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Articles on Liberalisation

September 30, 2020

Populism in Brazil: how liberalisation and austerity led to the rise of Lula and Bolsonaro

Patricia Justino, United Nations University and Bruno Martorano, United Nations University

A new study shows how economic shocks caused by cuts to import tariff cuts in the 1990s is linked to the rise of populism in Brazil.

September 27, 2019

Bernhard Reinsberg, University of Glasgow and Thomas Stubbs, Royal Holloway University of London

Global forces affect corruption, too.

July 30, 2018

Alan Hirsch, University of Cape Town

The free movement of people between African countries could facilitate economic development.

Thomas Stubbs
Reader in International Relations, Royal Holloway University of London
Alan Hirsch
Research Fellow New South Institute, Emeritus Professor at The Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, University of Cape Town
Bernhard Reinsberg
Reader in Politics, University of Glasgow
Patricia Justino
Professor and Deputy Director, World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), United Nations University
Bruno Martorano
Assistant Professor, Maastricht University and Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT), United Nations University