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Analysis of trend components of production indices for May through July 2021 suggests that growth factors in trends for the extractive industries since the beginning of 2021 continue to have effect for two reasons: a pickup in demand for power-generating coal on the part of European and Asian...
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Existing historical GDP series for Norway do not always coincide with our historical knowledge of the economic development. This is to a large extent a result of lack of calculations from the production side and in addition to insufficient data sets upon which these series rest. The present...
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This paper argues that the single most important factor that explains East Asia's development success was its fast structural transformation toward industrialization, manufacturing in particular. Workers moved out of agriculture into manufacturing, and the sector diversified and upgraded its...
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Over the last two decades, Haryana has emerged as one of the most prosperous states of Indian federation. The State has transformed itself from a State known for its agricultural production to a well rounded development State. Haryana's growth and development trajectory has been progressive...
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Structural change Involves emergence and expansion of new economic activities,new industries and transformation of economy leading to improvements in human capital skills. Structural change occurs when an economy changes the way it functions. The present paper aims to understand the process of...
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Manufacturing has traditionally been regarded in the development literature as having special "growth-pulling" or "growth-enhancing" properties. The share of manufacturing in GDP has been declining slightly over time in South Africa, while that of services has been growing. This study focuses on...
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Structural transformation depends not only on how much countries export but also on what they export and with whom they trade. This paper breaks new ground in analyzing India's exports by the technological content, quality, sophistication, and complexity of the export basket. We identify five...
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enforced competition law against anti-competitive practices. Various sectors have been opened up more widely to competition …, and the powers of the Competition Authority have been strengthened. However, the administrative procedures involved in … competition is not fully taken into account when they are drawn up and implemented. Recent streamlining initiatives are welcome …
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. Available cross-country evidence suggests that enhancing competition is an important means to improve economic performance …. France is catching up with best practice in competition policy reform. However, other policy considerations often hamper the … emergence of effective competition. Relatively weak competitive pressures remain in a number of sectors, particularly in …
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This paper develops policy recommendations on the use of cluster-based economic policies and the adoption of a new concept of competitiveness in the context of the new growth path that WWWforEurope aims to outline. A first section discusses summarizes key findings from the previous research...
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