green technology drives a new economic revolution, and where everyone, all over the world, has access to clean, safe, and affordable energy services. Does this sound far-fetched? Not according to our contributors. Jeremy Rifkin, whose latest book, The Third Industrial Revolution, is making a big impact, sees developments [...]
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By Making It on 23 November, 2011
‘Women hold up half the sky’ is a Chinese proverb affirming women’s equal contribution to the human experience but it is an aspirational, rather than a factual, claim. In developed and developing countries alike, gender gaps persist in education, health, work, wages and political participation.
For this issue of Making It, the theme is gender equality [...]
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By Making It on 25 August, 2011
Never has the world been more interdependent, never has it been more shaped by technological, economic and social progress – and never has it been more vulnerable to economic and environmental shocks and political failure. Our global economic, social and political systems have been under great pressure for a while, and the future appears uncertain. [...]
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By Making It on 22 June, 2011
This issue of Making It: Industry for Development looks at some aspects of the broad concept of agribusiness, often defined as the whole range of business activities that are performed from farm to fork, but also including the processing of raw materials for the production of many non-food items, such as textiles, paper and biofuel. [...]
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By Making It on 4 March, 2011
This issue of Making It: Industry for Development focuses on recent developments in global trade.
In the keynote article, Peter Sutherland, a former Director-General of the World Trade Organization, argues that a conclusion of the Doha Round is essential if all countries are to share the benefits of global trade. Highlighting the link between trade growth [...]
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By Making It on 11 November, 2010
The theme of this – the fourth – issue of Making It: Industry for Development is the challenge facing the world’s 49 Least Developed Countries (LDCs), and in particular the importance of strengthening productive capacity.
Posted in The Magazine | Tagged Cheick Sidi Diarra, entrepreneurial capacities, governance, Industrial Development, issue 4, ldc, least developed countries, production linkages, productive resources, prosperity, UN High Representative for LDCs, UNIDO, United Nations
By Making It on 25 July, 2010
The theme of this – the third – issue of Making It: Industry for Development is industrial policy.
In response to the global economic crisis, governments around the world are desperate to jump-start economic growth. Following the bailouts of the banks and car makers, more recently most of the world’s biggest economies [...]
Posted in The Magazine | Tagged industrial policy, Issue 3, Making It magazine, UNIDO, United Nations Industrial Development Organization
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