The purpose of this paper is to explain the regional growth of industrial employment in Tunisia between 2000 and 2005. Based on the contributions of the new economic geography and the empirical findings dealing with agglomeration economies and dynamic externalities in the wake of Glaeser et al....

This article examines the impacts of the initial industrial structure of Moroccan provinces on their economic growth between 1985 and 1999 using a panel data model dealing with heterogeneous parameters. Results show the importance of both specialization (MAR externalities) and diversity (Jacob...

Le gouvernement sud-africain se trouve confronté depuis 1994 à cette question fondamentale : comment s'affranchir de l'apartheid sans ébranler les acquis industriels du passé ? Dans un premier temps, nous analyserons les déterminants et les effets de la politique économique lors de la...

Using panel data from a sample covering 30 industrial sectors in 29 Chinese provinces (excluding Tibet) over the 1988 to 1997 period, this paper highlights the relation between regional industrial structure and performance distribution in terms of growth. The influence of two types of variables...

Presents the results of a survey conducted in 22 small textile and clothing industrial enterprises and interviews of 83 woman workers in these sectors.

Examines changes in the flower industry between 1975 and 1995. Considers the position of the Netherlands in the world flower market.

ILO pub. Working paper on economic implications and labour market impact of multinational enterprises and export processing zones in the Dominican Republic - comments on economic legislation and tax incentives for export oriented industry; examines industrial structures, capital worker ratio and...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on employment and choice of technology in agricultural machinery and other small scale industries in Bangladesh - examines industrial structure, industrial workers' age, sex, educational level, on the job training and working conditions; reviews capital investment,...