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Leading with Ideas : Skills for Growth and Equity in Thailand
World Bank - 2012
In Thailand, enhancing workforce skills and promoting innovation is part of the country's strategy to facilitate the transformation toward a more knowledge-intensive and creative economy generating good jobs. This report provides valuable insight for Thailand to develop the skills necessary to...
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Innovative Tokyo
Fujita, Kuniko - 2005
"Fujita and Hill compare and contrast Tokyo's innovation structure with the industrial districts model and the … districts and international hub models. The authors provide key elements making up the Tokyo model--organizational knowledge …, the national system of innovation, and the historical genesis of Tokyo in Japan's political economy. They find that the …
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Sierra Leone : Strengthening Entry-Level Leadership Development in the Civil Service
World Bank - 2012
This report is the final product of a project financed by a grant from the World Bank's Youth Innovation Fund developed in conjunction with representatives of the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) spanning the period December 2011-June 2012. The report is an advisory document to assist the GoSL...
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Making foreign direct investment work for Sub-Saharan Africa : local spillovers and competitiveness in global value chains
Farole, Thomas - 2014
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Global Development Finance 2007 (Complete Edition) : The Globalization of Corporate Finance in Developing Countries
2007
Global Development Finance (GDF), is the World Bank's annual review of recent trends in and prospects for financial flows to developing countries. It is an indispensable resource for governments, economists, investors, financial consultants, academics, bankers, and the entire development...
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Openness and technological innovations in developing countries : evidence from firm-level surveys
Almeida, Rita - 2006
"The authors analyze the role of international technological diffusion for firm-level technological innovations in several developing countries. Their findings show that, after controlling for firm, industry, and country characteristics, exporting and importing activities are important channels...
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The labor market effects of foreign-owned firms
Almeida, Rita - 2004
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Migration, spillovers, and trade diversion : the impact of internationalization on stock market liquidity
Levine, Ross - 2003
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Solar Lighting for the Base of the Pyramid : Overview of an Emerging Market
International Finance Corporation - 2010
This report presents an overview of current and projected market trends for off-grid lighting. It was commissioned and coordinated by Lighting Africa,a joint initiative from IFC and the World Bank.The report provides a snapshot of the off-grid lighting market and provides industry level data and...
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