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Lécuyer, Norman (contributor) - 2002

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Promoting employment : report of the Director-General

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Localizing global production : know-how transfer in international manufacturing

North, Klaus - 1997

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Colonialism, Inequality, and Long-Run Paths of Development

Engerman, Stanley L. - 2005

Over the last few years, colonialism, especially as pursued by Europeans, has enjoyed a revival in interest among both scholars and the general public. Although a number of new accounts cast colonial empires in a more favorable light than has generally been customary, others contend that...

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Financial Globalization, Growth and Volatility in Developing Countries

Prasad, Eswar S. - 2004

This paper provides a comprehensive assessment of empirical evidence about the impact of financial globalization on …, we do find that financial globalization can be beneficial under the right circumstances. Empirically, good institutions … and quality of governance are crucial in helping developing countries derive the benefits of globalization. Similarly …

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Globalization, Macroeconomic Performance, and the Exchange Rates of Emerging Economies

Obstfeld, Maurice - 2004

Among the developing countries of the world, those emerging markets that have sought some degree of integration into world finance are characterized by higher per capita incomes, higher long-run growth rates, and lower output and consumption volatility. These characteristics are more likely to...

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The Globalization of the Software Industry : Perspectives and Opportunities for Developed and Developing Countries

Arora, Asish - 2004

The spectacular growth of the software industry in some non-G7 economies has aroused both interest and concern. This paper addresses two sets of inter-related issues. First, we explore the determinants of these successful stories. We then touch upon the broader question of what lessons, if any,...

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New Technologies, Global Value Chains, and Developing Economies

Rodrik, Dani - 2018

Many of the exports of developing countries are channeled through global value chains (GVCs), which also act as conduits for new technologies. However, new capabilities and productive employment remain limited so far to a tiny sliver of globally integrated firms. GVCs and new technologies...

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Globalization, Structural Change and Productivity Growth

McMillan, Margaret S. - 2011

Large gaps in labor productivity between the traditional and modern parts of the economy are a fundamental reality of developing societies. In this paper, we document these gaps, and emphasize that labor flows from low-productivity activities to high-productivity activities are a key driver of...

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Commodity Price Volatility and World Market Integration since 1700

Jacks, David S. - 2009

, globalization has been good for growth in poor countries at least by diminishing price volatility. But comparative advantage has … never been constant. Globalization increased poor country specialization in commodities when the world went open after the …

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