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Success in development over the past half-century was based on manufacturing-led export growth. Because the share of global employment in manufacturing will decline, manufacturing won't play the same role in the coming decades. An increase in manufacturing employment won't suffice to meet the...
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jobs. We combine household survey data from 12 low- and middle-income countries in Asia, Latin America, and sub …
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countries of the region. In much of East and Southeast Asia, the Green Revolution brought a quantum leap in yields of staple … growth and urbanization, which in turn induced deeper agrarian change and food system transformations. In South Asia, these … insecurity in this part of Asia remain. These challenges remain in a context of relatively advanced urbanization, strongly …
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In the past, research on changes in relative importance among broad three sectors - ;agriculture, industry, and service - showed general patterns of a country's structural transformation along with economic development. However, there has been devoid of empirical studies investigating in the...
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Growth in service exports has improved countries' per capita incomes, reduced over-reliance on goods exports, and promoted economic diversification. However, the growth has not been uniform across regions and countries. Africa lags behind in service exports. This paper examines the...
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Many international organizations, governments and academics concerned with economic development look to Asia's success … East and South East Asia and asks: what can other developing countries learn from Asia's success, if anything? The study … developing nations of today cannot ignore the rise of Asia and the study identifies useful insights from the Asian experience …
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African countries are facing great opportunities but also formidable challenges in accelerating economic growth and sustaining a high level of economic performance. The experiences of East Asian countries may offer valuable insights for African leaders and governments in making concerted efforts...
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Since the 1990s, gender mainstreaming has been a widely accepted strategy for promoting gender equality within governments, multilateral agencies, and development NGOs, although critics continue to question its premises and results. This paper reviews how the development agencies of Australia,...
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deceleration. This questions the postulate of the epicentre of urbanization shifting to Asia. It also lends credence to the thesis … attract global and domestic capital into cities, governments would not interfere with 'elitist interests'. Asia, thus, is …
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How have economic development, employment, and labour markets in Asian countries interacted since the publication of Myrdal's Asian Drama? Myrdal rejected, the western approach to and definition of employment and emphasized the role of "informal" employment, but he underestimated the effects of...
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