Entrepreneurship has been traditionally concentrated in the hands of a few small communities in most developing economies. As these economies restructure, it is evident that these communities will be unable to satisfy the increased demand for new entrepreneurs. The analysis in this paper...

Südafrika und Afrikas jüngster Staat Namibia bilden auch heute - knapp ein Jahr nach der politischen Trennung - noch ein wirtschaftlich eng miteinander verflochtenes und - aus der Sicht Namibias - von der Situation des ehemaligen Partners stark beeinflußtes Staatenpaar, das zudem in sehr...

It is often assumed that recent success in the high-technology software industry will lead India's development. However, evidence suggests that basic manufacturing industry is stagnant. This paper proposes a mechanism that ties these two trends together. A big-push type of model, featuring...