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New research to focus on inclusive growth, employment

14/09/2012

IDRC and the UK Department for International Development are funding a new research on inclusive growth and employment. The Policy Analysis on Growth and Employment (PAGE) initiative, launched in Dakar in September, will be led by the Partnership...

Insights on the informal economy, growth, and opportunities for the poor

31/08/2012

Research supported by IDRC’s Supporting Inclusive Growth program is examining the informal economy, its impact on growth, and the need to include the poor in economic development. IDRC recently commissioned a working paper on “Informality...

Events

IDRC at EcoHealth 2012

15/10/2012

The Kunming Institute of Botany, Kunming Medical University, and the World Agroforestry Centre will co-host the 4th biennial conference of the International Association for Ecology and Health (IAEH) in Kunming, China, October 15 to 18, 2012. IDRC’s...

Global Symposium on Health Systems Research

31/10/2012

The Second Global Symposium on Health Systems Research will be held in Beijing from October 31 to November 3. The conference is organized around the theme, Inclusion and Innovation towards Universal Health Coverage.Researchers, policymakers, funders...

IDRC in 3 minutes

Bulletin — September 2012

Ten times a year, IDRC publishes the IDRC Bulletin, which offers insights into the world of international development research.

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Globalization, Trade and Poverty in Ghana

Globalization, Trade and Poverty in Ghana

The persistence of poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), in the face of increased globalizationand rapid trade liberalization during the past two decades has inspired considerable debate on the impact of globalization, in general, and trade...

Latest Projects

Community Based Crime Prevention in Guatemala

Guatemala is one of the most violent countries in the world. Guatemalans of every age, class and ethnicity confront violence daily in every part of the national territory. According to statistics kept

Food and Livelihood Security in Punjab through Water, Energy and Agricultural Management

Climate change poses a significant threat to agrarian societies in tropical regions. In Punjab, which produces more than half of India's annual food grain production, there is rising uncertainty in th

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