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Global Supply Chains in Chinese Industrialization

China has undergone remarkable economic growth spearheaded by industrialization. Chinese industry demands a wide variety of raw materials in increasing amounts in order to manufacture all kinds of products. Industrial demand exceeds domestic supply...

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Global Recycling Supply Chains and Waste Picking in Developing Countries
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Martin Medina As world leaders gather in Copenhagen this month for the fifteenth United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) the challenges...

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Solid Wastes, Poverty and the Environment in Developing Country Cities

Many cities in Africa, Asia, and Latin America face serious problems managing their wastes. Two of the major problems are the insufficient collection and inappropriate final disposal of wastes. Despite spending increasing resources, many cities –...

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Asia's Labour-Driven Economic Development, Flying-Geese Style

The notion of ‘shared growth’ was introduced by the World Bank in recognition of East Asia’s rapid growth accompanied by poverty reduction. It emphasizes the criticality of pro-poor policies and institutional setups in the fast-developing East Asian...

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Global Supply Chains in Chinese Industrialization

Part of Book Pathways to Industrialization in the Twenty-First Century

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Solid Wastes, Poverty and the Environment in Developing Country Cities

Part of Book Urbanization and Development

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Asia's Labour-Driven Growth, Flying Geese Style

Part of Book The Poor under Globalization in Asia, Latin America, and Africa

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Growth Yes, but where’s the Transformation and Inclusion?
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26 March 2014 Roger Williamson Africa is growing, with The Economist noting that 6 out of 10 of the world’s fastest growing economies for 2000-10 were...

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