of the divergent economic performances. Our diagnostic analysis reveals that a large part of West Bengal's development …

of development. We document the following regularities. First, as countries develop, their productive structure moves … from more volatile to less volatile sectors. Second, the level of specialization declines with development at early stages …, and slowly increases at later stages of development. Third, the volatility of country- specific macroeconomic shocks falls …

This chapter considers the linkages between agricultural development and rural non-farm activities. The chapter is … linkages between agricultural development and non-farm employment under different regimes distinguished by the mobility of … concludes with suggestions for future data collection efforts as well as the development of more sophisticated models of the …

identify and measure capabilities at the national level. However, the development of such capabilities, it is argued, depends …

productive capabilities, is a key determinant for inter-country differences in development. Productive capabilities have been …