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Journal Article
– Brazil and the CIBS in a Comparative Perspective
Part of Journal Special Issue
Southern Growth Engines and Technology Giants
Journal Article
Part of Journal Special Issue
Southern Growth Engines and Technology Giants
Journal Article
– Evidence from Brazil, China, India and South Africa
Part of Journal Special Issue
Southern Growth Engines and Technology Giants
Journal Article
– A Disaggregated Analysis
The paper analyses export productivity and trade specialisation in China, Brazil, India and South Africa. The investigation calculates a time-varying export productivity measure using highly disaggregated product categories. The modelling shows that export productivity is determined by real income...
Book Chapter
From the book:
The Rise of China and India
Book Chapter
– What Opportunities for Other Developing Countries?
From the book:
Southern Engines of Global Growth
Book Chapter
– What Lessons Have Been Learnt since the East Asian Crisis in 1997/98?
From the book:
Southern Engines of Global Growth
Book Chapter
From the book:
Southern Engines of Global Growth
Working Paper
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– Brazil and the CIBS in a Comparative Perspective
Schumepterian growth theory stresses the role of structural change in long run growth. Countries which increase the share of technology-intensive sectors in their economic structures benefit more from technological learning and innovation. In addition, they are more able to respond to changes in the...
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– An Analysis of Services and Manufacturing
Manufacturing has traditionally been regarded in the development literature as having special ‘growth-pulling’ or ‘growth-enhancing’ properties. The share of manufacturing in GDP has been declining slightly over time in South Africa, while that of services has been growing. This study focuses on the...
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– Extent and Impact
Should developing countries focus on diversifying their export basket or should they instead specialize their exports according to their existing comparative advantage? In this paper we attempt to answer this question by reviewing the literature on export diversification and specialization, by...
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– South Africa’s Influence and the Role of Technological Interaction in Botswana’s Diversification Effort
In less than a decade after the end of the apartheid, South Africa has intensified its economic ties with its African neighbours to become one of the top-ten investors and trading partners of many African countries, displacing companies from the former colonial powers in Europe. Among such South...
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