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Innovation Theories: Relevance and Implications for Developing Country Innovation

Léger, Andréanne; Swaminathan, Sushmita - DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung) - 2007

Innovation is at the basis of economic development and as such, it is instrumental for developing countries. We review … the literature on innovation from the perspectives of four select branches of economics to build a conceptual framework of … innovation applicable to developing countries. The conceptual framework includes insights from the surveyed literature and …

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The political dimension of inequality during economic development

Cogneau, Denis - DIAL - 2009

European Enlightenment thinkers were right in stressing the political dimension of inequality, rather than referring to "natural differences" as some others did after them in the 19th or 20th centuries. Drawing from recent theoretical and empirical contributions in social sciences and in...

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Curse or Blessing? Natural Resources and Human Development

Pineda, José Pineda and Francisco Rodríguez - Human Development Report Office, United Nations … - 2010

This paper argues against a natural resource curse for human development. We find evidence that changes in human development from 1970 to 2005, proxied by changes in the Human Development Index, are positively and significantly correlated with natural resource abundance. While our results are...

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International Migration and Human Development in Turkey

Içduygu, Ahmet - Human Development Report Office, United Nations … - 2009

As often argued, a negative perception of immigration, or even emigration, prevails public opinions and governments in most countries. It is argued that caused by economic hardship or political hardship or political unrest in countries of origin, it would threaten well-being and identity in...

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Trafficking in Persons and Human Development: Towards A More Integrated Policy Response

Laczko, Frank; Danailova-Trainor, Gergana - Human Development Report Office, United Nations … - 2009

Poverty is often regarded as the "root cause" of trafficking, but the linkages between poverty, lack of development and trafficking are complex. For example, there is some evidence to suggest that victims of cross-border trafficking are more likely to originate from middle-income rather than...

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"Expanding Social Protection in Developing Countries: A Gender Perspective"

Antonopoulos, Rania - Levy Economics Institute - 2013

This paper discusses social protection initiatives in the context of developing countries and explores the opportunities they present for promoting a gender-equality agenda and women's empowerment. The paper begins with a brief introduction on the emergence of social protection (SP) and how it...

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