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Growth, employment, and poverty in Latin America

Cruces, Guillermo; Fields, Gary S.; Jaume, David; … - World Institute for Development Economics Research - 2017

This book examines the links between economic growth, changing employment conditions, and the reduction of poverty in Latin America in the 2000s. Its analysis answers the following broad questions: Has economic growth resulted in gains in standards of living and reductions in poverty via...

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Industries without smokestacks : industrialization in Africa reconsidered

Newfarmer, Richard S. (ed.); Page, John M. (ed.); … - World Institute for Development Economics Research - 2018 - First edition

Although manufacturing has played an important role in the growth of developing countries, Africa has lagged in this industry. This text argues that activities sharing the characteristics of manufacturing, including tourism and ICT, are beginning to play an important role in Africa, offering new...

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Asian transformations : an inquiry into the development of nations

Nayyar, Deepak (ed.) - World Institute for Development Economics Research - 2019 - First edition

phenomenal changes transforming economies in this continent and shifting the balance of economic power in the world, while … the debate on development then and now, and by providing a long-term historical perspective on Asia in the world. The … economies in Asia and shifting the balance of economic power in the world, while reflecting on the future prospects in Asia over …

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