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China's growth miracle in the context of Asian transformation
Lin, Justin Yifu - 2018
planned economy to a market economy at the end of 1978. This paper provides answers to the questions: Why was China trapped in … economy along its comparative advantages in a market economy and taps into the potential of latecomer advantages with a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011894344
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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 … an important shift in terms of more economic integration with the global economy. Several analytical approaches are taken … in economic structure, and the results suggest that the Vietnamese economy has become internally more integrated over the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011547633
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Thirty years in Africa's development : from structural adjustment to structural transformation?
Addison, Tony - 2015
manufacturing and service clusters, Africa is yet to follow East Asia in integrating with the global economy in ways that add value …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011396968
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Overcoming the limits of institutional reform in Uganda
Andrews, Matt; Bategeka, Lawrence - 2013
This paper begins by noting that Uganda has been a public sector reform leader in Africa. It has pursued reforms actively and consistently for three decades now, and has produced many laws, processes and structures that are 'best in class' in Africa (and beyond). The problem is that many of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010192401
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The developer's dilemma : a survey of structural transformation and inequality dynamics
Alisjahbana, Armida S.; Kim, Kyunghoon; Sen, Kunal; … - 2020
This paper discusses the 'developer's dilemma' - a tension emerging from the fact that developing countries are simultaneously seeking structural transformation and broad-based growth to raise incomes of the poor. Simon Kuznets originally hypothesized that structural transformation may have a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012183608
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Transition in Southeast Europe : understanding economic development and institutional change
Uvalić, Milica - 2010
1989 to implement a swift transition to a market economy. The paper recalls the initial conditions in the SEE region in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008661219
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A short history of India's economy : a chapter in the Asian drama
Basu, Kaushik - 2018
This paper is a short history of the Indian economy since 1968. India today is a changed country from what it was half …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011913519
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Forecasting recovery from COVID-19 using financial data : an application to Viet Nam
Lastunen, Jesse; Richiardi, Matteo - 2021
We develop a new methodology to nowcast the effects of the COVID-19 crisis and forecast its evolution in small, export-oriented countries. To this aim, we exploit variation in financial indexes at the industry level and relate them to the expected duration of the crisis for each industry, under...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012545677
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Central Asia after two decades of independence
Pomfret, Richard - 2010
After becoming independent in 1991, the five Central Asian countries pursued differing transition paths from the defunct central planning. This paper analyses the connection between economic policies and performance during the 1990s and 2000s. Performance over the two decades has been determined...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008661884
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Mozambique : bust before boom : reflections on investment surges and new gas
Roe, Alan - 2018
This paper is a sequel to an earlier paper that looked in broad terms at many of the issues that Mozambique faces today in managing its new extractive resources. The paper first describes the investment surge that has already been prompted by new gas discoveries in Mozambique. It then summarizes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011927737