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Brazil approaches its 2018 election with an economy that is gradually recovering from the deepest recession in its … rising incomes. This book explores the drivers of future employment and income growth. Its key finding: Brazil needs to … its citizens and generate lasting gains in incomes growth for all. This is particularly important as Brazil is aging …
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Uganda's economy underwent significant structural change in the 2000s whereby the share of non-tradable services in aggregate employment rose by about 7 percentage points at the expense of the production of tradable goods. The process also involved a 12-percentage-point shift in employment away...
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The objective of this study is to assist Bangladesh in becoming a viable player in the IT/ITES industry in five years by identifying the strategies, programs and investments needed in order for the country to leverage ICT for economic growth and competitiveness, as well as for social development...
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This paper investigates the sources of growth in manufacturing productivity in Cote D'Ivoire, Ethiopia and Tanzania in comparison with the case of Bangladesh. Based on the analysis of establishment census data since the mid-1990s, it finds that reallocation of market share between firms...
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The COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic is exposing Brazil to an unprecedented challenge. The pandemic is expected to … plunge Brazil into another recession. Although the pain of recession can be felt across the economy, smaller firms are … and the recovery phase. Brazil has already put in place significant measures to address the economic crisis. Beyond the …
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The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic arrived in Brazil while the poorest forty percent of the population was still …, Brazil's 2014-2016 crisis and recovery are a stark departure from the previous decade as Brazil's inclusive growth turned … significantly regressive. As millions of jobs were lost, Brazil's expansive social protection system was unable to effectively serve …
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development quest. The sample includes Brazil, India, Vietnam and four African countries-Botswana, Ghana, Nigeria, and Zambia … industrialization only played a significant role in Vietnam …
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Bridging the Atlantic is a descriptive study of Brazil's involvement with counterparts in Sub-Saharan Africa through … to forge concrete and mutually beneficial partnerships between Brazil and Sub-Saharan Africa. Brazil and Sub … century, Africa has become one of the major fronts of Brazil's international agenda. Africa is rapidly changing and Brazil has …
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"After more than three decades of average annual growth close to 10 percent, China's economy is transitioning to a 'new normal' of slower but more balanced and sustainable growth. Its old drivers of growth -- a growing labor force, the migration from rural areas to cities, high levels of...
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Global growth is projected to be slightly faster in 2020 than the post-crisis low registered last year. While growth could be stronger if reduced trade tensions lead to a sustained reduction in uncertainty, the balance of risks to the outlook is to the downside. Growth in emerging market and...
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