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Kingdom of Lesotho; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: National Strategic Development Plan
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
This paper describes the Kingdom of Lesotho’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper and National Strategic Development Plan (NSDP) 2012/13–2016/17. NSDP recognizes, as a point of departure, the need and urgency for Lesotho to radically transform its economy. To achieve the National...
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Cultura, industria cultural e innovación en la Comunidad Autónoma de Euskadi: una especialización pendiente
Zallo, Ramón - In: EKONOMIAZ 78 (2011) 03, pp. 146-185
Digitisation and globalisation are leading not only to technical and cultural changes but also to social changes whose consequences are unpredictable. In this context, the culture industry and, on a different level, the creative industries (whose status needs to be determined) have a core role...
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Creative contributions: The role of the arts and the cultural sector in development
Stupples, Polly - In: Progress in Development Studies 14 (2014) 2, pp. 115-130
The cultural sector is currently being touted as an undervalued contributor to development, able to support economic growth, while promoting social inclusion and cultural diversity. Targeted arts and culture funds now support artists’ initiatives throughout the developing world. This...
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The Danish Cultural Heritage: Economics and Politics
Hjorth-Andersen, Chr. - Økonomisk Institut, Københavns Universitet - 2004
This paper deals with the Danish cultural heritage understood as the tangible heritage, mainly buildings. The paper briefly describes the political economy of conserving the cultural heritage and the means of preserving it. The main focus of the paper is, however, on the present Danish...
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Is increased public spending for the preservation of historic monuments inevitable? The French case
Benhamou, Francoise - In: Journal of Cultural Economics 20 (1996) 2, pp. 115-131
There is a permanent expansion of the number of sites or properties listed as historic monuments in France. This expansion and the lack of productivity gains in the sector of restoration lead, within a stable economy, to an ever greater proportion of the national income being earmarked for...
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Should a Second Demographic Transition Follow the First? Demographic Contrasts: Canada and South Korea
Ravaneral, Zenaida; Young, Hwa; Rajulton, Fernando; … - In: Social Indicators Research 47 (1999) 1, pp. 99-118
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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...
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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 …
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[Book review] "Industrialization and the State: The Korean Heavy and Chemical Industry Drive by Joseph J. Stern, Ji-hong Kim, Dwight H. Perkins, and Jung-ho Yoo"
Abe, Makoto - In: The Developing Economies 35 (1997) 1, pp. 99-102
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Industrial Policy in Asia
Kuchiki, Akifumi - Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade … - 2007
This paper examines three types of industrialization that have occurred in East Asia: the Japanese, Chinese and generic Asian models. Industrial policies in Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK) initially protected local companies from foreign investors by imposing high tariffs on foreign...
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