A new book co-edited by UNU Rector David M. Malone features a chapter on “Entrepreneurship and Economic Development” by Prof. Wim Naudé. The chapter is drawn from a paper which ranks among the Top 10 monthly downloads of the IZA Discussion Paper Series. According to Naudé, “Entrepreneurship is… a valid and important subject of study for development scholars, and development is a worthwhile subject of study for entrepreneurship and management scholars. “The growing availability of more and better...
There was a full house for the latest Charles Cooper memorial lecture, given by Professor Sidney G. Winter, former Chief Economist of the US General Accounting Office. Professor Winter spoke at length about ‘Dynamic Capability — The Concept and How It Helps Us Understand Economic Change’, in a session rounded off by more questions than time allowed. See below for more details on the subject and speaker, as well as the powerpoint slides and full lecture video. ...
We are now accepting applications for the Migration Management Diploma Programme (MMDP), which starts on 1 April 2014. Sponsored by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we offer 10 scholarships per year to government officials from 40 developing countries with at least three years’ experience in the field of migration and/or asylum. Our three month course includes three different courses: 1) Migration management and protection, 2) Migration and development, and 3) Migration Policy. The course ...