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Development Studies and Cross-Disciplinarity (2008)
Journal Article
Sumner, A., & Tribe, M. (2008). Development Studies and Cross-Disciplinarity. Journal of International Development, 20(6), 751-767. https://doi.org/10.1002/jid.1494

Economic insecurity and global casualisation: Threat or promise? (2008)
Journal Article
Standing, G. (2008). Economic insecurity and global casualisation: Threat or promise?. Social Indicators Research, 88(1), 15-30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-007-9202-7

Casualisation has both negative and positive sides, for both workers and employers. This article considers how the positive sides could be developed while allowing casual work to continue to grow. In reviewing the advantages and disadvantages of casu... Read More about Economic insecurity and global casualisation: Threat or promise?.

How Globalised Production Exploits Informal-Sector Workers: Investigating the Indian Garment Sector (2008)
Journal Article
Mezzadri, A. (2008). How Globalised Production Exploits Informal-Sector Workers: Investigating the Indian Garment Sector. Development Viewpoint,

An Application of the DEA Double Bootstrap to Examine Sources of Efficiency in Bangladesh Rice Farming (2008)
Journal Article
Balcombe, K., Fraser, I., Latruffe, L., Rahman, M., & Smith, L. (2008). An Application of the DEA Double Bootstrap to Examine Sources of Efficiency in Bangladesh Rice Farming. Applied Economics, 40(15), 1919-1925. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036840600905282

Palestine in the Middle East: Opposing Neoliberalism and US Power (2008)
Newspaper / Magazine
Hanieh, A. (2008). Palestine in the Middle East: Opposing Neoliberalism and US Power

Modeling Energy and Development: an Evaluation of Models and Concepts (2008)
Journal Article
Van Ruijven, B., Urban, F., Benders, R., Moll, H., Van der Sluijs, J., De Vries, B., & Van Vuuren, D. (2008). Modeling Energy and Development: an Evaluation of Models and Concepts. World Development, 36(12), 2801-2821. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2008.01.011

Most global energy models are developed by institutes from developed countries, focusing primarily on issues that are important in industrialized countries. Evaluation of the results for Asia of the IPCC/SRES models shows that broad concepts of energ... Read More about Modeling Energy and Development: an Evaluation of Models and Concepts.

Towards an Employment-centred Development Strategy for Poverty Reduction in The Gambia: Macroeconomic and Labour Market Aspects (2008)
Report
Heintz, J., Oya, C., & Zepeda, E. (2008). Towards an Employment-centred Development Strategy for Poverty Reduction in The Gambia: Macroeconomic and Labour Market Aspects

Is Forced Labour an Isolated Problem in Developing Countries? (2008)
Journal Article
Lerche, J. (2008). Is Forced Labour an Isolated Problem in Developing Countries?. Development Viewpoint,

Why Upholding Humanitarian Principles Does Not Protect Aid Workers (2008)
Journal Article
Hammond, L. (2008). Why Upholding Humanitarian Principles Does Not Protect Aid Workers. Development Viewpoint,

The Effectiveness of Monetary Policy Reconsidered (2008)
Preprint / Working Paper
Weeks, J. The Effectiveness of Monetary Policy Reconsidered. Brasilia

This paper inspects the standard policy rule that under a flexible exchange rate regime with perfectly elastic capital flows, monetary policy is effective and fiscal policy is not. The logical validity of the statement requires that the effect of an... Read More about The Effectiveness of Monetary Policy Reconsidered.