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Chinese Investment in Africa's Oil Sector: Governance Issues
When the dynamics of NOCs are combined with those of African politics, what are the outcomes in terms of job creation and inclusiveness? (4/5)
Chinese Investment in Africa's Oil Sector: Local Content & Linkages
Exploring the links between Chinese NOCs and the economic development of the countries in which they invest. (3/5)
Chinese Investment in Africa's Oil Sector: The Drivers
A look at China's transition from exporting oil, to becoming the world's largest importer. (2/5)
Chinese Investment in Africa's Oil Sector: The Key Players
How are Chinese NOCs adapting to meet both their commercial interests and the interests of the countries in which they're investing? (1/5)
Electricity Generation as a Community-Owned Solution
Andrea Berardi hosts a webinar contrasting the traditional centralised approach to electricity generation with a new community-controlled model.
Making Medicines in Africa
Maureen Mackintosh and Julius Mugwagwa explore some of the interconnections between industrial development and health.
Informality as a Continuum: Evidence from Four Furniture Manufacturing Clusters in Kenya
Richmond Atta-Ankomah argues that the informal sector is inherently heterogeneous, and informality is best described as a continuum.
Innovative Spending in Health: Unpacking the Global Evidence
Using evidence from South Africa, the UK and Zimbabwe, Julius Mugwagwa discusses the impact of innovative spending on inclusive and sustainable health.
Limits without Scarcity
Revisiting the notion of limits in modern environmentalism, Giorgos Kallis argues that collective self-limitation is the only way towards egalitarian abundance.
Patent Use in the UK
Suma Athreye explores some of the concerns about our lack of knowledge of what happens to patents once they are issued.
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