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, ownership, and education of the manager), policy-related variables also affect export performance. Manufacturing enterprises are …"There has been much concern about Africa's recent export performance. Even though tariff and non-tariff barriers to … a narrow range of primary commodities for export earnings. The author looks at factors that affect the export …
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The report examines the export performance of Mexican enterprises in the 1990s, to determine whether the intended … explored, as well as the characteristics of firms that became more export-oriented. Further analysis focus on the degree of … linkage between the export sector, and domestic economy, or conversely, the extent to which the export sector is an "enclave …
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"In this paper, the authors describe South Africa's value added tax (VAT), showing that (1) the VAT is mildly regressive, and (2) it is an effective source of government revenue, compared with other tax instruments in South Africa. They evaluate the VAT in the context of other distortions in the...
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today's major challenges in the manufacturing sector and the specific policies needed to address them. Chapter three … strong capacity for export in recent years. The significant increase in real incomes in Tunisia is the result of solid gross …
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and lower prices of services. Finally, chapter four examines the prospects for export of professional services (accounting …
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"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
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