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Fields, Gary S. - World Institute for Development Economics Research - 2019

This paper has two purposes. The first is to define clearly different social mobility concepts and components. The second is to embed these concepts and components into a larger context of social mobility research. The core of the paper develops six mobility concepts and their measures as well...

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Occupational mobility in developing countries : conceptual issues and empirical findings

Heath, Anthony F.; Zhao, Yizhang - World Institute for Development Economics Research - 2019

This paper discusses current methods for measuring and analysing occupational mobility, and the way in which methods designed for the analysis of developing countries may need to be modified when applied in other contexts. The paper discusses particular features of some developing societies,...

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Africa

Patel, Surendra J. (ed.) - 1993

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The poor under globalization in Asia, Latin America, and Africa

Nissanke, Machiko (ed.) - 2010 - 1. publ.

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Manufacturing transformation : comparative studies of industrial development in Africa and emerging Asia

Newman, Carol (ed.); Page, John M. (ed.); Rand, John (ed.); … - World Institute for Development Economics Research - 2016 - First edition

transformation is vital for Africa. The region's much-lauded growth turnaround since 1995 has been the result of making fewer … economic policy mistakes, robust commodity prices, and new discoveries of natural resources. At the same time, Africa …'s exports. Industry is most often the leading driver of structural transformation. Africa's experience with industrialization …