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How dowry shapes migration decisions in modern India
New data from India shows that parents often retain a share of dowry, which may enable sons to migrate for work, and provide a new role for dowry in modern times.
How communities benefit from rural electrification in Africa
Electrification is often seen as the spark for development. But in much of Africa, the biggest benefits may come not from households plugging in, but from the community services that light up around them.
How education has driven global growth and poverty reduction
Education has been a major driver of global growth and poverty reduction since 1980, accounting for nearly half of overall income gains – boosting productivity while reducing inequality and making public schooling a key engine of poverty reduction.
Understanding the global construction sector
Infrastructure and the construction sector play a vital role in economic growth, yet high cement costs in low-income countries, limited job creation, and the dominance of foreign firms highlight the challenges in building and delivering infrastructur...
Stalin’s famine
The 1933 Soviet famine was not the inevitable result of poor harvests but of Stalin’s collectivisation and procurement policies, which disproportionately targeted Ukrainians and produced catastrophic, unequal mortality.
