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Review Article on The World Economy: A Millennial Perspective by Angus Maddison
Sharpe, Andrew - In: International Productivity Monitor 3 (2001) Fall, pp. 69-78
This is a review article by Andrew Sharpe from the Centre for the Study of Living Standards of Angus Maddison's path-breaking new book, The World Economy: A Millennial Perspective. The article summarizes Maddison's key findings in a number of areas, with particular emphasis on his estimates of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005518964
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Contacts, Market Institutions, and Development
Frijters, Paul; Bezemer, Dirk J; Dulleck, Uwe - School of Economics and Finance, Business School - 2005
We propose an endogenous growth model that incorporates the importance of business contacts and informal contacts. In our model, sold output increases with the stock of business contacts. The modelling of contact creation is based on matching theory. The cost of creating contacts decreases with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008694519
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Un renouveau de l'économie du développement ?.
Herrera, Rémy - Maison des Sciences Économiques, Université Paris 1 … - 2005
This paper aims to show how the neo-classical current, which has yet absorbed development as one of its components, is …-liberalism on the policies of development. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005797804
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The neoliberal "rebirth" of development economics.
Herrera, Rémy - Maison des Sciences Économiques, Université Paris 1 … - 2006
' domination of development theory is on par with that of high finance's neoliberal power over development policies. There are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005510630
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The great housing boom of China
Wen, 文一; Chen, kaiji - Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis - 2014
This paper provides a theory to explain the paradoxical features of the great housing boom in China —the persistently faster-than-GDP housing price growth, exceptionally high capital returns, and excessive vacancy rates. The expectation that high capital returns driven mainly by resource...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011027343
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A comparative study on the self-help approach in rural development between Vietnam's new rural development and Korea's Saemaul Undong
Trang Thu Do; Hanh Thi My Nguyen; Trang Thu Vu - In: Journal of East Asian economic integration 20 (2016) 1, pp. 91-125
also widened the gap between rural and urban areas. Vietnam‟s National Target Program on New Rural Development for 2010 … under the "Saemaul Undong" movement. The program's success at promoting sustainable development in Korea's rural areas has …'s rural development movement, aligning with the inclusivity principle "people know, people discuss, people do and people check". …
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Eight strategies for development in comparison
Priewe, Jan - 2015
The article provides a broad-based overview on competing development strategies and the economic performance of … developing countries, mainly since the year 2000. Four traditional mainstream development strategies are discussed (Washington … outward development with export-led growth, industrialisation or growth with predominant primary goods exports, foreign …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011304515
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Eight strategies for development in comparison
Priewe, Jan - 2015
The article provides a broad-based overview on competing development strategies and the economic performance of … developing countries, mainly since the year 2000. Four traditional mainstream development strategies are discussed (Washington … outward development with export-led growth, industrialisation or growth with predominant primary goods exports, foreign …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011300734
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Tourism and Economic Development: A Survey
Sinclair, M. Thea - School of Economics, University of Kent - 1997
comprehensive survey of the literature on tourism and economic development, identifying both the contribution that tourism can make … to development and the costs that it entails. Single equation and system of equations models which have been used to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005763234
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An investigation of cross-country incme differences
Ferreira, Pedro Cavalcanti; Issler, Joao victor; … - In: Revista de Analisis Economico – Economic Analysis Review 20 (2005) 2, pp. 3-22
This paper investigates the nature of income inequality across nations. Several exercises, such as variance decompositions, simulations and counter-factual analyses are performed. We find that, although total factor productivity has a leading role in explaining the dispersion of output per...
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