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Some small countries do it better : rapid growth and its causes in Singapore, Ireland, and Finland

Yusuf, Shahid - 2012

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From efficiency-driven to innovation-driven economic growth : perspectives from Singapore

Tan, Kim-Song - 2005

"This paper looks at Singapore's efforts to transform the economic growth base from one that is predominantly … propelling Singapore onto an innovation-driven growth path. It takes into consideration the city-state's underlying comparative … advantages (or disadvantages) and asks how Singapore's existing strength in efficiency infrastructure may give it a first mover …

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Singapore as an innovative city in East Asia : an explorative study of the perspectives of innovative industries

Wong, Poh Kam - 2005

"The city-state of Singapore has achieved rapid economic development in the past by its positioning as an efficient … business hub in Asia. To remain competitive in the global knowledge economy, however, Singapore needs to move beyond efficiency … by developing a strong "innovative" edge as well. This paper examines the challenges that Singapore faces in seeking to …

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Trade, capital accumulation, and structural unemployment : : an empirical study of the Singapore economy

Hoon, Hian Teck - 2004

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Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-City : A Case Study of an Emerging Eco-City in China

World Bank - 2009

is the Sino-Singapore Tianjin eco-city. The purpose of this report is to review the Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco …

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Measuring health as a component of living standards

Ho, Teresa J. - 1982

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Measuring skilled migration rates : the case of small states

Docquier, Frédéric - 2009

"Recent changes in information and communication technologies have contributed to a dramatic increase in the degree of integration and interdependency of countries, markets, and people. Against this background, one aspect of particular concern for small states is the international movement of...

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On defining and measuring the informal sector

Arabsheibani, G. Reza - 2006

"A range of alternative empirical definitions of informal activity have been employed in the literature. Choice of definition is often dictated by data availability. Different definitions may imply very different conceptual understandings of informality. In this paper the authors investigate the...

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On the contribution of demographic change to aggregate poverty measures for the developing world

Ravallion, Martin - 2005

"Recent literature and new data help determine plausible bounds to some key demographic differences between the poor and non-poor in the developing world. The author estimates that selective mortality-whereby poorer people tend to have higher death rates-accounts for 10-30 percent of the...

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Analyzing urban poverty : a summary of methods and approaches

Baker, Judy - 2004

"In recent years an extensive body of literature has emerged on the definition, measurement, and analysis of poverty …

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