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Structural change, marginal land and economic development in Latin America and the Caribbean
Barbier, Edward - In: Latin American economic review : LAER ; official … 23 (2014), pp. 1-29
Empirical evidence indicates that in Latin America and the Caribbean, households on less favored, or marginal, agricultural land form a "residual" pool of rural labor. Although the modern sector may be the source of dynamic growth through learning-by-doing and knowledge spillovers, patterns of...
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Chapter 73 Agricultural Productivity and Economic Growth
Gollin, Douglas - In: Handbook of agricultural economics : volume 4, (pp. 3825-3866). 2010
In most poor countries, large majorities of the population live in rural areas and earn their livelihoods primarily from agriculture. Many rural people in the developing world are poor, and conversely, most of the world's poor people inhabit rural areas. Agriculture also accounts for a...
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Chapter 29 Agriculture and economic development
Timmer, C. Peter - In: Handbook of agricultural economics : volume 2, part A, …, (pp. 1487-1546). 2002
This chapter takes an analytical look at the potential role of agriculture in contributing to economic growth, and develops a framework for understanding and quantifying this contribution. The framework points to the key areas where positive linkages, not necessarily well-mediated by markets,...
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Wealth from Diversity : Innovation, Structural Change and Finance for Regional Development in Europe
Vence-Deza, Xavier - 1996
Wealth from Diversity presents a new approach to the problems of structural change and regional dynamics in the context of globalization, specifically focused on the experience of the European integration process. The book reviews different aspects of structural change and regional development...
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Roads, market access and regional economic development
Adler, Martin W... - 2020
The increase in market access that the expansion of the road network and the growth of Europe created between 1990 and …, Western and Central Europe benefited consistently from market access improvements. Southern European regions with better … market access gained population and employment but lacked clear GDP improvements. Conversely, Eastern Europe lost employment …
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Chapter 74 Agriculture Renaissance : Making “Agriculture for Development” Work in the 21 st Century
Pingali, Prabhu - In: Handbook of agricultural economics : volume 4, (pp. 3867-3894). 2010
Agriculture renaissance means the renewed understanding and recommitment to the fundamental role of agriculture in the development process. Operationally it implies different approaches at the country level based on the stage of development. For the least developed countries of the world, it...
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The competitiveness of global port-cities : the case of Hong Kong – China
Merk, Olaf; Li, Jing - 2013
This working paper offers an evaluation of the performance of the port of Hong Kong, an analysis of the impact of the port on the territory and an assessment of policies in this field. It examines port performance over the last decades and identifies the principal factors that have contributed...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010229993
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The competitiveness of global port-cities : the case of Antofagasta – Chile
Merk, Olaf - 2013
This working paper offers an evaluation of the performance of ports of Antofagasta, an analysis of the impact of the ports on their territory and an assessment of policies in this field. It examines port performance over the last decades and identifies the principal factors that have contributed...
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The competitiveness of global port-cities : the case of Danube Axis (Bratislava, Štúrovo, Komárno – Slovak Republic)
Bossche, Marten van den; Merk, Olaf; Li, Jing - 2013
This working paper offers an evaluation of the performance of the inland ports of the Slovak Republic within the framework of the Danube Axis, an analysis of the impact of the ports on their territory and an assessment of policies in this field. It examines port performance over the last decades...
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The competitiveness of global port-cities : the case of Shanghai – China
Hong, Zhen; Merk, Olaf; Nan, Zhao; Li, Jing; Mingying, Xu - 2013
This working paper offers an evaluation of the performance of the port of Shanghai, an analysis of the impact of the port on its territory and an assessment of policies in this field. It examines port performance over the last decades and identifies the principal factors that have contributed to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010230716