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Trade, poverty, and social protection in developing countries
Desai, Raj M.; Rudra, Nita - 2016
How do shifts in trade affect social protections for the poor? Although the fraction of the world's population considered the 'extreme' poor has fallen by over one-half over the past quarter century, many of those lifted above the global poverty line remain vulnerable to shocks that could place...
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Tariffs, productivity, and resource misallocation
Kilumelume, Michael; Morando, Bruno; Newman, Carol; … - 2021
An often-neglected potential negative consequence of tariffs is the impact they may have on the misallocation of factor inputs. Trade protection can provide space for domestic firms to increase prices and mark-ups, allowing low-productivity firms to survive, thereby leading to a sub-optimal...
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Precarization or protection? : the impact of trade and labour policies on informality
Almeida, Rita; Paz, Lourenço Senne; Poole, Jennifer P. - 2021
Several episodes of market-oriented reforms in developing countries have been accompanied by a significant rise in work outside of the formal economy. This paper investigates whether the impact of increased exposure to trade on formal employment is mediated by the strength of labour regulations....
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De-industrialization, re-industrialization, and the resurgence of state capitalism : the case of Indonesia
Kim, Kyunghoon; Sumner, Andrew - 2019
Discussions on the developing world's industrial policies have largely neglected the role of state-owned entities. This paper argues that the resurgence of state capitalism has been, in part, the response of developing countries to the recent pattern of structural transformation involving weak...
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Moving up the copper value chain in Southern Africa
Makgetla, Neva Seidman; Levin, Saul; Mtanga, Sithembiso - 2019
, and tubing) would promote industrialization and enhance value-add. In practice, however, unit prices have only been …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012025790
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Natural resources, structural change, and industrial development : Local content in Zambia - a faltering experience?
Lombe, Wilfred C. - 2018
This paper traces the role of local content in Zambia's mining sector in supporting industrialization and economic … diversification. It assesses productive linkages and manufacturing competitiveness during import-substitution industrialization and … productivity and export competitiveness during import-substitution industrialization, that era was successful in terms of domestic …
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Industrial development in Asia : trends in industrialization and industrial policy experiences of developing Asia
Chang, Ha-joon; Zach, Kiryl - 2018
first part, we describe crucial dimensions of industrialization in the region - its extent, its historical trajectory, and …
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Scoping study on the evolution of industry in Ghana
Ackah, Charles; Adjasi, Charles Komla Delali; Turkson, … - 2014
-protected import substitution industrialization strategy of 1960-83 to an outward liberalized strategy during 1984-2000, and since 2001 …
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A manufacturing renaissance? : industrialization trends in the developing world
Kruse, Hagen; Mensah, Emmanuel; Sen, Kunal; Vries, … - 2021
This paper examines industrialization trends in developing countries. It uses the GGDC/UNU-WIDER Economic … countries for the period 1990-2018. Until the early 2000s de-industrialization was widespread, but then the trend reversed …. Regressions that control for income and demographic trends suggest significant employment industrialization in developing Asia and …
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Learning from experience : Special Economic Zones in Southern Africa
Makgetla, Neva Seidman - 2021
-cutting blockages to growth. In East Asia, this approach was able to build on a broader national industrialization trajectory. In … their promises of improved infrastructure and financial incentives, and do little to promote broader industrialization …
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