Economic development
Report
Growing the UK's creative industries: what creative enterprises need to thrive and grow
The creative industries are the fastest growing part of the UK economy. This report aims to get to the heart of the issue: what do creative enterprises understand by growth, how fast are they growing, and what prevents them from growing more?
Evaluation
Final report on the evaluation of the Tereora College redevelopment project
In 2015 the New Zealand (NZ) government gifted $11.7 million to the Cook Islands for Stage 1 of the redevelopment of a national college in celebration of the Cook Islands 50 years of self-governance in free association with New Zealand. This report evaluates the first stage of the redevelopment.
Report
The role of sub-state and non-state actors in international climate processes: civil society
Given today’s challenging geopolitical conditions and the evolving nature of the international climate regime since Paris, civil society must now once again recalibrate its strategies to ensure continued and increasing relevance. Editor's note: This is one of four background papers feeding into a synthesis paper entitled The role of sub-state and non-state actors in international...
Policy report
Why we should defend capitalism
Given the identity crisis of capitalism, it is timely to highlight once again the proven record of capitalism in destroying poverty and creating shared prosperity—which alternative systems such as socialism have repeatedly failed to achieve.
Report
The role of sub-state and non-state actors in international climate processes: corporate sector
Given the challenging political contexts since 2015, the corporate sector will have a key role to play in persuading national governments how technologies and expertise have moved on since the pledges were made. Editor's note: This is one of four background papers feeding into a synthesis paper entitled The role of sub-state and non-state actors...