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Ghana: The challenges of growth faced with increasing imbalances

recently become an oil producer and the developing oil sector has quickened the pace of growth, which reached almost 15 per cent in 2011. This enhanced growth has resulted in a rise of per capita income levels and enabled Ghana to attain the status of a low-middle-income country according to World Bank rankings.

Published in June 2014

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Methods for the Economic Valuation of Urban Heritage: A Sustainability-based Approach

Today, development actors see urban heritage as a resource for their territory, which is why they need to define its economic value. This evaluation is a delicate exercise as such patrimony is generally a complex reality, consisting of four interdependent economic, cultural, social and

Published in October 2012

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The Governance of Climate Change in Developing Countries - A Report on International and Domestic Climate Change Politics in China, Brazil, Ethiopia and Tuvalu

Climate change has become the most important global issue of our time and now occupies a key place on the global governance agenda. Recent attempts to create a concrete framework for mitigation have fallen short. This failure has been explored in a number of studies. These have mostly focused on

Published in October 2012

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How Can We Capitalize on the Demographic Dividend? Demographics at the Heart of Development Pathways

In the coming decades, West African countries could benefit from a “demographic window of opportunity” in order to reduce their poverty. The entry of 160 million young people into the labor market between 2010 and 2030 can accelerate economic growth. However, these countries will only benefit from

Published in March 2012

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The Commons : Interview with David Bollier