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Who Captures Value in Global Supply Chains?: The Case of Nokia's N95 SmartphoneJyrki Ali-Yrkkö, Petri Rouvinen, Timo Seppälä, Pekka Ylä-Anttila Available statistics biases the true picture of the current stage of globalization...
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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. We consider specialization and competition indicators...
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Productivity-Enhancing Manufacturing ClustersIn this paper we explore the extent to which firms experience productivity spillovers from clustering using a rich data source from Vietnam for 2002 to 2007, a period of significant transition. We address issues of simultaneity, self-selection and...
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Clustering, Competition, and Spillover EffectsThe 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. This is surprising given the...
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Industrial clusters: Who benefits?
Manufacturing production in both developed and developing economies tends to be highly geographically concentrated in cities and industrial clusters...
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Aid and Management TrainingIt is widely recognized that entrepreneurship is of critical importance to industrial development. Despite this importance we know little about the skills of business owners and managers in developing countries. In the WIDER Working Paper ‘The Role...
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Commodity Supply Management by Producing CountriesThe collapse in commodity prices since 1980 has been a major cause of the economic crisis in a large number of developing countries. This book investigates whether the commodity-producing countries, by joint action, could have prevented the price...
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TNCs and Industrial StrategyPart of Book Transnational Corporations and the Global Economy
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The International Economic BackgroundPart of Book Commodity Supply Management by Producing Countries
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The World Coffee MarketPart of Book Commodity Supply Management by Producing Countries
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Summary of Findings and PolicyPart of Book Commodity Supply Management by Producing Countries
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Supply Management SimulationsPart of Book Commodity Supply Management by Producing Countries
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Supply Management OptionsPart of Book Commodity Supply Management by Producing Countries
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