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The political economy of structural transformation in African cities : insights from the Deals and Development framework
Sen, Kunal - 2024
An important stylized fact about African economic development is the phenomenon of urbanization without structural …
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Urbanization and economic development : a tale of two barriers
Bond, Eric W.; Riezman, Raymond Glenn; Wang, Ping - 2016
n this paper we determine the main driving forces underlying the structural transformation and urbanization process in … barriers played in China's growth and urbanization. We find that the primary drivers for real per capita GDP growth are … migration cost reduction and skill accumulation. While trade liberalization is important for urbanization during the transition …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011421588
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Can cities or towns drive African development? : economy-wide analysis for Ethiopia and Uganda
Dorosh, Paul; Thurlow, James - 2012
Rapid urbanization is an important characteristic of African development and yet the structural transformation debate … foreign trade) and benefits from urbanization (internal migration and agglomeration effects). Simulations suggest that urban … national growth. Given these trade-offs, we conclude that the urbanization's benefits argue against an "agro …
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Urbanization and Economic Development : A Tale of Two Barriers
Bond, Eric W. - 2016
In this paper we determine the main driving forces underlying the structural transformation and urbanization process in … barriers played in China's growth and urbanization. We find that the primary drivers for real per capita GDP growth are … migration cost reduction and skill accumulation. While trade liberalization is important for urbanization during the transition …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012997164
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China's march to prosperity : reforms to avoid the middle-income trap
Koen, Vincent; Herd, Richard; Hill, Sam - 2013
China is well-placed to avoid the so-called “middle-income trap” and to continue to converge towards the more advanced economies, even though growth is likely to slow from near double-digit rates in the first decade of this millennium to around 7% at the 2020 horizon. However, in order to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010231008
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Industrial transfer policy in China : migration and development
Gerritse, Michiel; Wang, Zhiling; Oort, Frank van - 2024
China's Industrial Transfer Policy (ITP) is a novel place-based development policy of unprecedented scale. The policy targets a set of inland cities aiming to i) grow them in size and ii) restructure them into manufacturing hubs. These cities would eventually relieve pressure in China's coastal...
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Development threshold, capital flows, and financial turbulence
Ding, Ding; Jinjarak, Yothin - In: The North American Journal of Economics and Finance 23 (2012) 3, pp. 365-385
We study capital flows in a panel of 130 countries, and derive the implications for the observed patterns of capital flows and capital controls before and into the crisis of 2008–11. We find that the size of capital flows is positively correlated with country's income level. In addition,...
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Finance and Poverty: Evidence from India
Ayyagari, Meghana; Beck, Thorsten; Hoseini, Mohammad - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2013
Using state-level data from India over the period 1983 to 2005, this paper gauges the effect of financial deepening and outreach on rural poverty. Following the 1991 liberalization episode, we find a strong negative relationship between financial deepening, rather than financial breadth, and...
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Industrial location in developing countries
Deichmann, Uwe; Lall, Somik V.; Redding, Stephen; … - In: The World Bank research observer 23 (2008) 2, pp. 219-246
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Ghost protocol : development and displacement in global China
Rojas, Carlos (ed.); Litzinger, Ralph A. (ed.) - 2016
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011433089