SDG #8: Decent work and economic growth

January 2012 Summary: Faltering global economic growth in 2011 High unemployment is the Achilles Heel of the recovery Renewed volatility and heightened risk in financial markets in 2011 The

Can a protracted slowdown?be avoided? by Oliver Paddison and Rob Vos

The World Economic Situation and Prospects 2012 cautions that the world economy is on the brink of another major downturn. Global economic growth started to decelerate on a broad front in mid-2011 and is estimated to have averaged 2.8 per ce

December 2011 Summary: Grim prospects for world economy Premature fiscal austerity in developed countries is hampering recovery Developing countries remain vulnerable to downturns in the developed economie

November 2011 Summary: EU leaders agree to scale up measures to solve the simmering debt crisis, but hurdles remain Unemployment in developed economies still high and lasting longer Is the G20 fallin

2012 Development Policy Seminar

October 2011 Summary: Equity markets worldwide plunged Euro area dollar liquidity dries up in the midst of Europe?s sovereign debt crisis G20 finance ministers maintain focus on fiscal consolidation

The Global Partnership for Development: Time to Deliver Significant gaps remain in delivering on the c

CDP Background Paper No. 12 By Patrick Guillaumont Structural economic vulnerability is a major obstacle?for the development of LDCs. The paper discusses the conceptual, methodological and empirical?issues related to the economic v