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China's integration with the world : development as a process of learning and industrial upgrading

Lin, Justin Yifu (contributor); Wang, Yan (contributor) - 2008

, selective adaptation, and industrial upgrading. This paper attempts to distill lessons from China's reform and opening up … process, and investigate the underlying reasons behind China's success in trade expansion and economic growth. From its … beginnings with home-grown and second-best institutions, China has embarked on a long journey of reform, experimentation, and …

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The productivity effects of decentralized reforms : an analysis of the Chinese industrial reforms

Xu, Lixin Colin - 1997

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Democracy and reforms

Amin, Mohammad - 2009

"The authors use a sample of 147 countries to investigate the link between democracy and reforms. Democracy may be conducive to reforms, because politicians have the incentive to embrace growth-enhancing reforms to win elections. By contrast, authoritarian regimes do not have to worry as much...

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Kenya's quest for growth stabilization and reforms - but political stability?

Bandiera, Luca - 2008

"Kenya has long had a reputation of being politically risky, manifested in corruption, uncertainty about policies, and the importance of political connections in doing business. Kenya began its economic liberalization in 1993. Reform picked up speed after a tightening of aid by donors on...

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Openness can be good for growth : the role of policy complementarities

Chang, Roberto - 2005

"The authors study how the effect of trade openness on economic growth depends on complementary reforms that help a country take advantage of international competition. This issue is illustrated with a simple Harris-Todaro model where output gains after trade liberalization depend on the degree...

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Services policy reform and economic growth in transition economies, 1990-2004

Eschenbach, Felix - 2005

"Major changes have occurred in the structure of former centrally planned economies, including a sharp rise in the share of services in GDP, employment, and international transactions. However, large differences exist across transition economies with respect to services intensity and services...

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On the measurement of market-oriented reforms

Soto, Raimundo - 2004

"Loayza and Soto present policy and outcome-based ways of measuring the progress of market-oriented reforms in both traditional areas of first-generation reform and the areas of institutional reform that have been emphasized lately. These policy areas are the domestic financial system,...

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Reform, growth, and poverty in Vietnam

Dollar, David - 2002

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Trade, foreign exchange, and energy policies in the Islamic Republic of Iran : reform agenda, economic implications, and impact on the poor

Jensen, Jesper Bo - 2002

Reflecting the large initial distortions, trade, exchange rate, and energy reforms could generate large welfare gains for the Islamic Republic of Iran. If combined with direct income payments to all households (not just the poor), the poor would benefit enormously. The authors show that well...

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Trade policy reform in the East Asian transition economies

Martin, Will - 2001

There has been no single magic formula for the success of the East Asian transition economies (Cambodia, China, Lao …

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