The chapters in the book x-ray some topical and pertinent socio-economic issues that are considered critical to Nigeria's quest to realise her developmental goals and objectives. These issues have remained in the front-burner in the development discourse as the country makes what appear to be...

We study how increased import competition affects the evolution of productivity in a small open economy. We use a production survey of Belgian firms where we observe quarterly firm-product data at the 8-digit level on value and quantities sold together with firm-level labor, capital, and...

Using a heterodox perspective, this book discusses the real possibilities of Argentina, Brazil and Mexico ever achieving economic development through industrialization. Through their discussion of the three most industrialized countries of Latin America, the contributors compare trajectories and...

Introduction -- Increasing U.S. competitiveness by improving knowledge creation and technology diffusion -- Workforce development -- Supporting supply chains and small and medium-sized enterprises -- Sustainability and the future of the Institutes -- Key points made by presenters during the...

Keynote addresses: perspectives on manufacturing USA -- Panel 1: alternative public-private partnership models -- Panel 2: international programs in advanced manufacturing -- Breakout sessions: feedback and future directions for the DoD Manufacturing USA institutes -- Discussion.