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Research in ActionGender Social PolicyWhen growth is not enough: In pursuit of transformative economyAfrica has achieved impressive economic growth in the past 15 years; from 2001 to 2010, six of the world's ten fastest growing economies were in Africa. Although growth has been moderate in recent years, it is expected to regain strength.Date
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Research in ActionGovernance Social PolicyImproving citizen awareness and democratic elections in PeruPeruvian voters were well-informed when they headed to the federal election polls in June 2016, thanks to the efforts of Consorcio de investigación económica y social (CIES), the Economic and Social Research Consortium. CIES representatives shared details of the unique role the Consortium plays in Peru, including their work as a think tank for the 2016 national elections, during a presentation at IDRC on July 11, 2016.Date
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Research in ActionEconomics GenderHighlight: Youth summit in Senegal on unemployment and insecurityAn international forum for Francophone youth was held in Dakar, Senegal in mid-October, ahead of the 15th Sommet de la Francophonie to be held November 29-30, 2014. Some 250 youth debated their own futures during the two-day event organized by Senegal’s Ministry of Youth, Employment, and Promotion of Civic Values, and the National Youth Council of Senegal (NYCS), in partnership with the Initiative prospective agricole et rurale. IDRC supported the forum.Date
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Research in ActionEconomics GenderHighlight: Youth (Un)Employment: Global problems meet local solutionsIDRC and Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC) partnered to spark discussion on global youth unemployment at a panel hosted by the University of Ottawa in October. The panellists shed some light on the dynamics of youth employment in Canada and in the developing world.Date
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Research in ActionEconomics Gender Social PolicyCreating opportunities for youth in East AfricaThe East African Community's young people are finding it increasingly difficult to find decent employment.Date
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Research in ActionDevelopment GenderRelease of BSR's "Child Labour in Myanmar's Garment Sector" ReportIDRC funds several projects that explore what drives child labour, including the newly released ‘Child labor in Myanmar’s Garment Sector’ report by Business for Social Responsibility (BSR).Date
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Research in ActionDevelopment Economics GenderEntrepreneurs could hold key to job creation in the Middle EastDespite reforms, labour markets in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have been unable to absorb the growing number of job seekers. Women and educated youth are particularly vulnerable to high unemployment. However, data on entrepreneurship and the private enterprise sector in the region have been virtually non-existent.Date
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Research in ActionEconomics Development Social PolicyAging populations may improve the standard of livingRecent research has shown that worldwide population changes could increase economic growth and promote equity across generations. Researchers have developed a system to quantify economic flows across different age groups. These “National Transfer Accounts” measure how different generations produce, consume, share, and save resources.Date
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Research in ActionEconomics DevelopmentProviding jobs for the “missing middle” in IndiaWith steady economic growth throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, there seemed to be an abundance of jobs in India. Jobs were available in service industries like information technology and in the large-scale manufacturing operations of international companies. Despite these job opportunities, however, India had a growing number of unemployed, unskilled workers.Date
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Research in ActionEconomics DevelopmentZimbabwe’s data on poverty part of Southern African poverty reduction effortsZimbabwe continues to experience high levels of poverty and unemployment. IDRC is supporting the University of Zimbabwe’s Institute of Environmental Studies (IES) as it explores the multiple dimensions of the country’s challenges and generates debates and ideas for reconstruction and development. The project research team conducted a baseline survey on poverty, well-being, and inequality in Zimbabwe, and worked to build the capacity of the IES’s own researchers and their contribution to Zimbabwe’s recovery and growth.Date
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Research in ActionEconomicsInfluencing parliamentary debate on labour policy in UruguayThe IDRC-supported “Labour markets for inclusive growth” project, coordinated by the Centre for Distributive Labor and Social Studies (CEDLAS) at Universidad Nacional de La Plata in Argentina, is generating rigorous and policy-relevant evidence on how labour markets and social protection work in Latin America — and what that means for growth and inclusion.Date
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Research in ActionEconomics DevelopmentEntrepreneurship driving change and growth in sub-Saharan AfricaThe 2012 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) sub-Saharan Africa Report — the first to examine entrepreneurial dynamics in the region — was launched in Lusaka, Zambia, on November 19, 2013.
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Research in ActionDevelopment Economics GenderHarnessing demographic change for economic growth in Africa
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Research in ActionGender Development EconomicsMini soap operas foster financial education and inclusion of women in Peru
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Research in ActionEconomicsPremiere of "Forward Home:" The economic power of Caribbean overseas communities
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