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 […]
FTSE 100 CEO pay
FTSE CEO pay rising rapidly. The High Pay Centre has released its latest data on FTSE 100 executive pay. Consult their website to get facts on pay inequality in the UK
Poverty report 2023
The 2023 Global Multidimensional Poverty Index report – Unstacking global poverty: Data for high-impact action – produced in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme Human Development Report Office has been published.It compares compares acute multidimensional poverty for over 110 countries in developing regions. Full methodology is provided on the website along with links to national and earlier […]
Gender diversity on corporate boards
The Global Gender Diversity Report, is an annual report published by Altrata. It considers what the state of gender diversity among senior executives in 2023 is, examining 1,712 major listed companies’ boards and leadership teams across 20 major countries. Methodology and data sources are provided by the report. Progress is also discussed.
GC wealth website
A new tool for understanding wealth inequality which has been developed by Stone Center at the Graduate Center, CUNY.It comprises data and a library of research papers. Topics covered include country files on wealth distribution, discussion of inheritance and taxes.
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