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Investment strategies for agricultural and natural resources : investing in knowledge for development
Persley, Gabrielle J. (ed.) - 1998
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000663828
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Financial sector reforms in Asian and Latin American countries : lessons of comparative experience
Caprio, Gerard (contributor); Faruqi, Shakil (contributor) - 1993
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010526188
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Does regionalism affect trade liberalization toward non-members ?
Estevadeordal, Antoni - 2008
"This paper examines the effect of regionalism on unilateral trade liberalization using industry-level data on applied most-favored nation tariffs and bilateral preferences for ten Latin American countries from 1990 to 2001. The findings show that preferential tariff reduction in a given sector...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521008
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Liberalization of Trade in Financial Services : Lessons from Latin America and the Caribbean
World Bank - 2012
This policy note is based on a project on financial services and trade agreements in the Latin America and Caribbean Region. It emphasizes that the liberalization of trade in financial services is helpful to, but is not a panacea for, domestic financial system modernization. It adds that the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012553019
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Export led growth, pro-poor or not? : evidence from Madagascar's textile and apparel industry
Nicita, Alessandro - 2006
"Madagascar's textile and apparel industry has been among the fastest growing in Sub-Saharan Africa. Fueled by low labor costs, a fairly productive labor force, and preferential access to industrial countries, Madagascar's exports of textile and apparel products grew from about US
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522219
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Azerbaijan - Country Economic Memorandum : A New Silk Road - Export-led Diversification
World Bank - 2012
Azerbaijan's oil and gas boom presents a rare opportunity to accelerate improvements in the quality of life of all its citizens. Its per capita income is $5,100 in 2008, up nearly 400 percent from 2004 in current USD terms; it could potentially exceed $6,500 by 2013 and higher beyond that....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012550902
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Agricultural extension by training and visit : the Asian experience
Cernea, Michael M. (ed.) - 1983
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000000126
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Is there an incipient turnaround in Asia's "missing girls" phenomenon ?
Das Gupta, Monica - 2009
"The apparently inexorable rise in the proportion of "missing girls" in much of East and South Asia has attracted much … ratios were the highest in Asia but peaked in the mid-1990s and normalized thereafter. Using census data, we examine whether …" phenomenon could be addressed in Asia. "--World Bank web site …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394140
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Health systems in East Asia : what can developing countries learn from Japan and the Asian tigers ?
Wagstaff, Adam - 2005
(China)--and the recent reforms to them provide many potentially valuable lessons to East Asia's developing countries. All …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522410