Mauritian growth experience since the mid-1970s. We show that arguments based on openness to trade and FDI are either misleading …This paper examines different explanations.initial conditions, openness to trade and FDI, and institutions.of the … or incomplete. Even when correctly articulated, openness appears to be a proximate rather than an underlying explanation …

such disparities are increasing, partly as a consequence of the uneven impact of trade openness and globalization. While …

The Chilean development story of the last two to three decades is a mix of successes in the macro, growth, poverty and … trade fronts but also of failure in reducing chronic inequality of income and wealth. In addition, the current growth …

This paper analyses the relationship between growth patterns, poverty, and inequality in Brazil during its … contributions to the literature. One is the proposal of a new measure of pro-poor growth, which links growth rates in mean income … dimensions: growth patterns, labour market performances, and social policies. The proposed methodologies are then applied to the …

We examine how institutional and policy reforms affect the relationship between entrepreneurship and growth. We perform … effect of trade reform and entrepreneurship on growth is negative, suggesting that trade reform diminishes the positive … effects of entrepreneurial ability on growth, while the joint effect of financial sector reform and entrepreneurship has a non …