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Projects that push for policy change

IDRC-funded projects in the area of globalization, growth, and poverty span the globe and cover a vast range of themes, including:

agri-food markets
competition policy
fiscal policy and accountability
labour markets and migration
private sector development
social protection
trade, investment, and economic integration

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Proposal Development Workshop on the Effect of Oil and Gas Discovery on Social and Economic Policy in Ghana and Uganda

Recent discoveries of significant oil and gas reserves in the territorial waters of Ghana and in the Albertine Graben of Uganda have generated considerable discussion of the economic and social implic

Conference : Rethinking African Economic Policy in Light of the Global Financial Crisis

The global financial crisis and the prospect of slow recovery do not bode well for countries that were just catching up to growthrates in the rest of the developing world. At their meeting in Tunis, 1

Fifth Anniversary Conference of ARTNET : Trade Led Growth in Times of Crisis

The Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade (ARTNET) is organizing a high-level conference of trade economists, policymakers and development practitioners to mark its fifth anniversary. Th

Workshop for Research on South Asia Tax Systems

National governments are facing difficult fiscal challenges as a consequence of tightening credit markets and pressure to keep the tax burden to a minimum while maintaining social programs. In South A

Conference : Fiscal Policy Issues after the Crisis (Asia)

The financial and economic crisis of 2008 elicited unprecedented global collaboration aimed at easing frozen credit markets and increasing government spending (fiscal stimulus packages). While Asia wa

Book Publication : Gender and Taxation

As countries seek to achieve inclusive growth, it is critical that they understand the gender biases that may exist in taxation and tax reform, as well as their equity and welfare implications. The ID

Federation of ASEAN Economists Association Conference

The Federation of ASEAN Economists Association (FAEA) is a network of economic associations from member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). FAEA organizes an annual confer

Dissemination of In_Focus Publication on Community-Based Monitoring Systems

The IDRC In_Focus publication, Fighting Poverty with Facts : Community-Based Monitoring Systems (CBMS), synthesizes a decade of research on CBMS carried out first in the Philippines and then across As

Disseminating and Consolidating Research on Labour Markets and Social Protection

IDRC's Globalization Growth and Poverty (GGP) program initiative is concerned with building a knowledge and evidence base on the following themes: job quality in poor regions; firm-level demand for la

Globalization Growth and Poverty Partners' Learning Forum

IDRC's Globalization, Growth and Poverty (GGP) program initiative has made significant investments in China, but there has been little information exchange between GGP projects. This grant will suppor