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Globalization crises, trade, and development in Vietnam
Abbott, Philip; Tarp, Finn - 2011
Vietnam has been among the most successful East Asian economies, especially in weathering the external shocks of recent … crisis ; great recession ; Vietnam …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008908328
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Aid and development in Taiwan, South Korea, and South Vietnam
Gray, Kevin J. - 2013
The aim of this paper is to explain the divergent developmental outcomes between South Korea, Taiwan, and South Vietnam …, the ultimate failure to establish strong institutions in South Vietnam calls for a closer analysis of how differing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009790673
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The theory and practice of agriculture, growth, and development in Africa
Badiane, Ousmane; Makombe, Tsitsi - 2014
Africa's improved growth performance over the last 15 years provides an opportunity for the continent to transit from recovery to structural transformation. This paper reviews the evolution of development theory and practice, the role of agriculture therein, and the pace of structural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010260001
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Rwanda : from devastation to services-first transformation
Ggombe, Kasim; Newfarmer, Richard S. - 2017
Since civil war and genocide left the country in ruins, Rwanda has undergone a remarkable transformation. Growth rates since 1995 have averaged 8 per cent annually, poverty rates have fallen, maternal and child health have improved, and infrastructure and public institutions have been rebuilt....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011634602
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Drivers of services sector growth acceleration in developing countries
Ndubuisi, Gideon Onyewuchi; Owusu, Solomon; Asiama, … - 2023
The services sector is dominant and continues to experience unprecedented growth in many developing economies. However, in-depth empirical analysis of the drivers ofservicessector growth acceleration is limited. This paper examines and identifies the underlying factors that explain services...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014314734
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Understanding and characterizing the services sector in South Africa : an overview
Bhorat, Haroon; Steenkamp, François; Rooney, Christopher; … - 2016
The South African services sector is large and growing. This coupled with declining employment shares in manufacturing and mining (i.e. deindustrialization) suggests that South Africa is a de facto service-orientated economy. Employment patterns in services reveal a segmentation that is...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011573893
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Poverty reduction and economic structure : comparative path analysis for Mozambique and Vietnam
Arndt, Channing; Garcia, Andres; Tarp, Finn; Thurlow, James - 2010
experiences of Mozambique and Vietnam - two countries with similar levels and compositions of economic growth but divergent … in Vietnam. Inadequate education, trade and transport systems are found to be more severe structural constraints to … poverty reduction in Mozambique than in Vietnam. Investing in these areas can significantly enhance the effectiveness of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008702829
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Growth and structural transformation in Viet Nam during the 2000s
Hoai, Dang Thi Thu; Tarp, Finn; Seventer, Dirk van; Ho … - 2016
We study structural transformation and change in the Vietnamese economy using two Social Accounting Matrices (SAMs), one for the year 2000 and a recently compiled SAM for the year 2012. This period is of particular interest as it features an important shift in terms of more economic integration...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011547633
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Viet Nam : the dragon that rose from the ashes
Tarp, Finn - 2018
This study takes as its starting point what Gunnar Myrdal had to say about Viet Nam in the context of his seminal work, Asian Drama: An Inquiry into the Poverty of Nations, published in 1968. Myrdal pointed to the decisive nature of the Vietnamese people; and subsequent developments, which are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011913529
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Global poverty, aid, and middle-income countries : are the country classifications moribund or is global poverty in the process of 'nationalizing'?
Sumner, Andrew - 2013
The majority of the world's poor, by income poverty and multi-dimensional poverty, now live in countries officially classified by the World Bank as middle-income countries. Of course nothing happens when a country crosses a (somewhat) arbitrary threshold in per capita income but it does matter...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009752790