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Could the Irish Miracle Be Repeated in Hungary?

Acs, Zoltan J.; O'Gorman, Colm; Szerb, Laszlo; … - 2007

Abstract: It is widely recognized that foreign direct investment (FDI) plays an important role in economic development. However, its impact on entrepreneurial activity has not been well researched. Internationalization theory is used to explore how inward FDI impacts entrepreneurial activity....

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Local or Global? The Role of Local and Cross-locality Links in SME Innovation and Growth

Clifton, Nicholas; Senyard, Julienne M.; Pickernell, David - 2007

Ever since the Bolton Report (1971), academics and policy makers have looked towards the small business sector as a primary source of economic development, innovation and growth. The realisation that fast growing SMEs are major contributors to economic prosperity has also seen these firms being...

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A TALE OF TWO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS: TUNISIA AND MOROCCO

Friedman, Steven J - 2010

Morocco and Tunisia have both achieved robust economic growth over the last 30 years by utilizing prudent economic planning and implementation. The World Bank heralds both countries as prime examples of how market-friendly capitalist systems can be implemented over a short period of time with...

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A Mosaic Type of Development: The Agri-Food Districts Experience in Italy

Brasili, Cristina; Fanfani, Roberto - 2006

The Italian Industrial Districts (IDs) are now considered in the national and international literature as one of the main factors of the successful and rapid industrial development of Italy after the Second World War. In this paper we outline the general characteristics of the IDs approach and...

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Entwicklung als nachholende Industrialisierung?

Jürgenmeyer, Clemens - 1985

Entwicklung Indiens in den Jahren 1951-1978 unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Auslandshilfe" von Helmut Tischner auseinander … eurozentristische Sichtweise des Buchautors auf die Entwicklung Indiens. …In this review essay the author discusses the book "Die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung Indiens in den Jahren 1951 …

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Happiness in the Midst of Change: A Human Development Approach to Studying GNH in the Context of Economic Development

Levenson, Michael L.; Jennings, Patricia A.; D'Mello, … - 2004

Contemporary theories of economic development have concentrated on socioeconomic and epidemiological indices of development to the exclusion of issues of psychological and spiritual development. Yet, economic development without attention to individual human development may produce increasing...

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The Impact of Kinship on the Economic Dynamics of Transnational Networks: reflections on some South Asian developments

Ballard, Roger - 2001

Prepared for a Conference on Transnational Networks in Princeton in 2001, this paper explored the comparative dynamics of the trans-local networks which South Asian migrants from Mirpur (Pakistan), Jullundur (India) and Sylhet (Bangladesh) have constructed around themselves.

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Bhutan: Power Exports and Dutch Disease

Kojo, Naoko C. - 2005

Bhutan has shown remarkable economic performance over the last two decades, supported by generous aid inflows and buoyant hydropower exports to India. However, the Bhutanese Ngultrum has appreciated over time, raising concerns if this is a sign of Dutch disease, shadowing the growth prospects of...

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A case of capital-rich underdevelopment: The paradoxical consequences of successful transnational entrepreneurship from Mirpur

Ballard, Roger - 2003

This paper takes a close look at the impact of large-scale overseas emigration - and the resultant inflow of migrant remittances - on the local economy of Mirpur District in Pakistan. No other District in Pakistan has seen a higher proportion of its population engage in transnational migration...

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Indiens ökonomische Entwicklung

Hauff, Michael /von - 2009

Wachstumsraten verkennt allerdings die Heterogenität der indischen Wirtschaft und die unterschiedliche Entwicklung der … Wirtschaftssektoren. Hinzu kommt, dass die Bundesstaaten zunehmend die Chance einer erfolgreichen wirtschaftlichen Entwicklung … Arbeitsteilung eingehender betrachtet. Obwohl im Gesamten noch keine umfassende und homogene wirtschaftliche Entwicklung konstatiert …

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