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In this paper we are going to analyze the dynamics of barriers to entry at the international level. In our model economic development takes place and continues in the long run due to the emergence of new sectors, which can compensate for the diminishing ability of mature sectors to create...
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This handbook provides a reference resource to showcase insightful and nuanced perspectives on Africa's agriculture, industry, services, and manufacturing sectors; factors affecting the sectors' competitiveness; and the sectors' contribution to employment, economic growth, and sustainable...
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Part 1: Introduction -- Chapter 1: The Question of Africa’s Economic Sectors and Development -- Part 2: Agriculture Sector -- Chapter 2: The African Cotton Sector: Old and New Conundrums -- Chapter 3: The Political Economy of Fisheries Reform in Senegal -- Chapter 4: Are large scale land...
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This paper discusses the recent literature on the role of the state in economic development. It concludes that government incentives to enact sound policies are key to economic success. It also discusses the evidence on what happens after episodes of economic and political liberalizations,...
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This paper argues that openness to goods trade in combination with an unequal distribution of political power has been a major determinant of the comparatively slow development of resource- or land-abundant regions like South America and the Caribbean in the nineteenth century. We develop a...
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Eine Analyse der kroatischen Wirtschaft und abgeleitete Politikempfehlungen auf nationaler und EU-Ebene Ziel der Studie ist die Ausarbeitung von Politikempfehlungen, die dabei helfen sollen, die kroatische Wirtschaft positiv zu stimulieren und der Bevölkerung im Land eine langfristige...
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Die Autoren zeigen, dass Griechenland trotz des Abschlusses der über acht Jahre dauernden Rettungsprogramme und einer wirtschaftlichen Stabilisierung am aktuellen Rand immer noch gravierenden Wirtschaftsproblemen gegenübersteht. Zwar wurde die Schuldenkrise durch einen vorläufigen, indirekten...
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The globalized Western culture of innovation, as propagated by major aid institutions, does not necessarily lead to empowerment or improvement of the well-being of the stakeholders. On the contrary, it often blocks viable indigenous innovation cultures. In African societies and African Diasporas...
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In diesem Besprechungsaufsatz setzt sich der Autor kritisch mit dem 1981 erschienenen Buch "Die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung Indiens in den Jahren 1951-1978 unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Auslandshilfe" von Helmut Tischner auseinander. Clemens Jürgenmeyer weist auf die unzureichenden...
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