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The curse of the one-size-fits-all fix

Part of Book Extractive Industries

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Structural transformation and sources of growth in Turkey

This paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the supply and demand side of structural transformation in Turkey. Using the GGDC/UNU-WIDER Economic Transformation Database, we find that labour productivity improvements explain more than half of...

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The curse of the one-size-fits-all fix

In the context of falls in extractive commodities prices since 2011, this paper examines the history of thinking about the interplay between extractives and economic development. Just as ‘the resource curse’ fails as a generic explanation on account...

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Linkages and spillover effects of South African foreign direct investment in Botswana and Kenya

In recent decades, the impact of South African foreign direct investment in Africa has been captured by research and policy. This paper investigates linkages and spillover effects of South African foreign direct investment in Botswana and Kenya. The...

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Natural resources, structural change, and industrial development

This paper traces the role of local content in Zambia’s mining sector in supporting industrialization and economic diversification. It assesses productive linkages and manufacturing competitiveness during import-substitution industrialization and...

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The construction sector in Zambia

Part of Book Mining for Change

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Local content in Zambia—a faltering experience?

Part of Book Mining for Change

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Construction productivity and global inequality

Two well established stylized facts of economic development are a strong correlation between investment and income, and large differences in investment rates across countries. Construction is the largest component of investment. This paper examines...

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