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Beyond tariffs and quotas : why don't African manufacturers export more?

Clarke, George R. G. - 2005

"There has been much concern about Africa's recent export performance. Even though tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade have been falling, Africa's share of world exports has declined and most African countries remain highly dependent on a narrow range of primary commodities for export...

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Export Dynamics and Productivity : Analysis of Mexican Manufacturing in the 1990s

World Bank - 2013

The report examines the export performance of Mexican enterprises in the 1990s, to determine whether the intended effects of trade liberalization, have indeed occurred. The depth, and extent of changes in outward orientation of firms are explored, as well as the characteristics of firms that...

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Export surges : the power of a competitive currency

Freund, Caroline L. - 2008

"How can countries stimulate and sustain strong export growth? To answer this question, the authors examine 92 episodes of export surges, defined as significant increases in manufacturing export growth that are sustained for at least seven years. They find that export surges in developing...

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Firms' productive performance and the investment climate in developing economies : an application to MENA manufacturing

Kinda, Tidiane - 2009

"Drawing on the World Bank Investment Climate Assessment surveys, this paper investigates the relationship between firm-level technical efficiency and the investment climate for 22 developing economies and eight manufacturing industries. The authors first propose three measures of firms'...

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Regional Vaccine Manufacturing and Development

World Bank - 2023

COVID-19 has had a devastating effect on the ASEAN region, which has recorded over 27 million cases of the virus. Despite rapid development of a range of COVID-19 vaccines using innovative technologies, access to these vaccines has been a challenge, with manufacturing mostly concentrated in the...

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Industrial energy rationalization in developing countries

Gamba, Julio R. - 1986 - 1. print

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Development strategies in semi-industrial economies

Balassa, Béla A. (contributor) - 1984 - 1. paperback ed.

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Market access, supplier access, and Africa's manufactured exports : an analysis of the role of geography and institutions

Elbadawi, Ibrahim - 2006

"In a large cross-country sample of manufacturing establishments drawn from 188 cities, average exports per establishment are smaller for African firms than for businesses in other regions. The authors show that this is mainly because, on average, African firms face more adverse economic...

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Some small countries do it better : rapid growth and its causes in Singapore, Ireland, and Finland

Yusuf, Shahid - 2012

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From efficiency-driven to innovation-driven economic growth : perspectives from Singapore

Tan, Kim-Song - 2005

"This paper looks at Singapore's efforts to transform the economic growth base from one that is predominantly … propelling Singapore onto an innovation-driven growth path. It takes into consideration the city-state's underlying comparative … advantages (or disadvantages) and asks how Singapore's existing strength in efficiency infrastructure may give it a first mover …

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