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India's economic growth: From socialist rate of growth to Bharatiya rate of growth
Virmani, Arvind - 2004
Paper reviews India's growth performance since independence. Phrases suchas "Hindu Rate of Growth," sometimes make a telling comment and expose obscureeconomic data to a wider audience, but they can just as readily obscure reality byfocussing attention on the wrong issue. There is nothing in the...
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Country role models for development success: The case of Costa Rica
Trejos, Alberto - 2009
In this paper, I discuss the reasons for Costa Rica's economic performance over the last quarter of a century. Three complementary sets of policies (investments in human capital, careful stabilization, and an intelligent and aggressive integration into the world economy) explain the successful...
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The Omani and Bahraini paths to development: Rare and contrasting oil-based economic success stories
Looney, Robert - 2009
Oman and Bahrain are Middle Eastern success stories. There are some key similarities. Both have followed pragmatic development strategies built on a stable foundation of strengthened governance structures and enhanced economic liberalization. These improvements occurred in somewhat different...
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The Chinese economy: How much market - how much state?
Taube, Markus - In: CESifo Forum 06 (2005) 3, pp. 3-7
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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
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Early starts, reversals and catchup in the process of economic development
Chanda, Areendam; Putterman, Louis - 2004
Early states like China, India, Italy and Greece have been experiencing more rapid economic growth in recent decades than have later-comers to agriculture and statehood like New Guinea, the Congo, and Uruguay. We show that more rapid growth by early starters has been the norm in economic...
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The informal sector and economic growth of South Africa and Nigeria: A comparative systematic review
Etim, Ernest; Daramola, Olawande - In: Journal of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and … 6 (2020) 4, pp. 1-26
drivers to informality in South Africa (SA) and Nigeria, the challenges that impede the growth dynamics of the informal sector …) primary studies (17 for SA and 14 for Nigeria) revealed that unemployment, income disparity among citizens, excessive tax … lack of social protection survival tendencies all act as drivers to the informal sector in SA and Nigeria. Several …
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What do we know about pro-poor growth and regional poverty in Nigeria?
Ichoku, Hyacinth Eme; Agu, Chukwuma; Ataguba, John Ele-Ojo - In: International Journal of Economic Sciences and Applied … 5 (2012) 3, pp. 147-172
This study investigates the pro-poorness of income growth in Nigeria. Using nationally representative data for 1996 and … 2004, overall income growth in Nigeria was found not to be pro-poor. The richer segments of the population appropriate … need for smaller family size has to be an integral part of policy aimed at poverty reduction in Nigeria. The support of the …
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Schweden: Konjunktur im Aufwind von Export und Inlandsnachfrage
Kuntze, Oscar-Erich - In: ifo Schnelldienst 57 (2004) 04, pp. 24-32
Das schwedische Wirtschaftswachstum wies 2003 moderat aufwärts, obwohl auch hier der Irak-Krieg und der starke …
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Northern states versus Southern states: A Comparative analysis
Joseph, Mathew - 2004
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