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MicroFranchising : creating wealth at the bottom of the pyramid
Fairbourne, Jason S. (contributor);  … - 2007
and Mathias Herr -- Current international development tools to combat poverty / Warner Woodworth -- Opportunities for … pyramid / Molly Hoyt and Eliot Jamison -- Microfranchise business models / Kirk Magleby -- Honey Care Africa / Farouk Jiwa … Services : rural telephone access for South Africa / Lisa Jones Christensen, Jennifer (Reck) Van Kirk and Brad Wood -- Scojo …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419999
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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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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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Human development in the era of globalization : essays in honor of Keith B. Griffin
Boyce, James K. (contributor); Griffin, Keith B. (contributor) - 2006
pt. 1. Perspectives on Chinese development -- pt. 2. Agriculture and rural poverty -- pt. 3. Dimensions of human … development -- pt. 4. Globalization and inequality -- pt. 5. Strategies for reducing poverty and inequality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851660
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Economic growth and distribution : on the nature and causes of the wealth of nations
Salvadori, Neri (ed.) - 2006
Economic Growth and Distribution isolates and compares the logical structures and methodological underpinnings underlying the relationship between economic growth and distribution. It carries out an in-depth analysis of a wide range of issues connected with growth theory considered from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473998
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The economics of an ageing population : macroeconomic issues
Onofri, Paolo (contributor) - 2004
The Economics of an Ageing Population studies the effects of demographic transition on the economies of industrialised countries. The authors demonstrate that an ageing population does not necessarily lead to a reduction in growth, providing that the working population are more productive and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011850801
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Population aging and the generational economy : a global perspective
Lee, Ronald - 2011
Over coming decades, changes in population age structure will have profound implications for the macroeconomy, influencing economic growth, generational equity, human capital, saving and investment, and the sustainability of public and private transfer systems. How the future unfolds will depend...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851758
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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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Failing to compete : technology development and technology systems in Africa
Lall, Sanjaya - 2002
performance of Sub-Saharan Africa -- 3. Kenya -- 4. Tanzania -- 5. Uganda -- 6. Ghana -- 7. Zimbabwe. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012420099
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Technological learning : a strategic imperative for firms in the developing world
Marcelle, Gillian M. - 2004
This book investigates how individual firms in developing countries undertake technological learning and capability building (TCB) efforts and explains why some developing country firms are world-class and others struggle with these important processes
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011851391