Wellbeing in London data
Wellbeing in London dataLondon’s first Wellbeing and Sustainability Measure has been developed by the Greater London Authority’s (GLA) City Intelligence. There are 7 domains related to good health, employment opportunities, decent housing, environmental quality, social connectedness, financial security, and accessible spaces. Within these domains are 64 indicators, covering both objective and subjective aspects of wellbeing. See […]
The LSE-Real Estate Economics and Finance index
REEF provides data on local property markets in England and Wales 2010-2020 using price paid data. Methodology provided on the website.There is also an interactive data dashboard here.
Ideas for India
Search (ideasforindia.in) An international portal which publishes articles and reports relating to evidence-based growth and development issues in India. It includes materials from India-based researchers. Wide coverage of agriculture, industry, environmental issues, urbanisation, social identity and poverty.
Richard Cobden
Richard Cobden letters Richard Cobden (1804-1865) was a leading Victorian political stateman well known for his involvement in free trade debates and the anti-corn league. This site supported by the Arts and Humanities research council provides access to a wealth of several thousand transcripts of letters, speeches and other manuscripts relating to his life and […]
Africa Management Hub
Africa UN Knowledge Management Hub is developed by the United Nations Development System in Africa to provide a single place to access to documents on African regional collaboration and the 17 sustainable development goals. It also includes regional data sources and an expertise directory.
Banned Books and Academic Freedom
Sage has launched a new collection of free-to-read research of articles from its academic journals highlighting the effects of academic censorship on democracy, social-emotional learning, higher education, and more.Categories in the collection include:
MDB Reform Accelerator
MDB Reform Accelerator Multilateral Development Banks, or MDBs, are supranational institutions set up by sovereign states, which are their shareholders. This website contains contributions from think tanks and NGOs which aims to speed up reform to reduce global poverty by reforming them using evidence-based research.
Connecting Africa
Connecting-Africa is supported by the Netherlands African Studies Association (NVAS). It provides free access to digital resources on Africa. Full-text of publications, images and sound from institutional repositories many based in African nations.
What the world thinks about work
A news item from Kings College London, based on the report What the world thinks about work, ranks the UK low for the importance the population places on work. The report is based on a survey of 3,056 British adults and their opinions are compared to those of 23 other countries. Read the news item […]
State of the Nation (UK) 2023
State of the Nation 2023: People and Places The latest annual social mobility index includes a written report and data explorer. It measures social mobility across 5 key dimensions (occupation, income, education, housing and wealth) and by outcomes measured at different stages throughout life. There are breakdowns by gender and ethnicity. The website provides information […]
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