Data constraints impeding MSME development – A case for Fiji
SAKIUSA NABOU | Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are believed to contribute to at least 18 percent of Fiji’s GDP. Now, what… Read More
SDG10 Reduced inequalities
Inequality poses a threat to sustained social and economic progress, hampers poverty reduction, and erodes people’s well-being. To address both within-country and between-country disparities, it’s essential to ensure fair resource distribution, invest in education and skill development, implement social safety nets, combat discrimination, support marginalised groups, and promote international cooperation for equitable trade and financial systems.
Griffith University is aligned with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and committed to tackling global challenges around reduced inequalities. Below are some of our outputs supporting this goal.
Building capacity: Climate-resilient development and gender-inclusive entrepreneurship in Mongolia
Download PDF ROB HALES, DHARA SHAH, TAPAN SARKER, JARGALMAA GANZORIG, DAGIISUREN UUGANBAATAR, BATKHUU BUD AND BOLOR BOLD | 15 MINUTE READ | … Read More
Confronting labour market challenges in South Asia: An SDG perspective
Download PDF MOHD AVI HOSSAIN AND IYANATUL ISLAM Introduction South Asia represents a region with multiple contradictions. On the… Read More
Voices of ni-Vanuatu handicraft livelihoods in the face of disasters in Vanuatu
ROSS WESTOBY, RACHEL CLISSOLD, KAREN McNAMARA AND VIVIANE OBED Before COVID-19, tourism in Vanuatu accounted for 34.7… Read More
COVID-19 in the Indo-Pacific: Gendered risks, impact and response
SARA E DAVIES AND ROBIN E ROBERTS | The global upheaval caused by COVID-19 extended beyond health, affecting food production… Read More
Bridging the digital divide by enhancing effective digital finance usage among the poor | Part 1
RAHUL CHATTERJEE AND SHAWN HUNTER | Rubina, a grocery shop owner in rural Munshiganj in Bangladesh, owns a basic feature phone. Her… Read More
Privatising Poverty Series Part 10: Financial inclusion––the money pump of market-based development and poverty reduction
RON BEVACQUA | This blog series has traced the history of the idea that promoting entrepreneurship and innovation is the key to unlocking economic… Read More
Maritime safety for lives and livelihoods: The multiplier effect of a well-connected Pacific
HEATHER WRATHALL | This article provides a comprehensive overview of the maritime safety needs of the Pacific region and its impact on various aspects of development, such as economic productivity, access to essential services, and achievement of Sustainable Development Goals. It effectively highlights the challenges faced by maritime services and suggests Australia could partner with the Pacific to increase access to safe maritime transportation. Read More
Privatising Poverty Series Part 9: The cult of the entrepreneur
RON BEVACQUA | The prioritisation of innovation, productivity, and growth over income and wealth distribution; technology as savior; government as partner rather than regulator of the private sector; market-based solutions to social and economic problems; and the overall emphasis on individual initiative over collective action––this economic vision did not come from the political right as is often assumed. Read More
Finding a place for youth leadership in Australia’s new International Development Policy
HELEN BERENTS AND KATRINA LEE-KOO | Asia and the Pacific are the most youthful regions of the world, with 25 per cent of their populations aged between 15 and 29. Combined, the two regions are home to 60 per cent of the world’s youth. Yet, in Australia’s new International Development Policy, young people are virtually absent as the agents and partners who can forge the region’s future. Read More
