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Strategic approaches to science and technology in development
Crawford, Michael Frederick - 2003
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Technology and science in World Bank operations
Shapiro, Paul S. (contributor) - 1982
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Sub-Saharan Africa : Assessing Technological Capabilities and Firm Productivity
World Bank - 2012
Technological capabilities are at the center of the new theories of economic growth which focus on technology and human …
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The global opportunity in IT-based services : assessing and enhancing country competitiveness
Sudan, Randeep (contributor) - 2010
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Endogenous institution formation under a catching-up strategy in developing countries
Lin, Justin Yifu - 2008
"This paper explores endogenous institution formation under a catching-up strategy in developing countries. Since the catching-up strategy is normally against the compartive advantages of the developing countries, it can not be implemented through laissez-faire market mechanisms, and a...
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Does aid help improve economic institutions ?
Coviello, Decio - 2006
institutions directly. In theory, these effects may or may not work in the same direction as those on investment. The authors …
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Trade, inequality, and the political economy of institutions
Do, Quy Toan - 2006
"The authors analyze the relationship between international trade and the quality of economic institutions such as contract enforcement, rule of law, or property rights. The literature on institutions has argued, both empirically and theoretically, that larger firms care less about good...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522224
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Institutional Constraints in Promoting IK : Community Access to Social Networks and Formal Institutions
World Bank - 2012
In recent years, many international development agencies and non-government organizations have renewed their efforts to provide and promote indigenous knowledge orientation in development planning and practice. These efforts emphasize local knowledge systems and practices as valuable resources...
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Does tougher import competition foster product quality upgrading ?
Fernandes, Ana Margarida - 2009
"Over the past two decades, globalization, and more specifically the increased exposure to competition from low-price producers in China and India, has created a new economic environment for other emerging economies. The most advantageous way for manufacturing firms in those economies to...
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North-south trade-related technology diffusion, brain drain and productivity growth : are small states different?
Schiff, Maurice W. - 2009
issue in a dynamic context by focusing on the impact of the brain drain on North-South trade-related technology diffusion …, productivity growth increases with North-South trade-related technology diffusion and education and the interaction between the two …, and decreases with the brain drain. Second, the impact of North-South trade-related technology diffusion, education, and …
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