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The Process of Economic Change.
North, D-C - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 1997
A good deal is known about what makes for successful economic development, but very little is known about how to get there - that entails an understanding of the process of economic change. The paper fist examines the sources of successful growth and then explores the process of dynamic change...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005661042
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Viet Nam : Transition as a Socialist Project in East Asia.
Montes, M-F - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 1997
In analyzing Viet Nam's recent economic adjustments, this paper attempts to distinguish events and policies that are properly assigned to the trasition effort and those more properly associated with economic development.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005661055
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The Scale and Nature of International Donor Assitance to Housing, Basic Services and Other Human-Settlements Related Projects.
Satterthwaite, D - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 1997
This paper describes the scale and nature of development assistance to projects that sought to improve housing and living conditions for low income groups, including housing-related infrastructure and services such as water supply, sanitation and drainage during the period 1980-93.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005625506
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Social Funds in Stabilization and Adjustment Programmes.
Cornia, G.A. - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 1999
The Adjustment-related Social Funds (SFs) have been introduced in more than 70 countries. They conted in limites resources. The SFs did not have a effect on the total social expenditure/GDP ratio, as in most cases the rise of the latter during the years of execution of the SFs was less than the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005661063
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EMU and the Developing Countries.
Cohen, B.J. - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2000
The purpose of this paper is to explore economic and political implications of Europe's Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) for developing countries.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005475019
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Decentralization and the Provision and Financing of Social Services : Concepts and Issues.
Ugaz, C - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 1997
This paper is the fruit of an attempt to distinguish the elements, present in a fiscal decentralization process, that are likely to contribute to efficiency enhancement in the provision of social services in developing countries. From the methodological point of view, the paper makes an effort,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005661056
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The Political economy of the Peace Process in a Changing Middle East.
Moustafa, M.A. - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 1995
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005625484
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Measuring Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries
Desai, Sameeksha - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2009
current understanding of entrepreneurship are discussed with respect to institutions and economic development. …This paper discusses the difficulties associated with measuring entrepreneurship in developing countries. Three … important dichotomies in the research on entrepreneurship are discussed: formal-informal, legal-illegal, and necessity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004973350
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Credit Constraints, Entrepreneurial Talent, and Economic Development
Bianchi, Milo - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2009
In this paper, we formalize the view that economic development requires high rates of productive entrepreneurship, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004973328
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Out with the sleaze, in with the ease: Insufficient for entrepreneurial development?
Naude, Wim - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2009
Improved governance and lower start-up costs may not be sufficient for encouraging the type of entrepreneurship that …) opportunity-motivated entrepreneurship (as opposed to necessity-motivated entrepreneurship) drives economic growth; (ii …) governance and the start-up costs are not significant determinants of opportunity entrepreneurship; and (iii) better governance …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004973322