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Inclusive growth is a concept created to counterbalance the shortcomings of the pure market economy. As much as any other concept that pursues the same aim, its foundations rest on principles that are not always clearly expressed, sometimes for electoral reasons, sometimes out of ignorance. In the case of inclusive […]

If we know that the benefits of growth do not automatically trickle down to generate more equal societies, we need to adopt a new inclusive approach to policymaking that looks at the social as well as the economic effect of policy actions. – OECD Allah Baksh pushes his laden handcart […]

In the recent past Colombia has shown very interesting, steady and positive growth rates which have now put it among the group of Latin American countries with a better economic showing. Growth in Columbia has been mainly driven by the boom in metal prices like gold that has boosted the […]

Europe likes to boast about its low level of inequality. But more important than this false vision is how Europe’s citizens are faring. To improve their living conditions, especially in the eastern part of the EU, we need to bake a bigger cake, not just divide the one we already […]

Abstract During the 90’s, Bolivia’s economic policies were driven by the principles of the Washington Consensus which had privatization of state-owned companies as one of its core principles. Multiple companies were nationalized and they produced very poor results as the private owners not only failed to deliver their promises but […]