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Credit constraints as a barrier to technology adoption by the poor : lessons from South Indian small-scale fishery
Gine, Xavier - 2005
"It is generally recognized that the adoption of a new technology plays a fundamental role in the development process. However, the benefits from the introduction of the technology may be unevenly distributed among the population, especially if the markets do not function properly. While the...
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India : India and the Knowledge Economy, Leveraging Strengths and Opportunities
World Bank - 2012
One of the world's largest economies, India has made tremendous strides in its economic and social development in the … the 1950s to the 1970s, India's economy expanded during the 1980s to reach an annual growth rate of about 5.5 percent at … India's economy surged ahead to reach a growth rate of 8.2 percent in 2003-04, in line with growth projections cited in its …
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Information and Communication Technologies for Rural Development : Issues and Options, Volume 1. Main Report and Annexes
World Bank - 2012
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) are a potentially revolutionary means of empowering the poor. Realizing this potential will require investments that increase access to ICTs in remote low productivity areas and the development of innovative applications that cater to the needs...
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Productivity and the investment climate : what matters most?
Bastos, Fabiano - 2004
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Price effects of preferential market access : / the Caribbean Basin Initiative and the apparel sector
ozden, çaglar - 2004
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Bringing HOPE to Haiti's Apparel Industry : Improving Competitiveness through Factory-level
World Bank - 2012
In October 2008 the United States Congress enacted legislation that gave the Republic of Haiti expanded, flexible access to the U.S. market for its apparel exports. The Second Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement act of 2008 (HOPE II, updated from the original...
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Albania - Building Competitiveness : Sector Case Studies - Apparel and Footwear, Tourism, and Mining
World Bank - 2012
Commitment to structural reforms and to economic stabilization has enabled high rates of gross domestic product (GDP) growth in Albania since the start of transition, and consequent reductions in poverty. The crisis caused by the collapse of 'pyramid' investment schemes in late 1996 and early...
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Lao PDR - Labor Standards and Productivity in the Garments Export Sector : A Survey of Managers and Workers
World Bank - 2012
This report describes labor practices in the Lao garments export sector as seen by both management and labor. The main objective of this report is to present the differing perspectives on working conditions between managers and workers, and to explore ways in which the Lao garment sector could...
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The regional dimension of North-South trade-related r&d spillover
Schiff, Maurice W. - 2009
"This paper examines the impact of trade with Japan, North America, and the European Union on technology diffusion and total factor productivity growth in Korea, Mexico, and Jordan. Measures of foreign research and development are constructed based on industry-specific research and development...
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North-south trade-related technology diffusion, brain drain and productivity growth : are small states different?
Schiff, Maurice W. - 2009
"The economies of small developing states tend to be more fragile than those of large ones. This paper examines this issue in a dynamic context by focusing on the impact of the brain drain on North-South trade-related technology diffusion and total factor productivity growth in small and large...
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