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Gustafsson, Bjorn; Sai, Ding - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2010

This paper analyses political elites, economic elites, hybrid elite households and non-elite households in rural China using household data for 1995 and 2002. We seek to understand the determinants of belonging to each of the three elite categories. We find that education and military experience...

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Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries

Naudé, Wim; Szirmai, Adam; Goedhuys, Micheline - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2011

How does innovation impact on development? How, and under what conditions, do entrepreneurs in developing countries … innovate? And what can be done to support innovation by entrepreneurs in developing countries? This policy brief addresses … these questions and explains the relationship between entrepreneurship, innovation and development. Policy lessons are drawn …

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Entrepreneurship, Stages of Development, and Industrialization

Acs, Zoltan J.; Wim Naudï¿½ - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2011

requirement now is that future industrial policy ought to be a nuanced partnership between entrepreneurs and the state. In this … paper we outline some considerations for such an industrial policy where the entrepreneur.state nexus is paramount. Moreover …, we argue that such an industrial policy will need to take into consideration that the entrepreneur.state nexus is …

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Supporting Women Entrepreneurs in Tunisia

Drine, Imed; Grach, Mouna - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2010

Whether policy support should be designed differently for women entrepreneurs is a particularly relevant question. To … answer this, and to inform the design of policies to provide appropriate support for women entrepreneurs, the paper compares … male and female perceptions of typical entrepreneurship support services, such as government provision of information …

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Adapting to Climate Change An Integrated Biophysical and Economic Assessment for Mozambique

Arndt, Channing; Strzepeck, Kenneth; Tarp, Finn; … - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2010

Mozambique, like many African countries, is already highly susceptible to climate variability and extreme weather events. Climate change threatens to heighten this vulnerability. In order to evaluate potential impacts and adaptation options for Mozambique, we develop an integrated modelling...

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Firm Exit and Armed Conflict in Colombia

Camacho, Andriana; Rodriguez, Catherine - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2010

This paper uses two unique panel data sets to study the causal effect that armed conflict has over entrepreneurial activity in Colombia. Using a fixed effect estimation methodology at the plant level and controlling for the possible endogeneity of armed conflict through the use of instrumental...

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Scholars and practitioners once commonly linked .African culture. to a distinctive .African capitalism., at odds with genuine capitalism and the demands of modern business. Yet con...

Taylor, Scott D. - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2014

Scholars and practitioners once commonly linked .African culture. to a distinctive .African capitalism., at odds with genuine capitalism and the demands of modern business. Yet contemporary African business cultures reveal that a capitalist ethos has take

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The Role of Training in Fostering Cluster-Based Micro and Small Enterprises Development

Sonobe, Tetsushi; Otsuka, Keijiro - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2012

While it has been increasingly recognized that efficient management holds the key to the development of micro and small enterprises in developing countries, we know very little about the managerial capacity of business owners and managers in these countri

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Promoting women.s economic empowerment through productive employment and social protection

Otobe, Naoko - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2014

The paper attempts to examine the extent to which the ILO-supported projects have contributed to women.s economic empowerment and well-being i.e., from a gender perspective. The paper provides the ILO.s perspectives on gender dimensions of employment prom

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Entrepreneurship and violent conflict in developing countries

Bruck, Tilman; Naude, Wim; Verwimp, Philip - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2013

entrepreneurship. These are the special issue of the Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship (2011) and the special issue of the …

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