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The Evolution of Development Thinking: Theory and Policy
Ranis, Gustav - 2004
This paper makes an effort to trace the course of development thinking and associated development policy over the past six decades. Section I focuses on the early Post-War Consensus, with theory focused on extensions of classical dualism theory and policy concentrating on creating the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010369187
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Post-apartheid South Africa: An economic success story?
Lundahl, Mats; Petersson, Lennart - 2009
The paper provides an evaluation of the development of the South African economy since the end of apartheid in 1994. Taking the 1993 situation as the point of departure, it gives an account of the path leading to the formulation of the major policy documents, and examines to what extent their...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010273497
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Covid-19 in Africa and its impact on the economy
Gern, Klaus-Jürgen; Lück, Ole; Meuchelböck, Saskia - 2021
die Entwicklung Afrikas nach Einschätzung der Autoren auch längerfristig bremsen, da die Akkumulation sowohl von Human …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012626521
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Institutional Determinants of Economic Performance in OECD Countries – An Institutions Climate Index
Eicher, Theo; Röhn, Oliver - In: CESifo DICE Report 05 (2007) 1, pp. 38-49
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011696606
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What Does the Institutions Climate Index for OECD Countries Tell us about Institutional Change and Economic Policy Reforms?
Ochel, Wolfgang; Osterkamp, Rigmar - In: CESifo DICE Report 05 (2007) 1, pp. 50-62
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Alternative pathways to sustainable development: Lessons from Latin America
Carbonnier, Gilles (contributor);  … - 2017
This issue of 'International Development Policy' looks at recent paradigmatic innovations and development trajectories in Latin America, with a particular focus on the Andean region. After a period of robust growth, poverty alleviation and inequality reduction associated with high commodity...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011840558
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Neue Wachstums- und Außenhandelstheorie. Implikationen für die Entwicklungstheorie und -politik
Schubert, Renate (contributor) - 1999
Entwicklungstheorie und -politik? Dies sind die zentralen Fragen, mit denen sich die Autoren in dem vorliegenden Band beschäftigen … wirkt wachstumshemmend. Die Beiträge des vorliegenden Bandes sind dazu geeignet, nicht nur den an Entwicklungstheorie … finden auch die an Entwicklungspolitik Interessierten nützliche Erkenntnisse, die aus den neuen Theorien abzuleiten sind …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014492536
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Cluster policy as a development strategy: Case studies from the Middle East and North Africa
Benner, Maximilian - 2012
Cluster policy has become a method of choice for policymakers in many countries. Promoting strong localized industries is an appealing perspective for practitioners, as it can be seen as a way to anchor economic activity in regions in an era of globalization. If cluster policy is successful, it...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010294480
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Tourism and development: a recent phenomenon built on old (institutional) roots?
Brau, Rinaldo; Di Liberto, Adriana; Pigliaru, Francesco - 2010
Is tourism an opportunity for lagging countries in the elusive quest for growth (Easterly, 2002)? Recent empirical evidence suggests that the answer is a cautious yes. Aggregate cross-country data show that tourism specialization is likely to be associated with higher per capita GDP growth rates...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010272493
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Middle-Income Transitions: Trap or Myth?
Felipe, Jesus; Kumar, Utsav; Galope, Reynold - 2014
During the last few years, the newly coined term middle-income trap has been widely used by policymakers to refer to the middle-income economies that seem to be stuck in the middle-income range. However, there is no accepted definition of the term in the literature. In this paper, we study...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011432709