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Labour Market Regulations in China: Minimum Wage Policy

Research into changes to China's minimum wage policies will evaluate their impact and provide guidelines for regulatory bodies at municipal and provincial levels. Over the past decade, China's high g

Latest Result

Exploring new ways to extend equity, access to health care in Africa

For more than a decade, IDRC’s Governance for Equity in Health Systems program has supported researchers and health reformers in their efforts to strengthen health systems and find health financing solutions that reflect local needs and priorities...


News

Report sheds light on demands for accountability, transparency for large-scale land deals in Africa

05/04/2013

In Africa, large-scale land deals can bring benefits such as jobs, market access, and infrastructure, but they can also dispossess people of land and other resources and spark conflict over economic benefits. Part of the problem is that land deals...

IDRC awardee wins World Bank photo contest

04/03/2013

Photojournalist and IDRC awardee Marc Ellison is a winner of the World Bank’s “Picture Inequality” photo contest. Ellison won for his photo essay “Battling HIV” which tells the story of Christine Adong. In the photo, Adong, a Ugandan woman who was...

Events

Poverty, Jobs, and Institutions: Canadian Development Economists meet in Montréal

30/05/2013

The Canadian Economics Association (CEA) is holding its 47th Annual Meetings, May 30–June 2, 2013 in Montréal, Canada. Once again, the Canadian Development Economics Study Group (CDESG) will host meetings at the CEA forum to discuss new trends...

Highlight: Exchanging ideas on success

18/06/2012

About 175 participants gathered in Cape Town, South Africa for the “Think Tank Initiative Exchange 2012: Facilitating Success,” an event organized by the Think Tank Initiative aimed at generating knowledge, ideas, and action on being successful...

Latest Projects

Research into changes to China's minimum wage policies will evaluate their impact and provide guidelines for regulatory bodies at municipal and provincial levels. Over the past decade, China's high g
Labour Market Regulations in China: Minimum Wage PolicyLabour Market Regulations in China: Minimum Wage PolicyGrowing Informal Cities: Mobile Entrepreneurs and Inclusive Growth in South Africa, Mozambique, and ZimbabweGlobal Administrative Law: Improving Inter-institutional Connections in Global and National Regulatory GovernanceNouveau Programme de Troisième Cycle Interuniversitaire : Phase 2Impact of Prices and Taxes on Tobacco Product Use in Argentina,Bolivia,and Chile

Latest Projects

Migrant entrepreneurs are an important force in the informal economy in southern Africa, but their role is often invisible to policymakers and researchers. New research on the contributions of these m
Labour Market Regulations in China: Minimum Wage Policy Growing Informal Cities: Mobile Entrepreneurs and Inclusive Growth in South Africa, Mozambique, and ZimbabweGrowing Informal Cities: Mobile Entrepreneurs and Inclusive Growth in South Africa, Mozambique, and ZimbabweGlobal Administrative Law: Improving Inter-institutional Connections in Global and National Regulatory GovernanceNouveau Programme de Troisième Cycle Interuniversitaire : Phase 2Impact of Prices and Taxes on Tobacco Product Use in Argentina,Bolivia,and Chile

Latest Projects

Research on how the interactions between and among institutions can affect developing countries' ability to implement regulatory goals and reforms will shed light on the neglected field of law and dev
Labour Market Regulations in China: Minimum Wage PolicyGrowing Informal Cities: Mobile Entrepreneurs and Inclusive Growth in South Africa, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe Global Administrative Law: Improving Inter-institutional Connections in Global and National Regulatory GovernanceGlobal Administrative Law: Improving Inter-institutional Connections in Global and National Regulatory GovernanceNouveau Programme de Troisième Cycle Interuniversitaire : Phase 2Impact of Prices and Taxes on Tobacco Product Use in Argentina,Bolivia,and Chile

Latest Projects

Social sciences in sub-Saharan Africa are severely underresourced. But an infusion of graduates at the master's and PhD levels in 18 francophone countries in West and Central Africa will increase the
Labour Market Regulations in China: Minimum Wage PolicyGrowing Informal Cities: Mobile Entrepreneurs and Inclusive Growth in South Africa, Mozambique, and ZimbabweGlobal Administrative Law: Improving Inter-institutional Connections in Global and National Regulatory Governance Nouveau Programme de Troisième Cycle Interuniversitaire : Phase 2Nouveau Programme de Troisième Cycle Interuniversitaire : Phase 2Impact of Prices and Taxes on Tobacco Product Use in Argentina,Bolivia,and Chile

Latest Projects

Across South America, tobacco use remains high among children and adults. New research will explore the benefits and limitations of tobacco pricing and tax strategies on reducing tobacco use in Argent
Labour Market Regulations in China: Minimum Wage PolicyGrowing Informal Cities: Mobile Entrepreneurs and Inclusive Growth in South Africa, Mozambique, and ZimbabweGlobal Administrative Law: Improving Inter-institutional Connections in Global and National Regulatory GovernanceNouveau Programme de Troisième Cycle Interuniversitaire : Phase 2 Impact of Prices and Taxes on Tobacco Product Use in Argentina,Bolivia,and ChileImpact of Prices and Taxes on Tobacco Product Use in Argentina,Bolivia,and Chile

Latest Results

For more than a decade, IDRC’s Governance for Equity in Health Systems program has supported researchers and health reformers in their efforts to strengthen health systems and find health financing solutions that reflect local needs and priorities...
Exploring new ways to extend equity, access to health care in AfricaBalancing competitiveness and equity in the garment industryUgandan-Canadian partnership advances research on disability studiesAging populations may improve the standard of livingUsing research to change policy and practice <br> A Canadian Partnerships Research Report

Latest Results

A new study comparing the garment-export industries in Honduras and Nicaragua challenges the conventional wisdom that competing on the basis of cheap labour is the only option for poor garment-producing countries. Increasing competition among...
Exploring new ways to extend equity, access to health care in Africa Balancing competitiveness and equity in the garment industryUgandan-Canadian partnership advances research on disability studiesAging populations may improve the standard of livingUsing research to change policy and practice <br> A Canadian Partnerships Research Report

Latest Results

In Uganda, statistics show that 20% of the country’s population has some form of physical disability. Despite these numbers, little research has been conducted to provide a window into the lives of people with disabilities. Without formal research...
Exploring new ways to extend equity, access to health care in AfricaBalancing competitiveness and equity in the garment industry Ugandan-Canadian partnership advances research on disability studiesAging populations may improve the standard of livingUsing research to change policy and practice <br> A Canadian Partnerships Research Report

Latest Results

Recent 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...
Exploring new ways to extend equity, access to health care in AfricaBalancing competitiveness and equity in the garment industryUgandan-Canadian partnership advances research on disability studies Aging populations may improve the standard of livingUsing research to change policy and practice <br> A Canadian Partnerships Research Report

Latest Results

For Canadian civil society organizations (CSOs) research is an important part of efforts to improve policy and/or practice in developing countries, an IDRC-supported study found. The study e-surveyed 162 Canadian CSOs that are engaged in...
Exploring new ways to extend equity, access to health care in AfricaBalancing competitiveness and equity in the garment industryUgandan-Canadian partnership advances research on disability studiesAging populations may improve the standard of living Using research to change policy and practice <br> A Canadian Partnerships Research Report
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