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The dynamics of Asian manufacturing : a comparative perspective in the late twentieth century

Timmer, Marcel - 2000

comparison with the world productivity leader, the USA. The author uses new empirical data to assess the degree of structural … change in the manufacturing sector and its importance for productivity growth. He then discusses conditions for economic … growth and catch up, and reviews the role of industrial and technology policies in the promotion of industrial development in …

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The economics of German unification : an introduction

Lange, Thomas; Pugh, Geoff - 1998

enable eastern Germany to catch-up with western Germany's productivity and living standards. This book evaluates the main …

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Human capital, trade, and public policy in rapidly growing economies : from theory to empirics

Boldrin, Michele (ed.); Chen, Been-Lon (ed.); Wang, Ping (ed.) - International Conference on Economic Growth <Zhong yang … - 2004

Human Capital, Trade and Public Policy in Rapidly Growing Economies argues that only two centuries ago, no society had ever enjoyed sustained growth in living standards. The contributors to this book aim to discover why the world today exhibits a predilection for perpetual self-improvement. In...

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Failing to compete : technology development and technology systems in Africa

Lall, Sanjaya - 2002

1. Competitiveness and national technology systems : an introduction -- 2. The relative competitive and technological …This unique study draws on extensive fieldwork assessing technology systems in Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and … Zimbabwe in the context of their export competitiveness. Its emphasis is on the role of technology systems in building …

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Uneven paths of development : innovation and learning in Asia and Africa

Oyelaran-Oyeyinka, Oyebanji - 2009

This book focuses on what can be learned from the complex processes of industrial, technological and organizational change in the sectoral system of information hardware (IH). The IH innovation system is deliberately chosen to illustrate how sectors act as seeds of economic progress. Detailed...

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Women's entrepreneurial journeys in sub-saharan Africa

Ngoasong, Michael Zisuh - 2023

"This innovative book traces women's entrepreneurial journeys in Sub-Saharan Africa, examining the linkages between entrepreneurship, gender and development context. With extensive case studies of women's experiences across the enterprise life-cycle, it gives new insight into how to support and...

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International perspectives on business innovation and disruption in design

DeFillippi, Bob (contributor); Rieple, Alison (contributor); … - 2016

Introduction -- Part I business models -- 1. Disrupting the aged care business model / Erez Nusem, Cara Wrigley and Judy Matthews -- 2. Mobility horizons: design in a disruptive market / Alex Garrett, Cara Wrigley, Nick Russell and Judy Matthews -- 3. The changing role of the designer in new...

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Women and minorities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics : upping the numbers

Burke, Ronald J. (contributor); Mattis, Mary C. (contributor) - 2007

Advances in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) are key factors in contributing to future economic …

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Technological change and the environmental imperative : challenges to the copper industry

Brundenius, Claes (contributor) - 2003

Economic liberalization, innovation and technology transfer : opportunities for cleaner production in copper mining and … : technological change in the Russian copper industry / Boris Kuznetsov and Igor Budanov -- Flash technology facing the challenges of …

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Cases in technological entrepreneurship : converting ideas into value

Petti, Claudio (contributor) - 2009

policies in innovation processes / Fabrizio Cobis -- 3. Finding, financing and growing technology-based innovations : a … Nicola Buttolo -- 8. Technology entrepreneurship education : the Intel-UC Berkeley Global Entrepreneurship Education …

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