Seit einiger Zeit werden vor allem die Schwellenländer in einem hellen Licht gesehen. Der markante Anstieg der Rohwarenpreise verhilft aber auch manchen Entwicklungsländer zu höheren Einnahmen. Ein Blick in die Zukunftsbilanzen zeigt, dass per saldo wesentlich mehr Kapital in die Schwellen-...

"Previous work has shown that firms in low and middle-income countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia that feel greater pressure to innovate from their competitors are more likely to introduce new products and services than firms that do not feel pressure (Carlin and others 2001; World Bank...

There has been much discussion of the Newly Industrializing Countries (NICs) in recent years and various studies of their impact have been made. Much of the concern about NICs in the industrialized countries is however based on what they portend for the future rather than their present impact....