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The paper offers an overview of some key conceptual aspects associated with the rise of global value chains (GVCs). It outlines a series of alternative interpretations and definitions of what the rise of GVCs entails, and it traces the implications of these alternative conceptualizations for the...
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This paper provides insights to inform government efforts to attract and retain foreign direct investment, by analyzing the results of a survey of more than 2,400 affiliates of multinational enterprises across 10 middle-income countries. The paper explores corporate perspectives and...
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underdeveloped. Globalization and technological change are important trends that make it even more challenging to provide effective … oversight of banks. The Global Financial Development Report 2019/2020 is the fifth in a World Bank series. The report also … around the world (http://www.worldbank.org/en/research/brief/BRSS)"-- …
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retrenchment or a segmentation of GVCs. World Development Report 2020: Trading for Development in the Age of Global Value Chains …
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"Obesity is a global ticking time-bomb with huge potential negative economic and health impacts, especially for the poor. Countries and global partners need to act urgently to address this ensuing epidemic with emphasis highlighting interventions that require corrective public action rather than...
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. Around the world, civil wars, of which there are more today than at any time since the end of World War II, displace greater …
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World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim discussed the priorities for the World Bank under his new leadership, including …
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Remarks delivered by Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group discuss the critical role of inclusive and … resources, develop green areas, and reflect upgraded environment standards and environmental inspection systems. The World Bank …
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Robert B. Zoellick, President the World Bank Group, addressed the Commencement about the theme of the challenge of … globalization …
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