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The cluster-based development strategy in Kazakhstan's agro-food sector: A critical assessment from an Austrian perspective
Wandel, Jürgen - Leibniz-Institut für Agrarentwicklung in … - 2010
This paper challenges the uselfullness of the cluster-based development strategy to diversify and increase the competitiveness of Kazakhstan's economy, regarding the case of the country's agro-food sector. For this it refers to insights of the Austrian Market Process Theory. It is argued that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008597146
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Deciding about (de-)centralization of industrial policy: Delegation by a central authority vs. bargaining of regional governments
Morasch, Karl - Fakultät für Wirtschafts- und … - 2003
Die europäische Kommission ist primärer Träger der Industriepolitik in der europäischen Union. Industriepolitische … Industriepolitik besser von einem zentralen Träger durchgeführt wird, der Spillovers internalisiert, oder von den regionalen … Industriepolitik regional oder durch eine zentrale Instanz durchgeführt werden soll. Interessanterweise schneidet bei Verhandlungen mit …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008462124
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A Land-Locked Africa's Growth Strategy: Exports of Knowledge-Based Services
Watanabe, Matsuo; Hino, Hiroyuki - In: Kobe Economic & Business Review 54 (2010) March, pp. 17-39
effective growth strategy for the land-locked Africa. For sustained growth at faster rate to be realised, the international …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010545819
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Should Africa Industrialize?
Page, John - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2011
Africa should industrialize. Without structural change it cannot sustain recent growth. Economies with more diverse and … sophisticated industrial sectors tend to grow faster. But since 1980 Africa has deindustrialized. The paper shows that between 1975 … and 2005 the size, diversity and sophistication of industry in Africa have all declined. An industrialization strategy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009366423
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Industrial policy and development in Ethiopia: Evolution and present experimentation
Gebreeyesus, Mulu - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2013
There has recently been a resurgence of interest in industrial policy. This paper examines the choices, implementation processes, and outcomes of the Ethiopian present industrial policy. The country represents an excellent case study of recent industrial
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010739488
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Industrial policy in practice: Africa.s Presidential Investors. Advisory Councils
Page, John - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2014
Recent writing on industrial policy stresses the need for coordination between the public and private sectors. This paper examines the performance of one such coordination mechanism, Presidential Investors. Advisory Councils, in Ethiopia, Senegal, Tanzani
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011076171
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The practice of industrial policy: Lessons for Africa: Co-ordination through an Asian lens
Lin, Justin Yifu; Vu, Khuong Minh - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2014
African countries are facing great opportunities but also formidable challenges in accelerating economic growth and sustaining a high level of economic performance. The experiences of East Asian countries may offer valuable insights for African leaders an
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011165736
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A natural experiment of industrial policy: Floriculture and the metal and engineering industries in Ethiopia
Gebreeyesus, Mulu - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2014
Ethiopia represents an excellent case study of recent industrial policy experimentation in Africa. The country is well …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011165762
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The practice of industrial policy . Lessons for Africa: Case studies of decentralized co-ordination in China
Dinh, Hinh T. - World Institute for Development Economic Research … - 2014
This paper draws on both successful and failing cases of industrialization in China to analyse the role of local governments in fostering the growth of light manufacturing. The broad spectrum of support types and the intimate knowledge of enterprise condi
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011165765
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Public-Private Collaboration on Productive Development Policies in Costa Rica
Cornick, Jorge; Jimenez, Jorge; Román, Marcela - Inter-American Development Bank - 2014
Public-private collaboration in productive development policy in Costa Rica frequently takes the form of policy co-governance: an autonomous institution in charge of policy for a particular economic sector is created, with a board of directors comprising representatives from both the public and...
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