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Economic Openness and DevelopmentFrom the book: Asian Transformations
Commercial policy International finance International tradeJournal Article
Labor-use efficiency in Tunisian manufacturing industriesThis paper investigates the process of adjustment in employment. A dynamic model is applied to a panel of six Tunisian manufacturing industries observed over a period of 25 years, from 1971 to 1996...
Commercial policy Labour demand Manufacturing industriesBook Chapter
Economic Development Strategies in the Dominican RepublicFrom the book: Achieving Development Success
Commercial policy Economic development Economic policyBook Chapter
Learning from Asia's Success: Beyond Simplistic 'Lesson-Making'From the book: Pathways to Industrialization in the Twenty-First Century
Commercial policy Economic development Economic policyBook Chapter
Japan's Model of Economic Development: Relevant and Non-relevant Elements for Developing EconomiesFrom the book: Development Success
Commercial policy Economic development Industrial policyBook Chapter
On-Street Upgrading?: Assessing the Consequences of Allocation and Regulation Policy in Santiago de Chile’s Ferias LibresFrom the book: Latin American Urban Development into the 21st Century
Commercial policy Farm produce Informal sectorBlog
From the Editor's Desk (January 2012)
Tony Addison January saw the snow arrive in Helsinki. As I look out across the harbour, the scene is one of various shades of white and grey. The temperature is well below zero (minus 20 o c)...
Commercial policy Economic assistance and foreign aid Economic developmentJournal Article
South-South and North-South Trade Agreements: Compatibility IssuesPart of Journal Special Issue South-South and North-South Trade Agreements
Commercial policy Economic development Economic integrationJournal Article
Small Trade Flows and Preference Utilisation: The Case of the European UnionPart of Journal Special Issue South-South and North-South Trade Agreements
Commercial policy Economic integration Public utilitiesJournal Special Issue
South-South and North-South Trade Agreements: Compatibility IssuesIn this special issue, five articles address some of the challenges associated with integrating an existing S-S regional agreement with a new template that results from block negotiations with a northern partner...
Commercial policy Economic development Economic integrationJournal Article
The Impact of the Global Commodity and Financial Crises on Poverty in VietnamEconomic growth in Vietnam was resilient to the global commodity and financial crises, but it is unclear why. Impacts on employment and poverty are also disputed...
Commercial policy Government policy (Poor) Financial crisisWorking Paper
Learning from Asia’s Success Beyond Simplistic 'Lesson-Making'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...
Commercial policy Economic development Economic policyJournal Article
A note on modelling economic growth determinants in the Dominican RepublicThe article models economic growth determinants in the Dominican Republic. The exercise considers a panel of 25 candidate explanatory variables observed during the last three decades of the twentieth century...
Commercial policy Economic development Economic policyWorking Paper
Socio-Spatial Implications of Street Market Regulation Policy: The Case of Ferias Libres in Santiago de ChileUnlike in most Latin American cities, street vendors organized in farmers’ markets popularly known as ferias libres in Santiago de Chile, gained legal recognition early in the twentieth century...
Commercial policy Competition Farm produceWorking Paper
Economic Development Strategies in the Dominican RepublicThe paper documents the economic development strategies pursued by the Dominican Republic. The study argues that the country’s success results from the implementation of a three-pronged economic development strategy...
Commercial policy Economic development Economic policyWorking Paper
Industrial Policy: Old and New IssuesThe debate on industrial policy (IP) has been characterized by a number of contractions over the concept of industrial policy, its merits, contents and application. The purpose of this exploratory paper is to review the debate on IP...
Commercial policy Entrepreneurship Industrial organization (Economic theory)