This paper presents a synthesis of the advances in supporting the shipbuilding industry in Colombia and describes the concepts and experiences that countries like Corea, China, etc., who have used this industry as an engine of development, in as much as the benefits of taking the decision to...

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Growth and Crisis in the Japanese Economy -- 2 Economic Ascent and Hegemony in the Capitalist World-Economy -- 3 The MIDAs-Steel-Ships Nexus -- 4 Creating Japan's Coal-Exporting Peripheries -- 5 Replicating Japan's New Model in Iron Ore -- 6 Transporting Coal...

This paper analyzes the existing relationship between economic growth and the monitoring of corruption and examines the possible outcome of the implementation of a State reform in order to weed out corruption. Growth is always higher when monitoring is high and therefore corruption eradicated....

The paper analyses the recent supply side developments in France, Germany, and Italy by employing a non-parametric approach to estimate potential GDP. The analysis reveals marked heterogeneity among the three countries with regard to the contribution made by labour input. Where similarities can...