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The article characterises the capitalist development of Rio Grande do Sul region during the First Brazilian Republic (1889-1930). It sustains the hypothesis that the gaúcha society experimented a peculiar process of transition to capitalist relations of production, with divergent...
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By reflecting upon Korea's state-led development, its socio-economic consequences, and its current reform efforts and trends, this article calls for reconstructing the state and redefining the identity of its political economy towards people-centered development. Crafting a democratic and...
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The fruit value chain has high growth potential in export markets with opportunities forincreased participation of small farmers. Growth in global demand for fresh fruit and relatedprocessed fruit products presents opportunities for developing countries to participate in highvalue markets....
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This paper attempts to identify a process of cumulative reinforcements that sustained pro-growth state orientations and the other participants' motives for collaboration during the post World War II economic development East Asia. The process is elaborated in terms of the five parties who were...
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This study evaluates the potential for regional value chains in agro-processing to drive regional growth, industrialisation and development. This follows growth in agricultural productivity and increased demand for processed food within the region, coupled with rising global agro- and commodity...
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Many international organizations, governments and academics concerned with economic development look to Asia's success, recommending that other poor countries follow similar models and paths of development. This study argues that such Asian 'lesson-making' is a grave mistake in policy-thinking -...
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This paper describes the structural transformations that Chile has experienced in the last 50 years and how they have contributed-or not-to inclusive growth and genuine economic modernization from a historical perspective. The empirical analysis of the paper shows a premature deindustrialization...
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The machinery industry is a very difficult sector to develop in the short term. It is also not easy to drastically shorten the developmental period. Therefore, it is necessary for developing countries to thoroughly review Korea’s policy trends when designing machinery industry policies. This...
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The present work uses long-term economic development data (1952-2010) as well as a detailed industry-level panel data (1963-2011) to analyse industrialisation patterns in Europe, implications of economic backwardness and the role of European integration in facilitating industrialisation and...
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This chapter considers the linkages between agricultural development and rural non-farm activities. The chapter is motivated by growing evidence that non-farm activities provide an increasingly important share of rural incomes in many low-income questions, questions about whether increasing...
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