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Between past and future of Latin America : lessons from Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic
Cardoso, Eliana A. - 2010
This paper provides a synthesis of the four papers on the Latin American and Caribbean economies: Brazil, Chile, Costa …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008663075
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Is there a Brazilian model of development? : are there lessons for countries in Africa?
Amann, Edmund; Barrientos, Armando - 2014
Brazil's recent growth has been intensely pro-poor, and both poverty and inequality have declined significantly in the … last decade. It has been suggested that Brazil's unexpected successes are the outcome of a new model of development. The … paper argues that Brazil's unique combination of economic and social policies is at the root of its inclusive growth, but it …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010414801
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New patterns of structural change and effects on inclusive development : a case study of South Africa and Brazil
Greenstein, Joshua - 2015
This study explores the question of structural change and inclusive development in South Africa and Brazil. Using …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010465459
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Inclusive growth without structural transformation? : the case of Brazil
Firpo, Sérgio Pinheiro; Pieri, Renan Gomes de; … - 2020
Through rapid urbanization, Brazil-previously a country where most workers were in the agricultural sector-went through …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012216421
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Inferring the economic standard of living and health from cohort height : evidence from modern populations in developing countries
Akachi, Yoko; Canning, David - 2015
Average adult height is a physical measure of the biological standard of living of a population. While the biological and economic standards of living of a population are very different concepts, they are linked and may empirically move together. If this is so, then cohort heights can also be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011342277
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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
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A capable state in Afghanistan : a building without a foundation?
de Weijer, Frauke - 2013
This paper argues that attempts at state-building in Afghanistan have led to institutions that are not robust. The state institutions and organizations continue to be highly dependent on external resources and technical expertise, and lack of critical mass of people able and willing to maintain...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009753321
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Gendered perspectives on economic growth and development in sub-Saharan Africa
Seguino, Stephanie; Were, Maureen - 2014
Researchers have linked sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA) poor growth performance in recent decades to several factors, including geography, institutions, and low returns to investment. This literature has not yet integrated the research that identifies linkages between gender, economic development,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010251669
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From fiscal stabilization to economic diversification : a developmental approach to managing resource revenues
Chang, Ha-joon; Lebdioui, Amir - 2020
The management of revenues from exhaustible natural resources involves a number of challenges. In this paper, we argue that the standard policy advice to managers of resource revenues has been dominated by short-termism and the lack of a perspective on economic development and structural...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012265519
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Rule of law and judicial independence
Trindade, João Carlos - 2020
The rule of law and judicial independence are a project yet to be achieved in Mozambique. The different attempts made so far to reform the legal system, mainly after the change in political and strategic direction brought about by the Constitution of 1990, were always short-sighted and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012301850