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Africa's Failure to Industrialize: Bad Luck or Bad Policy?
16 December 2014 John Page On 20 November 2014 the United Nations celebrated the 25th Africa Industrialization Day. But perhaps ‘celebrate’ is not exactly the right word...
Competition Economic development Structural adjustment (Economic policy)Report
Firm-Level Technology and Competitiveness in Vietnam: Evidence from a Survey in 2013This report summarises information from the 2013 Vietnam Technology and Competitiveness Survey (TCS), developed, in collaboration, by the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM), the General Statistics Office (GSO) and the Development Econom...
Competition Investments, Foreign TechnologyPresentation
International Economic Association 17th World CongressUNU-WIDER organized two sessions during the 17th World Congress of the International Economic Association. Learning to Compete – Sunday 8 June 2014 Chaired by Finn Tarp Out of Africa: A comparative perspective on why Africa failed to...
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Regulatory Reform for Closing Africa’s Competitiveness GapOver the past decade, Africa has been experiencing an economic resurgence. Yet, the continent is facing several difficult challenges and many economies of the region continue to be among the least competitive in the world...
Competition Industrial policy International economic relationsWorking Paper
Disentangling the Pattern of Geographic Concentration in Tunisian Manufacturing IndustriesIn this paper, we examine the pattern of spatial concentration of manufacturing industries observed in Tunisia and explore the factors driving firms’ choices of location at the provincial level...
Competition Industrial management Manufacturing industriesWorking Paper
Clustering, Competition, and Spillover Effects: Evidence from CambodiaThe potential benefits of the geographical clustering of economic activity have been well documented in the literature, yet there is little empirical evidence quantifying these effects in developing country contexts...
Competition Economic development Industrial managementReport
Firm-level Competitiveness and Technology in Vietnam (in Vietnamese): Evidence From a Survey in 2012This report summarizes information from the 2012 round of the Vietnam Technology and Competitiveness Survey (TCS), collaboratively developed by the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM), the General Statistics Office (GSO), and the Develop...
Competition Economic surveys Investments, ForeignReport
Firm-level Competitiveness and Technology in Vietnam: Evidence From a Survey in 2012This report summarizes information from the 2012 round of the Vietnam Technology and Competitiveness Survey (TCS), collaboratively developed by the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM), the General Statistics Office (GSO), and the Develop...
Competition Economic surveys Investments, ForeignPresentation
Learning to compete: Accelerating industrial development in AfricaPresentation Please refer to the Research page for more information. Learning to Compete (L2C): Accelerating Industrial Development in Africa
Book Chapter
Switzerland's Rise to a Wealthy Nation: Competition and Contestability as Key Success FactorsFrom the book: Development Success
Competition Economic development History (Economics)Report
Firm-level Competitiveness and Technology in Vietnam (in Vietnamese): Evidence From a Survey in 2011This report summarises information from the 2011 implementation of the Vietnam Technology and Competitiveness Survey, developed collaboratively between the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM), the General Statistics Office (GSO) and the ...
Competition Economic surveys Investments, ForeignReport
Firm-level Competitiveness and Technology in Vietnam: Evidence From a Survey in 2011This report summarises information from the 2011 implementation of the Vietnam Technology and Competitiveness Survey, developed collaboratively between the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM), the General Statistics Office (GSO) and the ...
Technology Competition Economic surveysReport
Firm-Level Competitiveness and Technology in Vietnam: Evidence From a Survey in 2010This report is based on a survey module incorporated into the 2009 Vietnam Enterprise Survey conducted by the General Statistics Office (GSO) of Vietnam in 2010.1...
Competition Economic surveys Investments, ForeignJournal Article
China’s Exports in Information Communication Technology and Its Impact on Asian CountriesPart of Journal Special Issue Southern Growth Engines and Technology Giants
Competition Information technology International tradeWorking 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 produceBook Chapter
China's Global Growth and Latin American ExportsFrom the book: The Rise of China and India
Competition International trade Restraint of trade