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?2000 using data on 54 developing countries at five-yearly intervals. Issues of globalization were investigated by analysing the … quadratic manner and countries with higher literacy were more likely to benefit from globalization. Second, the model for growth … measures showed that poverty was not directly affected by globalization indicators. Finally, the model for Gini coefficients …
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Many international organizations, governments and academics concerned with economic development look to Asia’s success, recommending that other poor countries follow similar models and paths of development. This study argues that such Asian ‘lesson-making’ is a grave mistake in...
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labour markets (flexicurity), contributes to making the Danish system unique in the world. Denmark has experienced some … stagnation in its growth over the last decade but still ranks among the top ten in the world in terms of GNP per capita … .innovation system., .the learning economy. and .learning modes. to analyse the evolution of the Danish model and what can be …
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This paper provides a synthesis of the three papers on the non-Nordic developed economies, Ireland, Japan and Switzerland along the following themes: role of the state, openness, education and human capital, and macroeconomic stability. It then draws lessons for developing countries of today.
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Oman and Bahrain are Middle Eastern success stories. There are some key similarities. Both have followed pragmatic development strategies built on a stable foundation of strengthened governance structures and enhanced economic liberalization. These improvements occurred in somewhat different...
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Entrepreneurship has emerged as an important element in the organization of economies. This emergence did not occur simultaneously in all developed countries. Differences in growth rates are often attributed to differences in the speed with which countries embrace entrepreneurial energy. This...
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Since the beginning of the 1990s, there has been a lot of enthusiasm over the anticipated Latin American 'miracle'. In this study, Professor Hernando Gomez Buendia explores the background, facts and achievements of the development experience in the region during the 1990s. He discusses in depth...
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The urbanization process is frequently shaped by prevailing constructions of gender. The recognition of this phenomenon is vital both in diagnosis and policy terms. This paper aims at illustrating the importance of gender in three major related aspects of urban growth and development: (i)...
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