It’s been 25 years since the first UNDP Human Development Report affirmed that income growth alone does not improve human wellbeing. How can the human-development approach be used to help policymakers tackle today's complex global challenges?
Jun 9, 2016 debunks the conventional wisdom that job creation prevents violent conflict.
Apr 5, 2016 calls for redistributive policies to enable countries to reduce poverty and inequality.
Mar 30, 2016 says that when it comes to economic growth and development, we should not confuse "what" and "how."
Jan 21, 2016 explains why 5.5 million kids remain in servitude – and what must be done to end the practice.
Dec 16, 2015 considers the skills that today's graduates need to cope with rapid technological change.
Dec 9, 2015 explains why the outlook is mixed for labor in developing countries.
The worse economic fundamentals and forecasts become, the more mysterious stock-market outcomes in the US appear. At a time when genuine news suggests that equity prices should be tanking, not hitting record highs, explanations based on crowd psychology, the virality of ideas, and the dynamics of narrative epidemics can shed some light.
