. In doing so, it considers the main channels of transmission, to focus on international trade, investment, finance and …

(COVID-19) pandemic across SIDS; (ii) provides an overview of the support delivered by development co-operation providers to …

This paper examines different explanations.initial conditions, openness to trade and FDI, and institutions.of the … Mauritian growth experience since the mid-1970s. We show that arguments based on openness to trade and FDI are either misleading … or incomplete. Even when correctly articulated, openness appears to be a proximate rather than an underlying explanation …

The current paper demonstrates a dichotomy of the growth response to changes in the barter terms of trade, employing as … effect of terms of trade on output is positive and negative for the two countries, respectively. I interpret these results as …

jeopardize economic performance and development going forward, drawing lessons for other developing countries. …

Rapid economic development in China in the post-1978 era has been considered ‘intriguing’ and ‘puzzling’ since it … elite are motivated to promote economic development in China. It argues that like politicians in other types of political … regimes, autocratic leaders are interested in high growth rates. It also studies the historical development of China …

The Chilean development story of the last two to three decades is a mix of successes in the macro, growth, poverty and … trade fronts but also of failure in reducing chronic inequality of income and wealth. In addition, the current growth … development model include urban insecurity and rising crime, pollution, pressure on natural resources, congestion and social …

development of the Swiss economy in the nineteenth and twentieth century. We describe how Switzerland evolved from a relatively … markets as well as a high degree of competition were crucial for the development of the Swiss economy. In addition, the Swiss …