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industrialization. The theory fits the observation that in low-growth developing countries, women mostly work in household services … equilibrium or an industrialization equilibrium, or multiple equilibria depends on an economy's endowment of land relative to …
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This paper reviews the literature on the relationship between gender (in)equality and industrialization in the context …
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This research explores the long-run effect of industrialization on the process of development. In contrast to … subsequent decades. Nevertheless, early industrialization had an adverse effect on income per capita, employment and equality by … that the characteristics that permitted the onset of industrialization, rather than the adoption of industrial technology …
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This research explores the long-run effect of industrialization on the process of development. In contrast to … the French industrial revolution, the research establishes that regions in which industrialization was more intensive …. Nevertheless, intensive industrialization has had an adverse effect on income per capita, employment and equality by the turn of …
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Although there exists a vast literature on convergence and divergence of income levels across countries or regions at the aggregate level, there is only little work on convergence and/or diver- gence processes of productivity and wage levels at the more disaggregated industrial level. These are...
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This paper aims to contribute to the understanding of the main specificities of latecomers' processes of technological development. Building on the basis of this understanding, it searches for the reasons why the conventional measures of Science and Technology (S&T) policies, usually inspired by...
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structural transformation toward industrialization, manufacturing in particular. Workers moved out of agriculture into … the "engine of growth." It is in the context of industrialization that openness played an important role in East Asia … exchange) and industrialization. Part 2 of the paper reviews the role of Asia's developmental states in consciously …
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Modern economic development is accompanied by the structural transformation from an agrarian to an industrial economy. Since the 18th century, all countries that industrialized successfully have followed their comparative advantages and leveraged the latecomer advantage, including emerging...
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Industrialization occupies a central place in the rich tapestry of development theory and practice. Although that place … income per capita can only occur through industrialization. This paper argues that it is becoming increasingly difficult for … most developing countries to achieve rapid growth through industrialization, and especially through export oriented …
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