Under this topic, research is directed towards the following questions: How can the international community reconnect and reboot global inclusive development (GID), through both existing and new international, national, regional, and sub-regional institutions? Which policy ideas might help reduce inequality and generate shared prosperity? How can civil society players cooperate with state institutions and markets?
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Yellow vests and blue mandarins
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Democratic capitalism and its discontents
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Italy’s race after the MoU on the Silk Road
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Kazakhstan: The transition has finally begun
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North Macedonia: A new name, a new opportunity
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The Warsaw ministerial on the Middle East: A new dimension of solidarity
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Kazakhstan: The transition has finally begun
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The Iranian revolution: An anniversary few expected
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The Dialogue of Civilizations Research Institute (DOC), East China Normal University, and Carlton University had...
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Sustainability in the Twenty-First Century: Localising Global Goals
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