Conference topics: - Collective actions and public goods - Comparative studies of governance - Social capital, trust, and cultural norms - Human capital and economic development - Political elites and economic performance - History and persistence of economic growth The conference will include...

The workshop is a part of the 7th Annual ICSID Conference “Political Economy of Development: Historical and Contemporary Factors” that will take place at Higher School of Economics in Moscow on June 7-9, 2018. Contributions from the fields of political economy, economics and political...

The workshop is going to precede the 6th Annual ICSID Conference “Political Economy of Development: Exiting the Middle Income Trap” that will take place at Higher School of Economics in Moscow on June 13-14, 2017. Contributions from the fields of political economy and political science are...

Tracs: - Governance, Politics, Ethics and Conflict in Planning, - Informal Housing, Land Tenure and Government Programs, - Housing and Community Development, - Spatial Policies and Land Use Planning, - Planning Practice and Innovation in Planning Education, - Planning History, - Planning...

Latin America, a thriving region of more than 600 million people, has a promising decade ahead. It is a leading global trader of agro-products with major reserves of raw materials and immense rainforests, which are vital for the global climate and hold potential for renewable energies. Major...

High commodity prices, favourable financial conditions and the hard-won economic reforms of the 1990s boosted regional economic growth to an average of 5% in the past years, with low inflation and strong current account surpluses. Besides dealing with the international financial turbulence and...