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In this study we present a comparison of investment and production per head in 21 areas of the World, and we find that in many poor areas there has been little improvement during the period 2000-2010. One of the main causes of this disappointing result has been the stagnation in many countries,...
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For some fifteen years, the debate relating to civil society and the roles of the latter accompanied the crisis of post-colonial African societies and the reshaping of international development policies. The "historical hindsight" allows to highlight a vast debate, of a theoretical nature, on...
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En un mundo progresivamente multipolar, y por tanto ante un sistema internacional cada vez más desordenado, Brasil, así como otras potencias emergentes, buscan diversificar sus relaciones comerciales ante el declive de Europa y el auge de China. De este novedoso reajuste en el tablero...
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Analizamos la evolución de la disminución de la pobreza en África y Asia, con especial atención al papel de la educación en el proceso de desarrollo socio-económico. También presentamos nuestra perspectiva sobre las prioridades de la cooperación internacional para alcanzar los Objetivos...
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ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper, cost benefit analysis of solar energy power generation in developing countries - discusses economic implications of choice of technology and its impact on irrigation, the household, and community electric power distribution; considers the role of USA development...
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In recent years, China has become a major power on the African continent, not only with respect to trade and investment, but also as a donor of development aid. Although there is no accurate measure of the exact size of China’s aid program, since China rather underestimates the volume in...
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Official flows account for close to half of capital flows to developing countries, and close to 90 per cent of receipts for Sub-Saharan Africa. This paper documents trends in these official flows over the last three decades. The most striking trend has been declining aid volume. Following two...
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Africa, while a major aid recipient, has had disappointing export performance. This paper argues for a causal link: aid, by being partially spent on non-traded goods, leads to real appreciation and reduced export competitiveness. I demonstrate the importance of this effect by presenting...
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Seit Mitte der achtziger Jahre hat sich ein grundlegender Wandel in der außenwirtschaftlichen Struktur Japans vollzogen. Mit der rapiden Yen-Aufwertung begannen japanische Unternehmen verstärkt in der asiatisch-pazifischen Region zu produzieren und deren komparative Vorteile für ihre...
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