Barriers to growth [1]

Why have some countries not grown as fast as others? What can these countries do to bridge this gap? Tony Addison, Chief Economist and Deputy Director of UNU-WIDER, shares insights.

Editor’s Note: This video was previously published on the IGC's website [2].

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Tony Addison, Chief Economist and Deputy Director of UNU-WIDER, discusses the key barriers to growth and how to overcome them.
Date Published: 
Tuesday, April 10, 2018
Tags: 
infrastructure [3]
skills [4]
human capital [5]
aid [6]
commodity [7]
borrowings [8]
Authors: 
tony.addison [9]
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Topic: 
Macroeconomics & Growth [10]
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Flickr: David Stanley