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Productivity in Asia : economic growth and competitiveness

Jorgenson, Dale Weldeau (contributor); … - 2007

1. Introduction -- 2. Investigating productivity slowdown in the 1990s by using the KLEM database in Japan -- 3. The … sources of growth of US industries -- 4. Total factor productivity growth in Chinese industries, 1981-2000 -- 5. Growth … accounting and productivity analysis by 33 industrial sectors in Korea (1984-2002) -- 6. Industry-wide total factor productivity …

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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 …

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014473898

The growth process in East Asian manufacturing industries : a re-examination

Sun, Chia-Hung - 2004

factor productivity (TFP) growth and aims to identify the sources of output growth in these East Asian economies. Chia …

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Economic policy and manufacturing performance in developing countries

Tribe, Michael A. (contributor); … - 2001

This book considers the impact of economic reforms on manufacturing performance and explores policy options for promoting manufacturing. Using country-specific case studies spanning Africa, South Asia, South East Asia and Latin America, the authors examine the evidence for and against both trade...

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Creating resilient economies : entrepreneurship, growth and development in uncertain times

Vorley, Tim (contributor); Williams, Nick (contributor) - 2017

Contents: 1. Introduction / Nick Williams and Tim Vorley -- Part I : The resilience of entrepreneurs, industrial sectors and cities -- 2. Strategies for resilience in entrepreneurship: building resources for small business survival after a crisis / Rachel Doern -- 3. The resilience of...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419938

Entrepreneurship, cooperation and the firm : the emergence and survival of high-technology ventures in Europe

Ulijn, J. M. (contributor); Drillon, Dominique (contributor) - 2007

Pt. 1. The role of the individual versus that of the institution -- Pt. 2. The econo-geographic aspects of emergence, cooperation and survival -- Pt. 3. The cultural levels of nation, gender, profession, sector and region in emergence, cooperation and survival.

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New directions in economic geography

Fingleton, Bernard (contributor) - 2007

productivity, efficiency and technical change in EU regional manufacturing, 1986-2002 / Mark Roberts, John S.L. McCombie and Alvaro …

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Environment and industry in developing countries : assessing the adoption of environmentally sound technology

Luken, Ralph Andrew - 2007

1. Introduction -- 2. Decoupling of environmental pressure from industrial growth, 1990-2002 -- 3. Heuristic model of EST adoption -- 4. Brazil -- 5. China -- 6. India -- 7. Kenya -- 8. Thailand -- 9. Tunisia -- 10. Viet Nam -- 11. Zimbabwe -- 13. Eight-country assessment of factors influencing...

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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 performance of Sub-Saharan Africa -- 3. Kenya -- 4. Tanzania -- 5. Uganda -- 6. Ghana -- 7. Zimbabwe.

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Corporate social responsibility in Europe : rhetoric and realities

Barth, Regine (contributor); Wolff, Franziska (contributor) - 2009

The acid test of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is simply this: does it lead to positive impacts on society and the environment or is it just rhetoric? And if it does lead to positive impacts, how can these be enhanced? This timely book tackles this cutting-edge challenge by presenting...

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