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The impacts of structural transformation and industrial upgrading on regional inequality in China

Cheong, Tsun Se; Wu, Yanrui - In: China Economic Review 31 (2014) C, pp. 339-350

manufacturing sector toward high value-added products. However, regional inequality in China has increased considerably behind the … transformation and industrial upgrading on regional inequality. This paper contributes to the literature by employing a database … evolution of regional inequality. In addition, the contributions of the major industries to inequality in industrialization are …

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Leading Dragon Phenomenon: New Opportunities for Catch-up in Low-Income Countries

Chandra, Vandana; Lin, Justin Yifu; Wang, Yan - In: Asian Development Review 30 (2013) 1, pp. 52-84

Modern economic development is accompanied by the structural transformation from an agrarian to an industrial economy. Since the 18th century, all countries that industrialized successfully have followed their comparative advantages and leveraged the latecomer advantage, including emerging...

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How rich countries became rich and why poor countries remain poor: It's the economic structure…duh!

Felipe, Jesus; Kumar, Utsav; Abdon, Arnelyn - In: Japan and the World Economy 29 (2014) C, pp. 46-58

Becoming a rich country requires being able to produce and export commodities that embody certain characteristics. We classify 779 commodities (exported) according to two dimensions: (1) sophistication (measured by the income content of the products exported) and (2) connectivity to other...

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CHINA, INDIA, AND INDUSTRIAL POLICY FOR INCLUSIVE GROWTH

KAUR, INDERJIT; SINGH, NIRVIKAR - In: China Economic Policy Review (CEPR) 02 (2013) 01, pp. 1375001-1

This paper discusses a possible case for industrial policy with special reference to the two emerging global giants, China and India. It begins with a clarification of the meaning of industrial policy, since not only does the term mean different things to different people, but the traditional...

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Malaysia’s proactive economic zone regime as a model to emulate for success of Bangladesh economic zone

Alam, Md. Mahmudul; Molla, Rafiqul Islam; Murad, Md. Wahid - In: Journal of Developing Areas 48 (2014) 2, pp. 399-407

and Bangladesh clearly show that it can create wonder only when it is appropriately designed and managed. It is suggested … that Bangladesh borrows a leaf from the rich experiences of Malaysia’s economic zone model, to restructure and revitalize …

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Business Groups and the Big Push: Meiji Japan's Mass Privatization and Subsequent Growth

Morck, Randall; Nakamura, Masao - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2007

Rosenstein-Rodan (1943) and others posit that rapid development requires a 'big push' -- the coordinated rapid growth of diverse complementary industries, and suggests a role for government in providing such coordination. We argue that Japan's zaibatsu, or pyramidal business groups, provided...

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China's Western Development Strategy and Nature versus Nurture

Golley, Jane - In: Journal of Chinese Economic and Business Studies 5 (2007) 2, pp. 115-129

The current trend of rising inequalities in industrial development between East and West China has resulted from a combination of nature and nurture. Given the natural tendency for firms to agglomerate in a developing, market economy, and the numerous geographical and historical factors that...

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Enhancing SMEs’ resilience through digitalisation : The case of Korea

Bianchini, Marco - 2021

The report investigates the role of government programmes in strengthening SMEs’ resilience to external shocks, by focusing on SME digitalisation policies implemented in Korea during the COVID-19 outbreak. The report examines how digital tools and services have made SMEs more resilient during...

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Inclusive Growth: When May We Expect It? When May We Not?

Sen, Kunal - In: Asian Development Review 31 (2014) 1, pp. 136-162

Episodes of economic growth that lead to reductions in poverty and inequality are relatively rare in developing …

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Demographic Dividends Revisited

Williamson, Jeffrey G. - In: Asian Development Review 30 (2013) 2, pp. 1-25

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