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Early starts, reversals and catchup in the process of economic development

Chanda, Areendam; Putterman, Louis - 2004

Early states like China, India, Italy and Greece have been experiencing more rapid economic growth in recent decades than have later-comers to agriculture and statehood like New Guinea, the Congo, and Uruguay. We show that more rapid growth by early starters has been the norm in economic...

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Country role models for development success: The case of Costa Rica

Trejos, Alberto - 2009

In this paper, I discuss the reasons for Costa Rica's economic performance over the last quarter of a century. Three complementary sets of policies (investments in human capital, careful stabilization, and an intelligent and aggressive integration into the world economy) explain the successful...

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The Omani and Bahraini paths to development: Rare and contrasting oil-based economic success stories

Looney, Robert - 2009

Oman and Bahrain are Middle Eastern success stories. There are some key similarities. Both have followed pragmatic development strategies built on a stable foundation of strengthened governance structures and enhanced economic liberalization. These improvements occurred in somewhat different...

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The Chinese economy: How much market - how much state?

Taube, Markus - In: CESifo Forum 06 (2005) 3, pp. 3-7

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Institutional Determinants of Economic Performance in OECD Countries – An Institutions Climate Index

Eicher, Theo; Röhn, Oliver - In: CESifo DICE Report 05 (2007) 1, pp. 38-49

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The integration of Vietnam in the global economy and its effects for Vietnamese economic development

Herr, Hansjörg; Schweisshelm, Erwin; Truong, Minh Huy Vu - 2016

When Vietnam started the Doi Moi (renovation) in the mid-1980s it was a backward agricultural country. Liberalising … and productivity development. However, this first face of development seems to be exploited and Vietnam is in danger to … fall in a period of low growth, low productivity increases and no convergence with more developed countries. Vietnam is at …

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Export, foreign direct investment, and joint ventures: Learning the rival's costs through propinquity

Creane, Anthony; Miyagiwa, Kaz - 2007

We examine the role of cost uncertainty in a firm's choice between exporting and foreign investment in oligopolistic industry. We consider both foreign direct investment and an international joint venture, and allow country-specific and firm-specific cost uncertainty. Unlike exporting, either...

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South-South FDI and Development in East Asia

Lipsey, Robert E.; Sjöholm, Fredrik - 2011

This paper attempts to measure the size of South-South FDI in developing East Asia and the trends in it, and the characteristics of the investing countries and the investments themselves. It also summarizes the findings of studies in individual countries of the effects of these investments. The...

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Re-orient? MNC penetration and contemporary shifts in the global political economy

Tausch, Arno; Heshmati, Almas - 2009

This article analyses IMF estimates of economic growth in 180 countries (IMF, 2009), and inks the results to the Re-orient approach, put forward by Frank, 1998. With global economic gravitation shifting to the Indian Ocean/Pacific region, the article also analyses the role of MNC (foreign...

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Could The Irish Miracle Be Repeated in Hungary?

Ács, Zoltán J.; O'Gorman, Colm; Szerb, Laszlo; … - 2006

It is widely recognized that foreign direct investment (FDI) plays an important role in economic development. Internationalization theory is used to explore how inward FDI impacts entrepreneurial activity. Using data from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor we find significant differences in...

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