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Public Policy and Industrial Transformation in the Process of Development
Agenor, Pierre-Richard - 2017
imitation sector. The process of industrialization increases the demand for high-skill labor, inducing individuals to invest in …
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Structural Change, Fundamentals, and Growth : A Framework and Case Studies
McMillan, Margaret - 2017
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012957710
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Scenarios : Leapfrog, Lock-In, and Lopsided
Leifman, Michael Meir - 2019
This paper presents the details of three scenarios -- leapfrog, lock-in, and lopsided -- that describe an illustrative set of technological states. Based largely on expert interviews, the paper argues that the technology outcomes are heavily attributable to the actions (or in some cases,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012892369
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Making the Most of Demographic Change in Southern Africa
Ahmed, S. Amer - 2017
The countries of the Southern African Customs Union have relatively diverse demographic and economic starting points. These economies have the potential to realize demographic dividends and experience an acceleration in their income per capita growth and poverty reduction progress through...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012968204
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The Impacts of Climate Change on Poverty in 2030 and the Potential from Rapid, Inclusive, and Climate-Informed Development
Rozenberg, Julie - 2017
The impacts of climate change on poverty depend on the magnitude of climate change, but also on demographic and socioeconomic trends. An analysis of hundreds of baseline scenarios for future economic development in the absence of climate change in 92 countries shows that the drivers of poverty...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012970671
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GVC Participation and Deep Integration in Brazil
Hollweg, Claire Honore - 2018
The production of export goods has become increasingly unbundled, and countries positioning to become more integrated in the global economy are increasingly looking toward global value chains. This paper uses the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development/World Trade Organization's...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012908041
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Does Premature Deindustrialization Matter? The Role of Manufacturing Versus Services in Development
Nayyar, Gaurav - 2018
The shares of manufacturing in value added and employment across a range of developing economies peaked at lower levels of per capita income compared with their high-income, early-industrializer precursors. Based on the statistical analysis of input-output tables and firm-level data, the paper...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012910837
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Policies, Prices, and Poverty : The Sugar, Vegetable Oil, and Flour Industries in Senegal
Mbaye, Ahmadou Aly - 2017
Like many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, Senegal has struggled to develop its industrial sector in the face of import competition. For basic food products, there is an implicit trade-off between the objectives of maintaining employment and lowering the cost of living, both of which figure...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012971668
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Urbanization and the Geography of Development
Henderson, J. Vernon - 2017
herald cities with their industrial bases as "engines of growth," does industrialization in fact drive urbanization? While … industrialization correlate only weakly with changes in urbanization. This suggests that policy and institutional factors may also … influence the urbanization process. In fact, the relationship between industrialization and urbanization is absent in Sub …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012973214
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Second Best? Investment Climate and Performance in Africa's Special Economic Zones
Farole, Thomas - 2017
industrialization, diversification, and trade integration in many countries, particularly in East Asia. However, in the African context …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012976338