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Pre-industrial and post-war economic development : is there a link?
Burkett, John P.; Humblet, Catherine; Putterman, Louis G. - 1997
What became the post-War era's "less developed countries" (LDCs) varied enormously in their pre- modern or pre-industrial economic conditions. We hypothesize that if these countries are arrayed on a continuum of pre-industrial development such as that of the demographer Ester Boserup, countries...
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Toward an Understanding of Economic Growth in Africa : A Re-Interpretation of the Lewis Model
Diao, Xinshen - 2015
Africa's recent economic growth is at a historical high. The patterns associated with this growth appear to be quite … of Africa's growth. One thing is clear: the recent growth is not well understood. Against this background, we adapt Lewis …'s (1954) dual-economy model to the economies of Africa to better understand the role that the “in-between” sector as defined …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013026305
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Towards foreign direct investment for development in the host state? : revisiting charter cities
Forere, Malebakeng Agnes - 2022
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My journey through the history of development economics
Thorbecke, Erik - 2018
This paper is essentially autobiographical and describes Erik Thorbecke's journey through the history of development economics between the 1950s and the present. The paper consists of four parts. First, an introduction reviews briefly his professional career as a development economist and his...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011927692
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Toward an Understanding of Economic Growth in Africa : A Re-Interpretation of the Lewis Model
Diao, Xinshen - 2015
Africa's recent economic growth is at a historical high. The patterns associated with this growth appear to be quite … of Africa's growth. One thing is clear: the recent growth is not well understood. Against this background, we adapt Lewis …'s (1954) dual-economy model to the economies of Africa to better understand the role that the "in-between" sector as defined …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012457650
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Development discourse in Africa : thinking about Thandika Mkandawire
Bangura, Yusuf - In: Journal of African transformation : reflections on … 7 (2022) 1, pp. 1-20
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Could resource rents finance universal access to infrastructure? : a first exploration of needs and rents
Fuß, Sabine; Chen, Claudine; Jakob, Michael; Marxen, Annika - 2015
It is often argued that, ethically, resource rents should accrue to all citizens. Yet in reality the rents from exploiting national resources are often concentrated in the hands of a few. If resource rents were to be taxed, on the other hand, substantial amounts of public money could be raised...
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International capital flows and development : financial openness matters
Reinhardt, Dennis; Ricci, Luca Antonio; Tressel, Thierry - 2013
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009757056
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Economic development according to Friedrich List
Pires, Armando José Garcia; Pontes, José Pedro - 2015
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011549940
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Population diversity, division of labor and comparative development
Depetris-Chauvin, Emilio; Özak, Ömer - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011565928