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Regulating development : evidence from Africa and Latin America
Amann, Edmund (contributor) - 2006
Regulating Development examines the impact that regulation--good or bad--can have on the development of poorer societies. It opens with a succinct review of critical issues, including the implications of the spread of intellectual property rights legislation and the role of the World Trade...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851078
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China's economic growth prospects : from demographic dividend to reform dividend
Cai, Fang - 2016
1. At the crossroads of long-term development -- 2. The development of a dual economy -- 3. The lewis turning point -- 4. The demographic dividend -- 5. Growing old before getting rich -- 6. The risk of a middle income trap -- 7. The new engine of economic growth -- 8. Macroeconomic policies in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419847
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Uneven paths of development : innovation and learning in Asia and Africa
Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Oyebanji - 2009
sectors act as seeds of economic progress. Detailed firm-level studies were carried out in seven countries, three in Africa … (Nigeria, Mauritius and South Africa) and four in Asia (China, Taiwan, Malaysia and Indonesia) …Learning to innovate : information hardware sector in Asia and Africa -- The rapid rise of China -- Low value …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851295
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Technological leapfrogging and innovation in Africa : digital transformation and opportunity for the next growth continent
Swartz, Ethné (ed.); Scheepers, Caren Brenda (ed.);  … - 2023
"Offering invaluable insights into technologically-driven change in Africa, this incisive book envisions myriad … have worked and taught in Africa, it encapsulates developments and breakthroughs throughout the continent. Technological … Leapfrogging and Innovation in Africa details research and data on leading African economies and companies, illustrating the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014437082
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Innovation, entrepreneurship and culture : the interaction between technology, progress and economic growth
Brown, Terrence E. (contributor); Ulijn, J. M. (contributor) - 2004
1. Innovation, entrepreneurship and culture, a matter of interaction between technology, progress and economic growth? : an introduction -- 2. Conceptualizing innovation management and culture in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) : an exploratory study of organization-specific...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419964
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Regionalism, trade and economic development in the Asia-Pacific region
Siddique, Muhammed Abu B. (contributor) - 2007
pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Regionalism : the World Trade Organization and the exchange rate -- pt. 3. East Asia and the Pacific -- pt. 4. Southeast Asia -- pt. 5. Sector studies -- pt. 6. Conclusion.
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Economic reform in China and India : development experience in a comparative perspective
Chai, C. H. - 2006
Recent acceleration of the Indian economic growth rate from 6 to 8 per cent has sparked worldwide speculation that India is about to catch up with China and become another Asian miracle economy. Economic Reform in China and India examines this prospect, reviewing the development strategies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850640
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Information communication technology and economic development : learning from the Indian experience
Stough, Roger (contributor);  … - 2005
Information Communication Technology and Economic Development reveals new insights regarding the complex process of globalization. It shows how the generation and circulation of intellectual capital in the US and India in ICT have led to greater productivity in the US while facilitating the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851177
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Institutions, globalisation and empowerment
Sideras, Jörn (contributor);  … - 2006
This book argues that the capacity of a country to develop, and the levels of economic and social development achieved, depend more on the institutional parameters within which the development policies are implemented than on the policies themselves. It contends that forces of globalisation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851432
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Human development in the era of globalization : essays in honor of Keith B. Griffin
Boyce, James K. (contributor); Griffin, Keith B. (contributor) - 2006
Honoring Keith Griffin's more than 40 years of fundamental contributions to the discipline of economics, the papers in this volume reflect his deep commitment to advancing the well-being of the world's poor majority and his unflinching willingness to question conventional wisdom as to how this...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851660