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  • 1
    ISBN: 9781781003824
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (160 Seiten)
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    Keywords: Öffentliches Unternehmen ; Innovation ; China ; Government business enterprises ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Technological innovations ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Contents: Preface -- 1. State-owned enterprise, government, and the innovation ecosystem -- 2. Formation of the dual innovation systems in China -- 3. State Grid and user-driven innovation: the case of ultra-high voltage power transmission -- 4. TD-SCDMA, LTE-TDD, and China Mobile: catch-up and innovation in the Chinese telecommunications industry -- 5. China's high-speed train dream: CSR Group and the state-led innovation ecosystem -- 6. The CGN and engineering innovation in nuclear power -- 7. Revisiting SOEs' innovation in the large infrastructure sector -- Index.
    Abstract: "This original book is a unique and original in-depth study on how, in the past decade, Chinese State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) have achieved technological innovation in the large infrastructure sectors. It reveals a 'new world' of Chinese innovation, showing that SOEs are willing to innovate and are also more than capable of doing so. Based on findings from first-hand data and years of observations, this book shows how the innovation ecosystem perspective incentivises and facilitates Chinese SOEs' innovation and highlights the entrepreneurial role of the government. Using the examples of UHV Power Transmission, mobile telecommunication standards, high-speed trains, and nuclear electric power, the book exhibits the complex determinants of SOEs' success in radical technological innovations within the large infrastructure sector. Chapters also demonstrate the innovation process of SOEs, the unique innovation model of China, as well as its advantages and disadvantages. Catch-Up and Radical Innovation in Chinese State-Owned Enterprises will be a useful resource for academics in research disciplines such as development studies, innovation and entrepreneurship, and Chinese studies. It will also aid entrepreneurs, businesses and managers who intend to collaborate with Chinese SOEs, to better understand the trends of SOEs' engagement in radical innovation and the potential opportunities for broadening their international collaborations"--
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    ISBN: 9781788978972
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (232 Seiten)
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Keywords: Neue Seidenstraße ; Internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen ; Verkehrsinfrastruktur ; Globalisierung ; China ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Business logistics ; Electronic books ; Bibliographie enthalten
    Abstract: Contents: Preface: Beyond China, China, China -- PART I INTRODUCTION -- 1. Actions and Reactions -- PART II CHINA -- 2. From China's Logistics to China's Geologistics -- PART III THE SILK ROAD ECONOMIC BELT: LANDBRIDGES, ECONOMIC CORRIDORS AND DRY PORTS -- 3. Landbridging Eurasia -- 4. Secondary Economic Corridors, Dry Ports and Seaport Gateways -- PART IV THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY MARITIME SILK ROAD: BLUE ECONOMIC PASSAGES, AN ECONOMIC CIRCLE AND SEAPORTS -- 5. China-Indian Ocean-Africa-Mediterranean Passage -- 6. China-Oceania-South Pacific Passage: Adding Antarctica -- 7. China-Arctic Ocean Passage -- 8. China-Trans-Pacific Ocean Passage: Latin America and the Caribbean -- PART V CONCLUSION -- 9. Five Years On, Centennial Goals and an Imperial Connection? -- Bibliography -- Index.
    Abstract: "This insightful book examines the growing role of China on the global stage by gauging the varying reactions of international spectators to Beijing's hugely significant Belt and Road Initiative. Featuring detailed studies of key geologistical projects, Peter Rimmer charts the swift transformation of China's domestic logistics systems into a global geologistics policy. Analyses of major international logistical projects, from the Great Stone Industrial Park of Belarus, through the ports of Gwadar, Piraeus, Darwin and Sabetta to the Nicaragua Canal, illustrate the global impact of China's geologistical developments and how key logistics skills are exported through the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. This book distils China's global logistics developments into three basic models - the transcontinental, the reverse and the classic - to reflect upon the effects of the first five years of the Belt and Road Initiative. Laced with detailed empirical studies and an array of illustrative maps, Rimmer assesses the domestic impact of the Initiative thus far and offers an astute appraisal of the imperial connotations of Beijing's global logistical project. This enlightening book provides crucial insights for academics and researchers in political science, transport studies and economics investigating China's recent policy initiatives, particularly those who examine the impact of geologistics. Policymakers and commentators will also benefit from the author's unique empirical insight into global logistics development"--
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  • 3
    ISBN: 9781785367533
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (384 p) , cm
    Series Statement: Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Contextualizing entrepreneurship in emerging economies and developing countries
    DDC: 658.421
    Keywords: Entrepreneurship ; Schwellenländer ; Entwicklungsländer ; Entrepreneurship ; Electronic books ; Schwellenländer ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung ; Entrepreneurship
    Abstract: Contents: 1. Contextualizing entrepreneurship in-between emerging economies and developing countries / Marcela Ramírez-Pasillas, Ethel Brundin and Magdalena Markowska -- Part I: Contextualizing the top-down driving forces for entrepreneurial practices -- 2. The political economy of indigenous ethnic entrepreneurship: the Ethiopian experience / Hussien Yimam -- 3. Who is really an ethnic minority? the puzzling paradox of conceptualization of ethnic entrepreneurship / Hussien Yimam -- 4. Women entrepreneurship in Rwanda: overcoming entrepreneurial stereotypes through government support / Jean Bosco Shema and Samuel Mutarindwa -- 5. The impact of the institutional context on women entrepreneurship in Ethiopia: breaking the cycle of poverty? / Hailemickael Deres Mekonnen and Joaquin Cestino -- 6. Contextualizing entrepreneurship as an antidote to institutional evangelizing: "diezmo" and informal contract commissions in Mexico / Edmundo Ramírez-Pasillas and Hans Lundberg -- 7. Contextualizing universities for new venture creation: the case of family business students of Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico / Fernando Sandoval-Arzaga, David Xotlanihua-González, Geraldina Silveyra and Maria Fonseca-Paredes -- 8. The discursive formation of 'seriousness' in the ship canal rat race between Panama, Mexico and Nicaragua / Hans Lundberg -- Part II: Contextualizing the bottom-up driving forces for entrepreneurial practices -- 9. Jugaar as entrepreneurial resourcefulness / Khizran Zehra -- 10. Contextualizing entrepreneurial networks in Ethiopia: the case of the Ekubs of the Gurage ethnic group / Yaschilal Shitaye Anely -- 11. Contextualizing crowdfunding in low income countries: the case of Pakistan / Nadia Arshad -- 12. Exploring antecedents for new venture creation in Ethiopia / Yikaalo Welu Kidanemariam -- 13. Contextualizing entrepreneurial opportunity creation as an outcome of social embeddedness / Demeke Chimdessa Gutu and Jebessa Teshome Bayissa -- 14. Exploring institutional entrepreneurship in developing countries - copreneurs in the tourism industry: a Bolivian case / Maria José Parada and Alexandra Dawson -- 15. The interplay between the context and family business continuity in developing countries / Pierre Sindambiwe -- 16. Entrepreneurship in family businesses in Ethiopia / Ermias Werkilul Asfaw -- Part III: Contextualizing hybrid driving forces for entrepreneurial practices -- 17. Placing the Ugandan entrepreneurship paradox in context / Peter Rosa and Waswa Balunywa -- 18. Barranquilla's carnival: the place where identity meets societal entrepreneurship / Erika Arévalo -- 19. New firms' survival in Rwanda: an analysis of institutional and social contexts / Samuel Kamugisha -- 20. Daring to be different: a case of entrepreneurial stewardship in a Guatemalan family's coffee farm / Marcos Vega Solano and Allan Discua Cruz -- 21. Financial performance of family versus non-family firms in the context of an economy in turmoil: a market from 'developed' to 'emerging' / Diogenis Baboukardos and Naveed Akhter -- 22. A literature review on mixed-embeddedness for immigrant entrepreneurship: lessons for developing countries / Asres Abitie Kebede -- 23. Influences of immigrants from emerging economies and developing countries on immigrant entrepreneurship in Sweden / Quang evansluong -- 24. Epilogue - multiple embeddedness for entrepreneurship / Rodrigo Basco -- Index.
    Abstract: Entrepreneurship in emerging economies and developing countries presents us with a unique set of working attitudes, modes of thinking, social practices and processes. This book explores these characteristics, focusing on the conceptualization of entrepreneurship 'in-between'. It highlights top-down, bottom-up and hybrid initiatives as well as driving forces for entrepreneurial activities, presenting the diversity, nuances and multiplicity of facets of relevant but unexplored contexts that we need in order to expand our dominant and traditional understandings of entrepreneurship. This book examines entrepreneurship as a contextualized phenomenon from different theoretical and empirical perspectives, gathering a group of researchers with different nationalities, backgrounds and contexts to shed light on how societies with alternative paths of development trigger different entrepreneurial activities and practices. It covers geographical contexts from five continents in a novel and multifaceted analysis. Including case studies, literature reviews and discourse analysis, this book will be a valuable resource for academics and PhD students as well as programme directors in entrepreneurship, development studies and economic geography, and policymakers working with local and regional development and entrepreneurship
    Note: Includes index , Contributors include: N. Akhter, E. Arévalo, D. Baboukardos, W. Balunywa, R. Basco, E. Brundin, J. Cestino, D. Chimdessa Gutu, A. Dawson, H. Deres Mekonnen, A. Discua Cruz, Q. Evansluong, M. Fonseca-Paredes, S. Kamugisha, A.A. Kebede, H. Lundberg, M. Markowska, S. Mutarindwa, M.J. Parada, E. Ramírez Pasillas, M. Ramirez Pasillas, P. Rosa, F. Sandoval-Arzaga, J.B. Shema, Y. Shitaye Anely, G. Silveyra, P. Sindambiwe, J. Teshome Bayissa, M. Vega Solano, Y. Welu Kidanemariam, E. Werkilul Asfaw, D.S. Xotlanihua-González, H. Yimam, K. Zehra
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  • 4
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    Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Pub
    ISBN: 9781784713171
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (328 p)
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    Series Statement: Research handbooks in business and management
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Research handbook of marketing in emerging economies
    DDC: 658.8009172/4
    Keywords: Marketing ; Konsumentenverhalten ; Schwellenländer ; Marketing ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Entwicklungsländer ; Marketing ; Verbraucherverhalten
    Abstract: Introduction: Marketing in emerging economies / Marin Marinov -- 1. Data collection procedures equivalence in emerging economy market research / Pervez N. Ghauri and Agnieszka Chidlow -- 2. Globalization, sustainability and marketing of health care in emerging market economies : doing good while doing well / Van R. Wood -- 3. Marketing accountability in emerging economy firms / Maja Arslanagic-Kalajdzic and Vesna Žabkar -- 4. Materialistic tendencies and adolescent healthy food consumption : setting the research agenda / Nesma Ammar, Noha El-Bassiouny and Ronia Hawash -- 5. Psychobranding of emerging economy firms : building emotional connections with local consumers / G. Nicolas Kfuri -- 6. Multinational corporation retailing in emerging economies : interplays of resistance, cooperation and transmutation / Marie-Laure Baron, Ruby Roy Dholakia and Nikhilesh Dholakia -- 7. Perceived advertising intrusiveness and avoidance in emerging economies - the case of China / Dan Petrovici, Svetla Marinova and Marin Marinov -- 8. Value branding in emerging economies as a social dimension in the Indian context / S. Ramesh Kumar and Svetla Marinova -- 9. Researching country image construct in the context of emerging economies / Durdana Ozretic-Dosen, Vatroslav Skare and Zoran Krupka -- 10. Opening the black box of Russian culture in B2B relationships / Carl-Arthur Solberg and Anzhelika Osmanova -- 11. Russian consumer behaviour : in search of a balance between national uniqueness and western mainstream / Sergei Sutyrin and Irina Vorobieva -- 12. Marketing in an emerging economy : the case of marketing in the Russian e-commerce market / Maria Smirnova, Vera Rebiazina and Anna Daviy -- 13. Marketing in Bulgaria : a small emerging economy and multi-cultural markets / Vesselin Blagoev and Mihael Minkov -- 14. Diffusion of supermarkets in Bangladesh - miles to go / M. Yunus Ali and Anisur Rahman Faroque.
    Abstract: Recently, emerging economies have contributed significantly to world economic growth and output. This Research Handbook advances, synthesises and expands the hitherto sparse publications on marketing in emerging economies, investigating specific processes and requirements, as well as the consequences of conducting marketing in these challenging contexts. Addressing diverse issues from a universal as well as regional and country-specific perspective, this book sheds light on general topics such as data collection procedure equivalence and marketing accountability, in addition to exploring specific context, such as Central and Eastern Europe and India. Comparing the ways in which marketing is performed in emerging and advanced economies, the chapters explore various aspects including business-to-business marketing relationships, the role of multicultural markets in marketing and retail marketing of multinational corporations. Timely and engaging, this Research Handbook will appeal to students and scholars interested in international business and marketing in emerging economies. Business practitioners, managers and policy makers working in emerging economies will also benefit from practical guidance on improving approaches to serving customers, as well as creating conducive environments for serving customers
    Note: Includes index , Contributors include: M.Y. Ali, N. Ammar, M. Arslanagić-Kalajdžić, M.-L. Baron, V. Blagoev, A. Chidlow, A. Daviy, N. Dholakia, R.R. Dholakia, N. El-Bassiouny, A.R. Faroque, P. Ghauri, R. Hawash, G.N. Kfuri, Z. Krupka, S.R. Kumar, M.A. Marinov, S.T. Marinova, M. Minkov, A. Osmanova, D. Ozretic-Dosen, D.A. Petrovici, V. Rebiazina, V. Skare, M. Smirnova, C.A. Solberg, S. Sutyrin, I. Vorobieva, V.R. Wood, V. Zabkar
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  • 5
    ISBN: 9781785364624
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (320 p)
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Entrepreneurial ecosystems and growth of women's entrepreneurship
    DDC: 338/.04082
    Keywords: Entrepreneurship ; Weibliche Führungskräfte ; Entwicklungsländer ; Entrepreneurship ; Women in finance ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Entwicklungsländer ; Weibliche Führungskraft ; Entrepreneurship
    Abstract: Contents: Part I -- Cross-Country Comparisons -- 1. Entrepreneurial ecosystems and growth of women's entrepreneurship / Tatiana S. Manolova, Candida G. Brush, Linda F. Edelman, Alicia Robb and Friederike Welter -- 2. Women entrepreneurship within the ASEAN economic community: challenges and opportunities / Ulrike Guelich and Siri Roland Xavier -- 3. Women's entrepreneurship in Latin America and the Caribbean: a multidimensional approach / Daniela Gimenez, Patricia Gabaldon and Cathrine Seierstad -- Part II -- Country Studies -- 4. Survived, but cannot prosper! Examining the impact of gender inequality on success of women-owned entrepreneurial ventures through a liberal feminist lens / Dev K. Dutta and R. Isil Yavuz -- 5. Assessing the relational embeddedness of women entrepreneurs in entrepreneurial ecosystems: a social network perspective / Xaver Neumeyer, Susana C. Santos and Julia Poncela-Casasnovas -- 6. Socio-economic background: a key element in understanding growth aspirations of women entrepreneurs in the tourism industry in Tanzania / Irene M. Lugalla, Luchien Karsten, and Clemens Lutz -- 7. Understanding motivation of women entrepreneurs in Ethiopia / Atsede T. Hailemariam, Brigitte Kroon and M.J.P.M. van Veldhoven -- 8. Exploring entrepreneurial finance and gender in an emergent entrepreneurial ecosystem: the case of the Punjab, northern India / Navjot Sandhu, Jonathan M. Scott, Jenny Gibb, Javed Ghulam Hussain, Michèle Akoorie and Paresha Sinha -- 9. Chilean entrepreneurial ecosystem: understanding the gender gap in entrepreneurial activity / José Ernesto Amorós and Vesna Mandakovic -- Part III -- Public Policy Implications -- 10. Gender equality in regional entrepreneurial ecosystems: the implementation of policy initiatives / Gry Agnete Alsos, Margrete Haugum and Elisabet Ljunggren -- 11. Women's entrepreneurship policy: a 13-nation cross country comparison / Colette Henry, Barbara Orser, Susan Coleman, Lene Foss and Friederike Welter -- Index.
    Abstract: The renowned group of international contributors to this volume provide analysis of where and how gender plays a role in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Eleven essays examine how ecosystems influence women entrepreneurs and how women entrepreneurs influence their local ecosystems, both cross-nationally and through in-depth country studies. The studies build on rich qualitative and quantitative data from diverse contexts including the United States, Norway, India, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Chile. A special section of the book examines national and regional policies in support of growth-oriented women's entrepreneurship. The contributions highlight the significant variety of entrepreneurial ecosystems around the world and provide valuable insights for promoting growth-oriented women's entrepreneurship at the local, regional, and country level. Academic researchers in the areas of entrepreneurship, management, business strategy, economic geography, and gender studies as well as policy-makers at the regional, national, and supra-national levels will all find something valuable in this illuminating book. The renowned group of international contributors to this volume provide analysis of where and how gender plays a role in the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Eleven essays examine how ecosystems influence women entrepreneurs and how women entrepreneurs influence their local ecosystems, both cross-nationally and through in-depth country studies. The studies build on rich qualitative and quantitative data from diverse contexts including the United States, Norway, India, Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Chile. A special section of the book examines national and regional policies in support of growth-oriented women's entrepreneurship. The contributions highlight the significant variety of entrepreneurial ecosystems around the world and provide valuable insights for promoting growth-oriented women's entrepreneurship at the local, regional, and country level. Academic researchers in the areas of entrepreneurship, management, business strategy, economic geography, and gender studies as well as policy-makers at the regional, national, and supra-national levels will all find something valuable in this illuminating book
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    Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar Pub
    ISBN: 9781785360312
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (256 p) , ill , cm
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als The economics of climate-resilient development
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    Keywords: Klimawandel ; Entwicklung ; Climatic changes Risk management ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Entwicklungsländer ; Klimaänderung ; Anpassung ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung ; Entwicklungsländer ; Klimaänderung ; Anpassung ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung
    Abstract: 1. Climate-resilient development: an introduction / S. Fankhauser and T. Mcdermott -- Part I concepts -- 2. The role of climate in development / D. Castells-Quintana, M. Lopez-Uribe and T. Mcdermott -- 3. Poverty and climate change / S. Hallegatte, M. Bangalore, L. Bonzanigo, M. Fay, T. Kane, U. Narloch, J. Rozenberg, D. Treguer and A. Vogt-Schilb -- 4. Coping with climate risk: the options / D. Castells-Quintana, M. Lopez-Uribe and T. Mcdermott -- 5. Locking in climate vulnerability: where are the investment hotspots? / S. Dietz, C. Dixon and J. Ward -- 6. Assessing climate-resilient development options / P. Watkiss and A. Hunt -- Part II actions -- 7. Adaptation experience and prioritisation / P. Watkiss -- 8. Climate-resilient cities / H. Costa, G. Floater and J. Finnegan -- 9. Climate-resilient development in agrarian economies / M. Bezabih, S. Lovo, G. Singer and C. Mclaren -- 10. Insurance instruments for climate-resilient development / S. Surminski -- 11. Migration and climate-resilient development / M. Waldinger.
    Abstract: Some climate change is now inevitable and strategies to adapt to these changes are quickly developing. The question is particularly paramount for low-income countries, which are likely to be most affected. This timely and unique book takes an integrated look at the twin challenges of climate change and development. The book treats adaptation to climate change as an issue of climate-resilient development, rather than as a bespoke set of activities (flood defences, drought plans, and so on), combining climate and development challenges into a single strategy. It asks how the standard approaches to development need to change, and what socio-economic trends and urbanisation mean for the vulnerability of developing countries to climate risks. Combining conceptual thinking with practical policy prescriptions and experience the contributors argue that, to address these questions, climate risk has to be embedded fully into wider development strategies. This point of view is gaining in prominence in the development community; however, the contributors assert that a comprehensive analytical treatment is so far lacking. This unique and innovative book will appeal to the development community, such as think tanks and aid agencies, as well as academics and those involved in climate change policy and development
    Note: Contributors include: M. Bangalore, M. Bezabih, L. Bonzanigo, D. Castells-Quintana, H. Costa, M. del Pilar Lopez-Uribe, S. Dietz, C. Dixon, S. Fankhauser, M. Fay, J. Finnegan, G. Floater, S. Hallegatte, A. Hunt, T. Kane, S. Lovo, T. McDermott, C. McLaren, U. Narloch, J. Rozenberg, G. Singer, S. Surminski, D. Treguer, A. Vogt-Schilb, M. Waldinger, J. Ward, P. Watkiss , Includes bibliographical references and index
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    ISBN: 9781783474318
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (296 p) , cm
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als The global south after the crisis
    DDC: 330.9051
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    Keywords: Finanzkrise ; Wirtschaftslage ; Finanzpolitik ; Entwicklungsländer ; Schwellenländer ; Financial crises ; Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 ; Finanskriser ; Ulandsøkonomi ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Finanzkrise ; Entwicklungsländer ; Geschichte 2008-2009
    Abstract: Introduction -- 1. The impacts of the 2008 global financial crisis on developing countries: the case of the 15 most affected countries / Hasan Cömert and Esra Nur Uğurlu -- 2. A tale of two worlds? income distribution and the global crisis: observations from the north/south nexus / Serdal Bahçe and Ahmet Haşim Köse -- 3. Central banking in developing countries after the crisis: what has changed? / Ahmet Benlialper and Hasan Cömert -- 4. Monetary transmission in Africa: a review of official sources / Rex A. McKenzie -- 5. Commodities economy in times of crisis: Bolivia after the global financial meltdown / Orlando Justo and Juan E. Santarcángelo -- 6. The Brazilian economy after the 2008 global financial crisis: the end of the macroeconomic tripod's golden age / Marcos Reis, Andre De Melo Modenesi and Rui Lyrio Modenesi -- 7. The global financial crisis: impact and response from Malaysia / Shankaran Nambiar -- 8. The impacts of the global crisis on the Turkish economy, and policy responses / Hasan Cömert and Mehmet Selman Çolak.
    Abstract: The Global South after the Crisis is an appraisal and analysis of how the Great Recession of 2008 to 2009 unfolded in the developing world and an exploration of its effects on those countries, particularly on each one's economic management. Essays identify the ways in which the crisis was transmitted to these countries and the associated policy responses of the governments concerned. This volume is split into two accessible sections. The first part concentrates on the impact of the crisis on growth, inequality, policy responses and policy shifts in key areas such as central banking. The second part comprises individual country case studies and includes an exploration of the vulnerabilities related to the integration of developing economies into the world economy. This well-integrated compilation of both original case studies and thematic essays will be of interest to scholars and professionals working in the development field and other readers wishing to obtain an understanding of socio-economic developments in the wider world. Aid workers, policy makers, and social science researchers will also find value in this book
    Note: Contributors include: S. Bahçe, A. Benlialper, M.S. Çolak, H. Cömert, A. de Melo Modenesi, O. Justo, A.H. Kös, R.A. McKenzie, R.L. Modenesi, S. Nambiar, M. Reis, J.E. Santarcángelo, E.N. Ugurlu , Includes bibliographical references and index
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    ISBN: 9781783476831
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (576 p) , cm
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Handbook of social capital and regional development
    DDC: 338.9
    Keywords: Sozialkapital ; Regionalentwicklung ; EU-Strukturfonds ; Wirtschaftswachstum ; Unternehmensnetzwerk ; Entrepreneurship ; Internationaler Wettbewerb ; Regional planning ; Social capital (Sociology) ; Economic development ; Human capital ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Social capital (Sociology) ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Soziales Kapital ; Regionale Wirtschaftsentwicklung
    Abstract: 1. Social capital and regional development: an introduction / Hans Westlund and Johan P. Larsson -- 2. Social capital and networks in spatial economies / Börje Johansson -- Part I aspects of entrepreneurship -- 3. Local social entrepreneurship and social capital / Niels Bosma, Veronique Schutjens and Beate Volker -- 4. Does persistence in start-up activity reflect persistence in social capital? / Michael Fritsch and Michael Wyrwich -- 5. Women's entrepreneurship and social capital / Pia Arenius and Riikka Franzén -- 6. Dealmakers in place: social capital connections in regional entrepreneurial economies / Maryann P. Feldman and Ted Douglas Zoller -- 7. Social capital and the economics of cities / Martin Andersson, Johan P. Larsson and Joakim Wernberg -- 8. Indonesian entrepreneurs in the UK: a social capital perspective on challenges and opportunities of migrant entrepreneurs / Eddy Setiawan, Dessy Irawati and Roel Rutten -- 9. Social capital, entrepreneurship and living standards: differences between migrants and the native born / Matthew Roskruge, Jacques Poot and Laura King -- Part II measurement and regional performance -- 10. The social capital of European regions / Emanuele Ferragina -- 11. Social capital and regional economic performance: a study across U.S. metropolitan statistical areas / Michael F. Thompson and Timothy F. Slaper -- 12. Social capital and income convergence in European regions / Emili Tortosa-Ausina and Jesús Peiró-Palomino -- Part III aspects of regional development -- 13. Challenges and opportunities for local development initiatives to influence social capital for health promotion purposes: theoretical and empirical support / Malin Eriksson and Maria Emmelin -- 14. Social capital and rural development in southern European regions: the case of EU-funded leader projects / Asimina Christoforou and Elena Pisani -- 15. Research on social capital and regional development in China: what has been done so far and what should be done in future? / Ailun Xiong and Yongjian Pu -- Part IV governance, strategies and planning -- 16. Social capital and regional learning governance: a Japanese perspective / Kiyoshi Kobayashi and Tsuyoshi Hatori -- 17. Clusters as a take-off for glocal strategies: the role of social capital / Bengt Johannisson, Marcela Ramirez-Pasillas and Malin Lindberg -- 18. A habermas-inspired approach to social capital in regional planning / Roger E. Bolton -- 19. Researchers' role in regional development - collaboration and social capital in Swedish higher education institutions / Maria Ljunggren.
    Abstract: The role of social capital in regional development is a multifaceted topic which is studied all over the world using various methods and across numerous disciplines. It has long been evident that social capital is important for regional development, however, it is less clear how this works in practice. Do all types of social capital have the same effects and are different kinds of regions impacted in the same way? This book is the first to offer an overview of this rapidly expanding field of research and to thoroughly analyse the complex issue of social capital and regional development. The authoritative and original chapters, written by leading scholars from around the world, combine theory and new empirical research to analyse various types of regions from metropolitan to rural. A particular focus is on entrepreneurship and the social capital of enterprises, whilst the role of social capital for modern governance and planning is also highlighted. The different components of social capital and data availability are also treated in depth. This Handbook is an ideal resource for students and scholars studying social capital, social networks, and regional growth and development. It also offers great insight for policymaker and planners in the fields of urban, regional and rural development
    Note: Contributors include: M. Andersson, P. Arenius, R.E. Bolton, N. Bosma, A. Christoforou, M. Emmelin, M. Eriksson, M.P. Feldman, E. Ferragina, R. Franzén, M. Fritsch, T. Hatori, D. Iriwati, B. Johannisson, B. Johansson, L. King, K. Kobayashi, J.P. Larsson, M. Lindberg, M. Ljunggren, J. Peiró-Palomino, E. Pisani, J. Poot, Y. Pu, M. Ramírez Pasillas, M. Roskruge, R. Rutten, V. Schutjens, E. Setiawan, T.F. Slaper, M.F. Thompson, E. Tortosa-Ausina, B. Volker, J. Wernberg, H. Westlund, M. Wyrwich, A. Xiong, T.D. Zoller , Includes bibliographical references and index
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    ISBN: 9781784717230
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (304 p)
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Competition policies and consumer welfare
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    Keywords: Wettbewerbspolitik ; Verbraucherpreisindex ; Lebensmittelpreis ; Arzneimittelmarkt ; Öffentlicher Auftrag ; Entwicklungsländer ; Schwellenländer ; Competition ; Consumer protection ; Antitrust law ; Electronic books
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- Section I the distribution of foodstuffs -- 2. Costa rica -- 3. Armenia -- 4. Mali -- 5. Zambia -- Section II the distribution of pharmaceuticals -- 6. Jamaica -- 7. Vietnam -- Section III the distribution of services: international money transfers and tv programmes -- 8. Uzbekistan -- 9. Argentina -- Section IV public procurement -- 10. India -- 11. Morocco.
    Abstract: The fundamental goal of competition law is to support productivity and innovativeness; in fact, the short-term effect of enforcement actions is often a reduction in product prices. This comprehensive book reports the findings of consumer market studies into a range of goods and services in developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. These country case studies demonstrate the important role that competition authorities can have in assessing the nature of markets and making recommendations to policymakers to improve them. When competition is weak or compromised, extra costs are imposed on consumers. The authors investigate this issue for a wide range of key markets serving consumers individually or collectively, looking also at the hinterland of the distribution chain behind retail sales. They find a pervasive lack of competition in those markets, which not only softens a firms' incentive to improve the efficiency of their operations and the quality of their products, but also reduces the standard of living of consumers, including poor and vulnerable groups. This book concludes by noting the follow-up actions taken in each country in response to the research recommendations. Graduate students of economics, political science and law will find this book invaluable for its practical case studies, and analysts will find much of interest in the nuanced analysis of markets, policy interventions and reform options. Eminently practical, Competition Policies and Consumer Welfare is an ideal resource for competition practitioners and policymakers seeking to improve current competition regimes
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    ISBN: 9781783473830
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (328 p) , ill , cm
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Innovation systems for development
    Keywords: 2000-2010 ; Technologiepolitik ; Entwicklungsindikator ; Soziale Lage ; Entwicklungsländer ; Bolivien ; Vietnam ; Tansania ; Mosambik ; Technological innovations ; Electronic books ; Entwicklungsländer ; Innovationsförderung ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung
    Abstract: 1. Science, technology and innovation for whom? / Bo Göransson -- 2. The socio-economic context and the millennium development goals / Claes Brundenius -- 3. Emerging innovation systems in developing countries: Bolivia, Vietnam, Tanzania and Mozambique / Claes Brundenius, Carlos Aguirre-Bastos, Tran Ngoc Ca, Bitrina Diyamett and Maximiano Dgedge -- 4. The national innovation system in Bolivia and its relevance for development / Carlos Aguirre-Bastos, Javier Aliaga Lordeman, Ignacio Garrón Védia and Raúl Rubín De Célis Cedro -- 5. The national innovation system in Vietnam and its relevance for development / Tran Ngoc Ca -- 6. The national innovation system in Tanzania and its relevance for development / Bitrina Diyamett, Heric Thomas, Lanta Daniel, Justine Liberio and Carlos Aguirre-Bastos -- 7. The national innovation system in Mozambique and its relevance for development / Carlos Aguirre-Bastos, Sérgio Chicumbe, Maximiano Dgedge, and Bo Göransson -- 8. Making research matter: a synthesis of survey findings / Bo Göransson.
    Abstract: The rise and expansion of organized scientific research has led individuals to become accustomed to an unceasing delivery of new scientific results and technical improvements that resolve even seemingly unsolvable problems. This timely book examines how science-based research and innovation is designed, implemented and applied in developing countries in support of development and poverty alleviation. The expert contributors trace and compare the emergence of national innovation systems (NIS) in four developing countries - Bolivia, Mozambique, Tanzania and Vietnam. Dedicated chapters on each country identify the main structural and organizational problems for improving the relevance and quality of research output for the productive sector, and conclude by offering suggestions on how the process of applying research outputs and innovations in support of development goals can be improved. Scholars and students of development, innovation and related subjects will find this book, with its focus on national innovation systems, to be useful. It will also be of interest to policy advisors, decision makers and other practitioners involved in development issues
    Note: Contributors include: C. Aguirre-Bastos, C. Brundenius, T.N. Ca, S. Chicumbe, L. Daniel, R.R. de Celis Cedró, M. Dgedge, B. Diyamett, B. Göransson, J. Liberio, J.A. Lordeman, H. Thomas, I.G. Védia , Includes bibliographical references and index
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    ISBN: 9781784713225
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (1 v) , cm
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Tax reform in developing countries
    Keywords: Steuerreform ; Entwicklungsländer ; Taxation ; Electronic books ; Electronic books
    Abstract: In recent decades countries around the world have seen a wide diversity of tax reforms, both in major systematic changes, and through more specific areas of tax, such as value-added and income tax. The results of these reforms, however, have been unequal, and many issues remain unresolved. With advances in globalization, technology and regional integration, the issue of adapting tax systems in developing countries to new economic environments is becoming ever more pressing. This Research Review surveys the best research from the past three decades on tax reform in developing countries to highlight the state of knowledge of tax reform, analyse useful policy options and present new and critical approaches to this critical issue
    Abstract: Lawrence Kenny and Stanley L. Winer (2006), 'Tax Systems in the World: An Empirical Investigation into the Importance of Tax Bases, Administrative Costs, Scale and Political Regime', International Tax and Public Finance, 13 (2-3), May, 181-215 -- Charles L. Vehorn (2011), 'Fiscal Adjustment in Developing Countries Through Tax Administration Reform', Journal of Developing Areas, 45 (1), Fall, 323-38 -- Richard M. Bird (2004), 'Administrative Dimensions of Tax Reform', Asia-Pacific Tax Bulletin, 10 (3), March, 134-50 -- Jorge Martinez-Vazquez and Andrey Timofeev (2010), 'Choosing Between Centralized and Decentralized Models of Tax Administration', International Journal of Public Administration, 33 (12-13), 601-19 -- Odd-Helge Fjeldstad and Mick Moore (2008), 'Tax Reform and State-Building in a Globalised World', in Deborah A. Bräutigam, Odd-Helge Fjeldstad and Mick Moore (eds), Taxation and State-Building in Developing Countries: Capacity and Consent, Chapter 10, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 235-60 -- John Toye (2000), 'Fiscal Crisis and Fiscal Reform in Developing Countries', Cambridge Journal of Economics, 24 (1), January, 21-44 -- Micael Castanheira, Gae͏̈tan Nicodème and Paola Profeta (2012), 'On the Political Economics of Tax Reforms: Survey and Empirical Assessment', International Tax and Public Finance, 19 (4), August, 598-624 -- Walter Hettich and Stanley L. Winer (1988), 'Economic and Political Foundations of Tax Structure', American Economic Review, 78 (4), September, 701-12 -- Antonis Adam (2009), 'Fiscal Reliance on Tariff Revenues: In Search of a Political Economy Explanation?', Review of Development Economics, 13 (4), November, 610-25 -- Malcolm Gillis (1985), 'Micro and Macroeconomics of Tax Reform: Indonesia', Journal of Development Economics, 19 (3), December, 221-54
    Abstract: Michael Keen (2008), 'VAT, Tariffs, and Withholding: Border Taxes and Informality in Developing Countries', Journal of Public Economics, 92 (10-11), October, 1892-906 -- Emmanuelle Auriol and Michael Warlters (2012), 'The Marginal Cost of Public Funds and Tax Reform in Africa', Journal of Development Economics, 97 (1), January, 58-72 -- Young Lee and Roger H. Gordon (2005), 'Tax Structure and Economic Growth', Journal of Public Economics, 89 (5-6), June, 1027-43 -- Jens Matthias Arnold, Bert Brys, Christopher Heady, Åsa Johansson, Cyrille Schwellnus and Laura Vartia (2011), 'Tax Policy for Economic Recovery and Growth', Economic Journal, 121 (550), February, F59-F80 -- S. M. Ali Abbas and Alexander Klemm (2013), 'A Partial Race to the Bottom: Corporate Tax Developments in Emerging and Developing Economies', International Tax and Public Finance, 20 (4), August, 596-617 -- Céline Azémar and Andrew Delios (2008), 'Tax Competition and FDI: The Special Case of Developing Countries', Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, 22 (1), March, 85-108 -- Timothy Goodspeed, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez and Li Zhang (2011), 'Public Policies and FDI Location: Differences between Developing and Developed Countries', FinanzArchiv/Public Finance Analysis, 67 (2), 171-91 -- Howell H. Zee, Janet G. Stotsky, and Eduardo Ley (2002), 'Tax Incentives for Business Investment: A Primer for Policy Makers in Developing Countries', World Development, 30 (9), September, 1497-1516 -- Alexander Klemm (2010), 'Causes, Benefits, and Risks of Business Tax Incentives', International Tax and Public Finance, 17 (3), June, 315-36 -- James Alm, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez and Friedrich Schneider (2004), '"Sizing" the Problem of the Hard-to-Tax', in James Alm, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez and Sally Wallace (eds), Taxing the Hard-to-Tax: Lessons from Theory and Practice, Chapter 2, Amsterdam, The Netherlands: Elsevier, 11-76 -- James Alm, Roy Bahl and Matthew N. Murray (1991), 'Tax Base Erosion in Developing Countries', Economic Development and Cultural Change, 39 (4), July, 849-72 -- Benjamin A. Olken and Monica Singhal (2011), 'Informal Taxation', American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 3 (4), October, 1-28 -- Arindam Das-Gupta, Shanto Ghosh and Dilip Mookherjee (2004), 'Tax Administration Reform and Tax-Payer Compliance in India', International Tax and Public Finance, 11 (5), September, 575-600 -- Henrik J. Kleven and Mazhar Waseem (2013), 'Using Notches to Uncover Optimization Frictions and Structural Elasticities: Theory and Evidence From Pakistan', Quarterly Journal of Economics, 128 (2), May, 669-723 -- Roy Bahl and Richard M. Bird (2008), 'Subnational Taxes in Developing Countries: The Way Forward', Public Budgeting and Finance, 28 (4), Winter, 1-25 -- James Alm and Yongzheng Liu (2014), 'China's Tax-For-Fee Reform and Village Inequality', Oxford Development Studies, 42 (1), 38-64 -- Jorge Martinez-Vazquez (2007), 'Revenue Assignments in the Practice of Fiscal Decentralization', in Núria Bosch and José M. Durán (eds), Fiscal Federalism and Political Decentralization, Chapter 2, Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 27-55 -- Richard Goode (1993), 'Tax Advice to Developing Countries: An Historical Survey', World Development, 21 (1), January, 37-53 -- Knud J. Munk (2008), 'Tax-Tariff Reform with Costs of Tax Administration', International Tax and Public Finance, 15 (6), December, 647-67
    Abstract: Recommended readings (Machine generated): Roy Bahl and Richard M. Bird (2008), 'Tax Policy in Developing Countries: Looking Back--and Forward', National Tax Journal, 61 (2), 279-302 -- Saeid Mahdavi (2008), 'The Level and Composition of Tax Revenue in Developing Countries: Evidence from Unbalanced Panel Data', International Review of Economics and Finance, 17 (4), October, 607-17 -- Roger H. Gordon and Wei Li (2009), 'Tax Structures in Developing Countries: Many Puzzles and a Possible Explanation', Journal of Public Economics, 93 (7-8), August, 855-66 -- Michael Keen and Ben Lockwood (2010), 'The Value Added Tax: Its Causes and Consequences', Journal of Development Economics, 92 (2), July, 138-51 -- Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Violeta Vulovic and Yongzheng Liu (2011), 'Direct Versus Indirect Taxation: Trends, Theory and Economic Significance', in Emilio Albi and Jorge Martinez-Vazquez (eds), The Elgar Guide to Tax Systems, Chapter 2, Cheltenham, UK and Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 37-83 -- Klara Sabirianova Peter, Steve Buttrick and Denvil Duncan (2010), 'Global Reform of Personal Income Taxation, 1981-2005: Evidence From 189 Countries', National Tax Journal, 63 (3), September, 447-78 -- Jorge Martinez-Vazquez and Robert McNab (2000), 'The Tax Reform Experiment in Transitional Countries', National Tax Journal, 53 (2), June, 273-98 -- Vito Tanzi and Howell H. Zee (2000), 'Tax Policy for Emerging Markets: Developing Countries', National Tax Journal, 53 (2), June, 299-322 -- Richard M. Bird, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez and Benno Torgler (2008), 'Tax Effort in Developing Countries and High Income Countries: The Impact of Corruption, Voice and Accountability', Economic Analysis and Policy, 38 (1), March, 55-71 -- Emmanuelle Auriol and Michael Warlters (2005), 'Taxation Base in Developing Countries', Journal of Public Economics, 89 (4), April, 625-46 -- Thomas Piketty and Nancy Qian (2009), 'Income Inequality and Progressive Income Taxation in China and India, 1986-2015', American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 1 (2), April, 53-63 -- Jean-Yves Duclos, Paul Makdissi and Abdelkrim Araar (2014), 'Pro-Poor Indirect Tax Reforms, With an Application to Mexico', International Tax and Public Finance, 21 (1), February, 87-118 -- Dillon Alleyne (2007), 'The Evolution of Jamaica's Tax Burden', Public Finance Review, 35 (1), January, 150-71 -- Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, Blanca Moreno-Dodson and Violeta Vulovic (2012), 'The Impact of Tax and Expenditure Policies on Income Distribution: Evidence from a Large Panel of Countries', Hacienda Pública Española/Review of Public Economics, 200 (4), 95-130 -- Richard M. Bird and Eric M. Zolt (2005), 'Redistribution via Taxation: The Limited Role of the Personal Income Tax in Developing Countries', UCLA Law Review, 52 (6), August, 1627-95 -- Norman Gemmell and Oliver Morrissey (2005), 'Distribution and Poverty Impacts of Tax Structure Reform in Developing Countries: How Little We Know', Development Policy Review, 23 (2), March, 131-44 -- Jorge Martinez-Vazquez (2008), 'The Impact of Budgets on the Poor: Tax and Expenditure Benefit Incidence Analysis', in Blanca Moreno-Dodson and Quentin Wodon (eds), Public Finance for Poverty Reduction, Chapter 5, Washington, DC: The World Bank, 113-62 -- Ehtisham Ahmad and Nicholas Stern (1984), 'The Theory of Reform and Indian Indirect Taxes', Journal of Public Economics, 25 (3), December, 259-98 -- David M. Newbery (1997), 'Optimal Tax Rates and Tax Design During Systemic Reform', Journal of Public Economics, 63 (2), January, 177-206 -- M. Shahe Emran and Joseph E. Stiglitz (2005), 'On Selective Indirect Tax Reform in Developing Countries', Journal of Public Economics, 89 (4), April, 599-623
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    ISBN: 9781784716424
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (1 v) , cm
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Trade and inequality
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    Keywords: Außenhandel ; Soziale Ungleichheit ; Industrieökonomik ; Mikroökonomik ; Heterodoxe Ökonomik ; Free trade ; Income distribution ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Quelle ; Welthandel ; Soziale Ungleichheit
    Abstract: This volume brings together the most influential theoretical and empirical contributions to the topic of trade and inequality from recent years. Segregating it into four key areas, the collection forms a comprehensive study of the subject, targeted at academic readers familiar with the main trade models and empirical methods used in economics. The first two parts cover empirical evidence on trade and inequality in developed and developing countries, while the third and fourth sections confront transition dynamics following trade liberalization and new theoretical contributions inspired by the previously-discussed empirical evidence, respectively. Presented with an extensive original introduction by the editor, Trade and Inequality will be an invaluable tool in the study of this field to advanced undergraduate students, graduate students and faculty alike
    Abstract: Elhanan Helpman, Oleg Itskhoki, Stephen Redding (2010), 'Inequality and Unemployment in a Global Economy' -- Pol Antràs, Luis Garicano and Esteban Rossi-Hansberg (2006), 'Offshoring in a Knowledge Economy' -- Arnaud Costinot, Jonathan Vogel and Su Wang (2012), 'Global Supply Chains and Wage Inequality'
    Abstract: Recommended readings (Machine generated): Adrian Wood (1995), 'How Trade Hurt Unskilled Workers' -- Amit Khandelwal (2010), 'The Long and Short (of) Quality Ladders' -- David H. Autor, David Dorn and Gordon H. Hanson (2013), 'The China Syndrome: Local Labor Market Effects of Import Competition in the United States' -- Robert C. Feenstra and Gordon H. Hanson (1999), 'The Impact of Outsourcing and High-Technology Capital on Wages: Estimates for the United States, 1979-1990' -- David Hummels, Rasmus Jørgensen, Jakob Munch and Chong Xiang (2014), 'The Wage Effects of Offshoring: Evidence from Danish Matched Worker-Firm Data' -- Maarten Goos, Alan Manning and Anna Salomons (2014), 'Explaining Job Polarization: Routine-Biased Technological Change and Offshoring' -- Orazio Attanasio, Pinelopi K. Goldberg and Nina Pavcnik (2004), 'Trade Reforms and Wage Inequality in Colombia' -- Guido G. Porto (2006), 'Using Survey Data to Assess the Distributional Effects of Trade Policy' -- Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg and Nina Pavcnik (2005), 'Trade, Wages, and the Political Economy of Trade Protection: Evidence from the Colombian Trade Reforms' -- Petia Topalova (2010), 'Factor Immobility and Regional Impacts of Trade Liberalization: Evidence on Poverty from India' -- Brian K. Kovak (2013), 'Regional Effects of Trade Reform: What Is the Correct Measure of Liberalization?' -- Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg and Nina Pavcnik (2003), 'The Response of the Informal Sector to Trade Liberalization' -- Eric A. Verhoogen (2008), 'Trade, Quality Upgrading and Wage Inequality in the Mexican Manufacturing Sector' -- Irene Brambilla, Daniel Lederman and Guido Porto (2012), 'Exports, Export Destinations, and Skills' -- Brian McCaig (2011), 'Exporting Out of Poverty: Provincial Poverty in Vietnam and U.S. Market Access' -- Erhan Artuç, Shubham Chaudhuri and John McLaren (2010), 'Trade Shocks and Labor Adjustment: A Structural Empirical Approach' -- Rafael Dix-Carneiro (2014), 'Trade Liberalization and Labor Market Dynamics' -- Gueorgui Kambourov (2009), 'Labour Market Regulations and the Sectoral Reallocation of Workers: The Case of Trade Reforms' -- Arnaud Costinot and Jonathan Vogel (2010), 'Matching and Inequality in the World Economy'
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    ISBN: 9781784716387
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (1 v) , cm
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Migration and remittances
    DDC: 338.9/5
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    Keywords: Rücküberweisungen ; Wirkungsanalyse ; Entwicklungsländer ; Emigrant remittances ; Economic development ; Asia Economic conditions ; Asia Social conditions ; Asia Emigration and immigration ; Economic aspects ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; Migration ; Kulturvermittlung ; Überweisung ; Entwicklungsländer
    Abstract: At a time when remittances are widely recognised as of growing importance for development in many countries, John Connell and Richard Brown present this comprehensive overview of the role of remittances in economic and social development. They investigate various topics including reflections on methodology, the motives and determinants of remittances, their socio-economic impacts, the particular role of community organisations and social remittances, and the broad social and cultural impacts of remittances. They pay special attention to small island and Central Asian states, where remittances are of particular significance and explore the recent historical evolution of remittances and the policy implications in both sending and receiving countries
    Abstract: Dilip Ratha, Sanket Mohapatra and Elina Scheja (2011), 'Impact of Migration on Economic and Social Development: A Review of Evidence and Emerging Issues' -- Hein de Haas (2006), 'Migration, Remittances and Regional Development in Southern Morocco' -- Richard P.C. Brown, Gareth Leeves and Prabha Prayaga (2014), 'Sharing Norm Pressures and Community Remittances: Evidence from a Natural Disaster in the Pacific Islands' -- Partha Deb, Cagla Okten and Una Okonkwo Osili (2010), 'Giving to Family versus Giving to the Community Within and Across Generations' -- Rafael Alarcón (2002), 'The Development of the Hometown Associations in the United States and the Use of Social Remittances in Mexico' -- Abdoulaye Kane (2010), 'Charity and Self-help. Migrants' Social Networks and Health Care in the Homeland' -- Jeffrey H. Cohen (2011), 'Migration, Remittances and Household Strategies' -- Russell King, Mirela Dalipaj and Nicola Mai (2006), 'Gendering Migration and Remittances: Evidence from London and Northern Albania' -- John Connell and Dennis Conway (2000), 'Migration and Remittances in Island Microstates: A Comparative Perspective on the South Pacific and the Caribbean' -- Dono Abdurazakova (2011), 'Social Impact of International Migration and Remittances in Central Asia' -- Hein de Haas (2005), 'International Migration, Remittances and Development: Myths and Facts' -- Jørgen Carling (2007), 'Interrogating Remittances: Core Questions for Deeper Insight and Better Policies' -- John Gibson, Geua Boe-Gibson, Halahingano Rohorua and David McKenzie (2007), 'Efficient Remittance Services for Development in the Pacific'
    Abstract: Recommended readings (Machine generated): Robert E.B. Lucas (2008), 'Reported and Informal Remittances: How Much? Who Sends? Who Benefits?' -- Nazli Choucri (1986), 'The Hidden Economy: A New View of Remittances in the Arab World' -- Mohammed El Qorchi, Samuel Munzele Maimbo and John F. Wilson (2003), 'Informal Funds Transfer Systems: An Analysis of the Informal Hawala System' -- Richard H. Adams, Jr. (2011), 'Evaluating the Economic Impact of International Remittances on Developing Countries Using Household Surveys: A Literature Review' -- Dean Yang (2011), 'Migrant Remittances' -- J. Edward Taylor (1999), 'The New Economics of Labour Migration and the Role of Remittances in the Migration Process' -- Ester Hernandez and Susan Bibler Coutin (2006), 'Remitting Subjects: Migrants, Money and States' -- Jørgen Carling and Kristian Hoelscher (2013), 'The Capacity and Desire to Remit: Comparing Local and Transnational Influences' -- Henry Rempel and Richard A. Lobdell (1978), 'The Role of Urban-to-Rural Remittances in Rural Development' -- Flore Gubert (2002), 'Do Migrants Insure Those who Stay Behind? Evidence from the Kayes Area (Western Mali)' -- Bénédicte de la Brière, Elisabeth Sadoulet, Alain de Janvry and Sylvie Lambert (2002), 'The Roles of Destination, Gender and Household Composition in Explaining Remittances: An Analysis for the Dominican Sierra' -- L. Le De, J.C. Gaillard and W. Friesen (2013), 'Remittances and Disaster: A Review' -- A.S. Oberai and H.K. Manmohan Singh (1980), 'Migration, Remittances and Rural Development. Findings of a Case Study in the Indian Punjab' -- Richard H. Adams, Jr. (1998), 'Remittances, Investment and Rural Asset Accumulation in Pakistan' -- Pablo Acosta, Pablo Fajnzylber and J. Humberto Lopez (2007), 'The Impact of Remittances on Poverty and Human Capital: Evidence from Latin American Household Surveys' -- Richard P.C. Brown, John Connell and Eliana V. Jimenez-Soto (2014), 'Migrants' Remittances, Poverty and Social Protection in the South Pacific: Fiji and Tonga' -- Richard H. Adams Jr. and John Page (2005), 'Do International Migration and Remittances Reduce Poverty in Developing Countries?' -- Robert Goldfarb, Oli Havrylyshyn and Stephen Mangum (1984), 'Can Remittances Compensate for Manpower Outflows: The Case of Philippine Physicians' -- Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes and Susan Pozo (2010), 'Accounting for Remittance and Migration Effects on Children's Schooling'
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    ISBN: 9781464801341
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource
    Edition: 2014 World Bank eLibrary
    Series Statement: Directions in development
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Sy, Jemima Tapping the markets
    DDC: 363.6/1091724
    Keywords: Wasserversorgung ; Abwasserwirtschaft ; Investition ; Ländliche Armut ; Entwicklungsländer ; Rural poor Services for ; Sanitation, Rural ; Water utilities ; Water-supply, Rural ; Rural poor ; Sanitation, Rural ; Water utilities ; Water-supply, Rural
    Abstract: This publication discusses the challenges faced in accelerating access to improved water and sanitation services beyond the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) targets. It examines the private sector provision of piped water services and on-site sanitation services in rural areas and small towns, with case studies from several countries. The preferences and circumstances of poor households and the performance of enterprises that provide services directly to them are examined, as are commercial and investment climate factors that may affect enterprises' actual or perceived costs and risks. Both water and sanitation are viewed in separate parts, giving a detailed breakdown and analysis of the individual issues starting with 'What is the problem?' and leading through Government roles, market potential, demand, supply and drawing some well-formed conclusions.
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    ISBN: 9781464802270 , 9781464802287
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource
    Edition: 2014 World Bank eLibrary
    DDC: 332.609676
    Keywords: East African Community Economic policy ; East African Community Economic policy ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Investments ; Public-private sector cooperation ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Investments ; Public-private sector cooperation ; East African Community ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Investments ; Public-private sector cooperation
    Description / Table of Contents: Part A:The status of PPP frameworks and portfolios in the EAC.BackgroundPartner state PPP frameworksPartner state portfoliosCurrent status of capital marketsExisting capacities and activities of EAC.Part B:Lessons learned from regional project case studies.Summary of country case studiesKey questions and lessons in defining a role for RECs.Part C:Regional PPP policy framework issues.Key considerations for a regional PPP policyEAC regional PPP policy: key areas of priority and optionsEAC regional PPP resource center: issues and optionsPPP financing: issues and optionsConclusion--key elements of a strategic business planKey criteria for a strategic business planEstablishing measurable policy outcomesCreation of a task forceBudgetary requirements.Annex 1:PPP country framework templatesAnnex 2:PPP portfolios in EAC partner statesAnnex 3:Rift Valley Railway caseAnnex 4: Johannesburg to Maputo N4 Toll Road caseAnnex 5:West African Gas Pipeline caseAnnex 6:EADB--preliminary institutional assessment (as of October 2011).
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    ISBN: 9781783472475
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (176 p) , cm
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Strategic challenges for the base of the pyramid
    DDC: 658.18091724
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    Keywords: Niedrigeinkommen ; Zielgruppe ; Multinationales Unternehmen ; Strategisches Management ; Kooperation ; Stakeholder ; Entwicklungsländer ; Business planning ; Business enterprises ; Electronic books ; Geschäftsmodell ; Wertschöpfung ; Armut ; Bekämpfung
    Abstract: 'What I like most about Strategic Challenges for the Base of the Pyramid is the authors' clear understanding of what we have already learned about the BoP domain and their subsequent focus on creating new knowledge. The chapters in this book provide important insights into several important topics in the BoP domain, including trust, innovation, and scale. Congratulations to Patrick Vermeulen, Edgar Hütte and their colleagues in putting together this book.'--Ted London, William Davidson Institute and Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, US. This pioneering book addresses some of the key challenges that firms encounter when they enter low-income markets and offers solutions - based on empirical evidence - for those firms already operating in such a difficult arena. The Base of the Pyramid (BoP) has become a popular area for firms to search for new business potential. However, serving the BoP requires a fundamentally different approach to doing business and presents a new and unique set of organizational challenges. In this book, Patrick Vermeulen and Edgar Hütte discuss some of the key challenges firms are confronted with when operating in BoP markets. Based on empirical evidence from various companies across the globe, the authors provide valuable insights into how firms can deal with these challenges. With the rapid growth of developing countries, Western firms should be more aware of the potential problems when entering these markets; this book will help those making the crucial choices necessary to resolve these issues. This book will appeal to academics and students in international business or business administration. It will also prove an essential resource for practitioners that are active in, or are considering moving into, low-income markets
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. The base of the pyramid -- 3. Cross-sector collaborations at the base of the pyramid -- 4. Building trust at the base of the pyramid -- 5. Innovation at the base of the pyramid -- 6. Scaling challenges at the base of the pyramid -- 7. Next steps in BoP research and practice
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    ISBN: 9781784713065
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    Series Statement: Elgar research reviews in economics
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Measuring WTO's contributions to global economic welfare
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    Keywords: World Trade Organization ; Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights ; WTO-Recht ; WTO-Verhandlungen ; WTO-Mitgliedschaft ; Wohlfahrtsanalyse ; Messung ; Entwicklungsländer ; Welt ; International economic relations ; International trade ; Intellectual property (International law) Economic aspects ; Free trade ; Foreign trade regulation Economic aspects ; Electronic books
    Abstract: At a time when political leaders of the member nations are not acting to strengthen the multilateral trading system via the World Trade Organization, it is worthwhile to reflect on the WTO's contributions to global welfare since its inception more than 65 years ago. This volume assembles seminal empirical studies which estimate the past and prospective, national and global economic welfare impacts of GATT/WTO-induced multilateral trade liberalizations. It also touches on the effects of the Uruguay Round's TRIPS Agreement on intellectual property rights, and the benefits from WTO accessions and trade facilitation initiatives. In his authoritative introduction, Professor Anderson points to the numerous additional contributions of the WTO (and its predecessor, the GATT) which, though difficult to quantify, are nonetheless of great value and highlights those areas where further empirical research could shed more light on the net benefits of this important institution
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    Abstract: Kym Anderson and Signe Nelgen (2011), 'What's the Appropriate Agricultural Protection Counterfactual for Trade Analysis?', in Will Martin and Aaditya Mattoo (eds), Unfinished Business? The WTO's Doha Agenda, Chapter 13, London: Centre for Economic Policy Research and the World Bank, 325-54 -- L. Alan Winters, Terrie L. Walmsley, Zhen Kun Wang and Roman Grynberg (2003), 'Liberalising Temporary Movement of Natural Persons: An Agenda for the Development Round', World Economy, 26 (8), August, 1137-61 -- Dominique van der Mensbrugghe (2009), 'The Doha Development Agenda and Preference Erosion: Modeling the Impacts', in Bernard Hoekman, Will Martin and Carlos A. Primo Braga (eds), Trade Preference Erosion: Measurement and Policy Response, Chapter 9, London: Palgrave-Macmillan and Washington, DC: World Bank, 357-99 -- Andrew K. Rose (2004), 'Do We Really Know That the WTO Increases Trade?', American Economic Review, 94 (1), March, 98-114 -- Arvind Subramanian and Shang-Jin Wei (2007), 'The WTO Promotes Trade, Strongly but Unevenly', Journal of International Economics, 72 (1), May, 151-75 -- Michael Tomz, Judith L. Goldstein and Douglas Rivers (2007), 'Do We Really Know That the WTO Increases Trade? Comment', American Economic Review, 97 (5), December, 2005-2018 -- Andrew K. Rose (2007), 'Do We Really Know That the WTO Increases Trade? Reply', American Economic Review, 97 (5), December, 2019-25 -- Jason H. Grant and Kathryn A. Boys (2012), 'Agricultural Trade and the GATT/WTO: Does Membership Make a Difference?', American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 94 (1), January, 1-24 -- Pao-Li Chang and Myoung-Jae Lee (2011), 'The WTO Trade Effect', Journal of International Economics, 85 (1), September, 53-71 -- Zdenek Drabek and Marc Bacchetta (2004), 'Tracing the Effects of WTO Accession on Policy-Making in Sovereign States: Preliminary Lessons from the Recent Experience of Transition Countries', World Economy, 27 (7), July, 1083-125 -- Elena Ianchovichina and Will Martin (2004), 'Impacts of China's Accession to the World Trade Organization', World Bank Economic Review, 18 (1), 3-27 -- Thomas F. Rutherford and David G. Tarr (2008), 'Poverty Effects of Russia's WTO Accession: Modeling "Real" Households with Endogenous Productivity Effects', Journal of International Economics, 75 (1), May, 131-50 -- Man-Keung Tang and Shang-Jin Wei (2009), 'The Value of Making Commitments Externally: Evidence from WTO Accessions', Journal of International Economics, 78 (2), July, 216-29 -- Kyle Bagwell and Robert W. Staiger (2011), 'What Do Trade Negotiators Negotiate About? Empirical Evidence from the World Trade Organization', American Economic Review, 101 (4), June, 1238-73 -- Bernard Hoekman and Alessandro Nicita (2011), 'Trade Policy, Trade Costs, and Developing Country Trade', World Development, 39 (12), December, 2069-79 -- J. Michael Finger (2008), 'Trade Facilitation: The Role of a WTO Agreement', ECIPE Working Paper, No. 01/2008, Brussels: European Centre for International Political Economy, 1-42
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    Abstract: Recommended readings (Machine generated): Anderson, James E. (2009), 'Consistent Trade Policy Aggregation', International Economic Review 50(3): 903-27 -- Anderson, James E. and J. Peter Neary (1994), 'Measuring the Restrictiveness of Trade Policy', World Bank Economic Review 8(2): 151-70, May -- Anderson, James E. and J. Peter Neary (2005), Measuring the Restrictiveness of International Trade Policy, Cambridge MA: MIT Press -- Anderson, James E. and Eric van Wincoop (2003), 'Gravity without Gravitas: A Solution to the Border Puzzle', American Economic Review 93(1): 268-94, March -- Anderson, James and Eric van Wincoop (2004), 'Trade Costs', Journal of Economic Literature 42(3): 691-751, September -- Anderson, Kym (1992), 'The Standard Welfare Economics of Policies Affecting Trade and the Environment', Ch. 2, pp. 25-48 in The Greening of World Trade Issues, edited by Kym Anderson and Richard Blackhurst, London: Harvester-Wheatsheaf and Ann Arbor MI: University of Michigan Press -- Anderson, Kym (2002), 'Peculiarities of Retaliation in WTO Dispute Settlement', World Trade Review 1(2): 123-34, July -- Anderson, Kym (2003), 'Measuring Effects of Trade Policy Distortions: How Far Have We Come?' The World Economy 26(4): 413-40, April -- Anderson, Kym (2013), 'Trade Barriers and Subsidies: Multilateral and Regional Reform Opportunities', Ch. 12 (pp. 673-98) in Global Problems, Smart Solutions, edited by B. Lomborg, Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press -- Anderson, Kym and Yujiro Hayami (1986), The Political Economy of Agricultural Protection: East Asia in International Perspective, Boston, London and Sydney: Allen and Unwin -- Anderson, Kym and Bernard Hoekman (eds.) (2005), The WTO's Core Rules and Disciplines (two volumes), Cheltenham, UK and Northampton MA: Edward Elgar Publishing -- Anderson, Kym and Tim Josling (eds.) (2005), The WTO and Agriculture (two volumes), Cheltenham, UK and Northampton MA: Edward Elgar Publishing -- Anderson, Kym, Marianne Kurzweil, Will Martin, Damiano Sandri and Ernesto Valenzuela (2008), 'Measuring Distortions to Agricultural Incentives, Revisited', World Trade Review 7(4): 675-704 -- Anderson, Kym, Will Martin and Dominique van der Mensbrugghe (2013), 'Estimating Effects of Price-Distorting Policies Using Alternative Distortions Databases', Ch. 13 (pp. 877-931) in the Handbook of Computable General Equilibrium Modeling, Vol. 1B, edited by Peter Dixon and Dale Jorgenson, Amsterdam: Elsevier -- Anderson, Kym and Signe Nelgen (2013), Updated National and Global Estimates of Distortions to Agricultural Incentives, 1955 to 2011, Database at www.worldbank.org/agdistortions -- Anderson, Kym, Gordon Rausser and Johan F.M. Swinnen (2013), 'Political Economy of Public Policies: Insights from Distortions to Agricultural and Food Markets', Journal of Economic Literature 51(2): 423-77, June -- Anderson, Kym and Ernesto Valenzuela (2008), Global Estimates of Distortions to Agricultural Incentives, 1955 to 2007, Database at www.worldbank.org/agdistortions -- Anderson, Kym and L. Alan Winters (2009), 'The Challenge of Reducing International Trade and Migration Barriers', Ch. 8, pp. 451-503 in Global Crises, Global Solutions (2nd edition), edited by Bjorn Lomborg, Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press -- Arvis, Jean-François, Monica A. Mustra, Lauri Ojala, Ben Shepherd and Daniel Saslavsky (2012), Connecting to Compete: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy, Washington DC: World Bank. www.worldbank.org/lpi
    Abstract: Rose, Andrew K. (2010), 'The Effect of Membership in the GATT/WTO on Trade: Where Do We Stand?' Ch. 7, pp. 195-216 in Is the World Trade Organization Attractive Enough for Emerging Economies, edited by Zdenek Drabek, London: Palgrave Macmillan -- Rutherford, Thomas F. and David G. Tarr (2002), 'Trade Liberalization, Product Variety and Growth in a Small Open Economy: A Quantitative Assessment', Journal of International Economics 56(2): 247-72 -- Saggi, Kamal (2009), 'The MFN Clause, Welfare, and Multilateral Cooperation between Countries of Unequal Size', Journal of Development Economics 88(1): 132-43, January -- Sampson, Gary and John Whalley (eds.) (2005), The WTO, Trade and the Environment, Cheltenham, UK and Northampton MA: Edward Elgar Publishing -- Shepotylo, Oleksandr and David G. Tarr (2012), 'Impact of WTO Accession and the Customs Union on the Bound and Applied Tariff Rates of the Russian Federation', Policy Research Working Paper 6161, World Bank, Washington DC, August -- Snape, Richard H. (1969), 'Sugar: Costs of Protection and Taxation', Economica 36(141): 29-41, February -- Staiger, Robert and Guido Tabellini (1999), 'Do GATT Rules Help Governments Make Domestic Commitments?' Economics and Politics 11(2): 109-44 -- Swinnen, Johan F.M. (2010), 'Agricultural Protection Growth in Europe, 1870 to 1969', Ch. 6 in The Political Economy of Agricultural Price Distortions, edited by K. Anderson, Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press -- Swinnen, Johan F.M., Alessandro Olper and Thijs Vandemoortele (2012), 'Impact of the WTO on Agricultural and Food Policies', The World Economy 35(9): 1089-101, September -- Tyers, Rod and Kym Anderson (1986), Distortions in World Food Markets, Background Paper No. 22 for the World Development Report 1996, World Bank, Washington DC, January -- Tyers, Rod and Kym Anderson (1992), Disarray in World Food Markets: A Quantitative Assessment, Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press -- Valenzuela, Ernesto and Kym Anderson (2008), 'Alternative Agricultural Price Distortions for CGE Analysis of Developing Countries, 2004 and 1980-84', Research Memorandum No. 13, West Lafayette IN: Center for Global Trade Analysis, Purdue University, December. Freely downloadable at https://www.gtap.agecon.purdue.edu/resources/res_display.asp?RecordID=2925 -- Valenzuela, Ernesto, Dominique van der Mensbrugghe and Kym Anderson (2009), 'General Equilibrium Effects of Price Distortions on Global Markets, Farm Incomes and Welfare', Ch. 13 in Distortions to Agricultural Incentives: A Global Perspective, 1955-2007, edited by Kym Anderson, London: Palgrave Macmillan and Washington DC: World Bank -- Venables, Anthony J. (2004), 'Small, Remote and Poor', World Trade Review 3(3): 453-7, November -- Vernon, James et al. (1965), Report on a Committee of Economic Enquiry (two volumes), Canberra: Commonwealth Government Printing Office -- Whalley, John (1985), Trade Liberalization among Major World Trading Areas, Cambridge MA: MIT Press -- Wilson, John S., Catherine L. Mann and Tsunehiro Otsuki (2003), 'Trade Facilitation and Economic Development: A New Approach to Quantifying the Impact', World Bank Economic Review 17(3): 367-89 -- Winters, L. Alan (ed.) (2007), The WTO and Income Inequality/Poverty (two volumes), Cheltenham, UK and Northampton MA: Edward Elgar Publishing -- Winters, L. Alan and Wendy E. Takacs (1991), 'Labour Adjustment Costs and British Footwear Protection', Oxford Economic Papers 43: 479-501
    Abstract: World Bank (2012), Doing Business 2013, Washington DC: World Bank, October. http://doingbusiness.org -- Woytinsky, W.S. and E.S. Woytinsky (1955), World Commerce and Governments: Trends and Outlook, New York: Twentieth Century Fund -- WTO (2008a), 'Revised Draft Modalities for Agriculture', TN/AG/W/4/Rev.4, World Trade Organization, Geneva, 6 December -- WTO (2008b), 'Draft Modalities for Non-Agricultural Market Access', TN/MA/W/103/Rev.3, World Trade Organization, Geneva, 6 December -- Bela Balassa (1971), 'Effective Protection: A Summary Appraisal', in Herbert G. Grubel and Harry G. Johnson (eds), Effective Tariff Protection: Proceedings of a Conference Sponsored by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, Switzerland, 17 to 20 December, Chapter 13, Geneva: GATT Secretariat and Graduate Institute of International Studies, 247-63 -- Kym Anderson (2010), 'Krueger, Schiff, and Valdés Revisited: Agricultural Price and Trade Policy Reform in Developing Countries since 1960', Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 32 (2), Summer, 195-231 -- Hiau Looi Kee, Alessandro Nicita and Marcelo Olarreaga (2009), 'Estimating Trade Restrictiveness Indices', Economic Journal, 119 (534), January, 172-99 -- Tony Warren and Christopher Findlay (2000), 'Measuring Impediments to Trade in Services', in Pierre Sauvé and Robert Stern (eds), GATS 2000: New Directions in Services Trade Liberalization, Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 57-84 -- John B. Shoven and John Whalley (1992), 'Global Trade Models', in Applying General Equilibrium, Chapter 8, Cambridge, UK and New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 197-229, references -- K. Anderson and R. Tyers (1993), 'More on Welfare Gains to Developing Countries from Liberalizing World Food Trade', Journal of Agricultural Economics, 44 (2), 189-204 -- Joseph F. Francois, Bradley McDonald and Håkan Nordström (1996), 'The Uruguay Round: A Numerically Based Qualitative Assessment', in Will Martin and L. Alan Winters (eds), The Uruguay Round and the Developing Countries, Chapter 9, Cambridge, UK and New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 253-91 -- Phillip McCalman (2001), 'Reaping What You Sow: An Empirical Analysis of International Patent Harmonization', Journal of International Economics, 55 (1), October, 161-86 -- Shubham Chaudhuri, Pinelopi K. Goldberg and Panle Jia (2006), 'Estimating the Effects of Global Patent Protection in Pharmaceuticals: A Case Study of Quinolones in India', American Economic Review, 96 (5), December, 1477-514 -- Dominique van der Mensbrugghe (2006), 'Estimating the Benefits of Trade Reform: Why Numbers Change', in Richard Newfarmer (ed.), Trade, Doha, and Development: A Window into the Issues, Chapter 4, Washington, DC: World Bank, 59-75 -- Joseph F. Francois and Will Martin (2010), 'Ex Ante Assessment of the Welfare Impacts of Trade Reforms with Numerical Models', in Hamid Beladi and E. Kwan Choi (eds), Frontiers of Economics and Globalization Series, Volume 7: New Developments in Computable General Equilibrium Analysis for Trade Policy, Chapter 13, London: Emerald Group Publishing, 379-434 -- Edward J. Balistreri, Russell H. Hillberry and Thomas F. Rutherford (2011), 'Structural Estimation and Solution of International Trade Models with Heterogeneous Firms', Journal of International Economics, 83 (2), March, 95-108 -- Joseph Francois, Hans van Meijl and Frank van Tongeren (2005), 'Trade Liberalization in the Doha Development Round', Economic Policy, 20 (42), April, 349, 351-91 -- Kym Anderson, Will Martin and Dominique van der Mensbrugghe (2006), 'Doha Merchandise Trade Reform: What Is at Stake for Developing Countries?', World Bank Economic Review, 20 (2), 169-95 -- David Laborde, Will Martin and Dominique van der Mensbrugghe (2011), 'Potential Real Income Effects of Doha Reforms', in Will Martin and Aaditya Mattoo (eds), Unfinished Business? The WTO's Doha Agenda, Chapter 10, London: Centre for Economic Policy Research and the World Bank, 255-75
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    ISBN: 9780821388655
    Language: English
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    Edition: 2014 World Bank eLibrary
    DDC: 307.1/216
    Keywords: City planning ; Disasters Economic aspects ; Emergency management ; Infrastructure (Economics) Planning ; Regional planning ; Urban policy ; City planning ; Disasters Economic aspects ; Emergency management ; Infrastructure (Economics) Planning ; Regional planning ; Urban policy ; City planning ; Disasters ; Emergency management ; Economic aspects ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Regional planning ; Planning ; Urban policy
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    ISBN: 9781782548331
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (ix, 276 p) , ill
    Series Statement: NECTAR series on transportation and communications networks research
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    Keywords: Transportation ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Transportation and state ; Electronic books
    Abstract: 'This very interesting book with peer-reviewed chapters written by leading researchers in the field discusses recent research in the areas of market structure, sustainability and decision-making. It includes several contemporary topics, such as changes in port competition, adaptation of transport to climate change, changing market structures, the importance of changing consumers' preferences, errors in forecasting, and trends in international goods transport.' - Bert van Wee, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands. Transport is debated by many, and liberalization processes, transport policy, transport and climate change and increased competition between transport modes are the subject of heated discussion. Smart Transport Networks illustrates that whether concerning road, water, rail or air, knowledge on the structure of transport markets is crucial in order to tackle transport issues. The book therefore explores key factors concerning the structure of transport markets, their environmental impact, and questions why decision makers often fail to tackle transport-related problems. Three of the key factors that underpin the relationship between transport and society are analysed in detail from a variety of perspectives, each with an empirical focus: market structure and the allocation mechanisms at work; sustainability, encompassing the characteristics of the physical environment, the availability of natural resources and the effects of transport activities; and decision making, detailing transport policy and attempts to change transport systems. Practical guidelines on how to effectively deal with complex transport issues are also presented. This book will prove an important resource read for academics, researchers, and students with an interest in economics - particularly transport and public sector economics, geography and regional and urban studies. Policy makers and planners in the fields of transport, environment and regional planning will also find this book to be an invaluable reference tool
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    ISBN: 9780821387146 , 9780821387153
    Language: English
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    Edition: 2015 World Bank eLibrary
    Series Statement: Human development perspectives
    DDC: 658.3/124
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    Keywords: Employees Training of ; Manpower policy ; Occupational training ; Vocational education ; Employees Training of ; Manpower policy ; Occupational training ; Vocational education ; Employees ; Manpower policy ; Training of ; Occupational training ; Vocational education ; Entwicklungsländer ; Berufliche Fortbildung ; Training on the job ; Arbeitsmarktpolitik
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    ISBN: 9780821395271
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    Edition: 2012 World Bank eLibrary
    DDC: 332.67/22
    Keywords: Infrastructure (Economics) ; Sustainable development Finance ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Sustainable development Finance ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Sustainable development
    Description / Table of Contents: Rationale for green infrastructure finance frameworkEconomic rationale of green investments -- Conceptual methodology for assessing and allocating risks -- Assessment of green investment climate in eap countries -- Conclusion and next steps -- Annex 1: Green investment climate matrix -- Annex 2: Bibliography.
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    ISBN: 9780821378632 , 9780821385524
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (xvi, 179 p) , ill , 23 cm
    Edition: 2015 World Bank eLibrary
    DDC: 352.2/9
    Keywords: Infrastructure (Economics) Finance ; Public works Finance ; Public-private sector cooperation ; Infrastructure (Economics) Finance ; Public works Finance ; Public-private sector cooperation ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Public works ; Public-private sector cooperation ; Finance ; Finance
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    ISBN: 9780821386439 , 9780821386446
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (xx, 511 p) , ill., maps , 28 cm
    Edition: 2015 World Bank eLibrary
    DDC: 382/.9091724
    Keywords: Economic development ; Free trade ; Tariff preferences ; Economic development ; Free trade ; Tariff preferences ; Economic development ; Free trade ; Tariff preferences ; Developing countries ; Developing countries ; Developing countries Commercial policy ; Developing countries Foreign economic relations ; Developing countries Commercial policy ; Developing countries Foreign economic relations
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    ISBN: 9780821387030 , 9780821387047
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (xiv, 124 p) , col. ill , 24 cm
    Edition: 2015 World Bank eLibrary
    DDC: 338.94
    Keywords: Infrastructure (Economics) ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Public-private sector cooperation ; Public-private sector cooperation ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Public-private sector cooperation ; Public-private sector cooperation ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Public-private sector cooperation ; Public-private sector cooperation
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    ISBN: 0821387634 , 9780821387634
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    Pages: Online-Ressource (xxii, 319 p) , ill , 23 cm
    Edition: 2011 World Bank eLibrary
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Special economic zones
    DDC: 338.8/7
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    Keywords: Sonderwirtschaftszone ; Entwicklungsländer ; Economic zoning ; Enterprise zones ; Export processing zones ; Foreign trade promotion ; Free ports and zones ; Economic zoning ; Enterprise zones ; Export processing zones ; Foreign trade promotion ; Free ports and zones ; Economic zoning ; Enterprise zones ; Export processing zones ; Foreign trade promotion ; Free ports and zones ; Developing countries ; Developing countries Economic policy ; Developing countries Economic policy ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Entwicklungsländer ; Freie Wirtschaftszone
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction / Thomas Farole and Gokhan AkinciThe thin end of the wedge : unlocking comparative advantage through EPZs in Bangladesh / Mustafizul Hye Shakir and Thomas Farole -- Success and statis in Honduras' free zones / Michael Engman -- China's investment in special economic zones in Africa / Deborah Brautigam and Tang Xiaoyang -- Partnership agreements in the China-Singapore (Suzhou) industrial park : lessons for joint economic zone development / Min Zhao and Thomas Farole -- SEZs in the context of regional integration : creating synergies for trade and investment / Naoko Koyama -- When trade preferences and tax breaks are no longer enough : the challenge of adjustment in the Dominican Republic's free zones / Jean-Marie Burgaud and Thomas Farole -- Fostering innovation in developing economies through SEZs / Justine White -- Early reform zones : catalysts for dynamic market economies in Africa / Richard Auty -- Planned obsolescence? : export processing zones and structural reform in Mauritius / Claude Baissac -- The gender dimensions of special economic zones / Sheba Tejani -- Low-carbon, green special economic zones / Han-Koo Yeo and Gokhan Akinci.
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    ISBN: 082138712X , 0821387138 , 9780821387122 , 9780821387139
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (xxx, 425 p) , ill , 23 cm
    Edition: 2015 World Bank eLibrary
    Series Statement: Directions in development : Trade
    DDC: 382/.90972
    Keywords: Free trade ; Central America Commercial policy ; Central America Foreign economic relations
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    ISBN: 9781785362347
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    Series Statement: Critical perspectives on the global trading system and the WTO 18
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Trade costs and facilitation
    Keywords: International economic relations ; Free trade ; Electronic books
    Abstract: C. Fred Bergsten (1997), 'Open Regionalism', World Economy, 20 (5), 545-65 -- Gerard McLinden (2006), 'Needs, Priorities and Costs Associated with Technical Assistance and Capacity Building for Implementation of a WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement: A Comparative Study Based on Six Developing Countries', World Bank Working Paper, November, 1-5, 9-35 -- J. Michael Finger (2008), 'Trade Facilitation: The Role of a WTO Agreement', ECIPE Working Paper No. 01/2008, 1-42 -- Jean-Christophe Maur (2008), 'Regionalism and Trade Facilitation: A Primer', Journal of World Trade, 42 (6), 979-1012 -- Minette Libom Li Likeng, Thomas Cantens and Samson Bilangna (2009), '"Gazing into the Mirror": Operational Internal Control in Cameroon Customs', Regional Integration and Transport - RIT Series, World Bank Discussion Paper No. 8, January, i, v, 1-3, 5-27, 29-32
    Abstract: Recommended readings (Machine generated): Robert A. Mundell (1957), 'International Trade and Factor Mobility', American Economic Review, 47 (3), June, 321-35 -- Paul Krugman (1980), 'Scale Economies, Product Differentiation, and the Pattern of Trade', American Economic Review, 70 (5), December, 950-59 -- Paul Krugman (1991), 'Increasing Returns and Economic Geography', Journal of Political Economy, 99 (3), June, 483-99 -- Alan V. Deardorff (2001), 'International Provision of Trade Services, Trade, and Fragmentation', Review of International Economics, 9 (2), 233-48 -- Spiros Bougheas, Panicos O. Demetriades and Edgar L.W. Morgenroth (1999), 'Infrastructure, Transport Costs and Trade', Journal of International Economics, 47 (1), February, 169-89 -- J.M. Finger and A.J. Yeats (1976), 'Effective Protection by Transportation Costs and Tariffs: A Comparison of Magnitudes', Quarterly Journal of Economics, 90 (1), February, 169-76 -- James E. Anderson and Eric van Wincoop (2004), 'Trade Costs', Journal of Economic Literature, XLII (3), September, 691-751 -- Nuno Limão and Anthony J. Venables (2001), 'Infrastructure, Geographical Disadvantage, Transport Costs, and Trade', World Bank Economic Review, 15 (3), 451-79 -- John McCallum (1995), 'National Borders Matter: Canada-U.S. Regional Trade Patterns', American Economic Review, 85 (3), June, 615-23 -- Charles Engel and John H. Rogers (1996), 'How Wide Is the Border?', American Economic Review, 86 (5), December, 1112-25 -- Anne-Célia Disdier and Keith Head (2008), 'The Puzzling Persistence of the Distance Effect on Bilateral Trade', Review of Economics and Statistics, 90 (1), February, 37-48 -- John S. Wilson, Catherine L. Mann and Tsunehiro Otsuki (2003), 'Trade Facilitation and Economic Development: A New Approach to Quantifying the Impact', World Bank Economic Review, 17 (3), 367-89 -- David Dollar, Mary Hallward-Driemeier and Taye Mengistae (2006), 'Investment Climate and International Integration', World Development, 34 (9), 1498-516 -- Gae͏̈l Raballand (2003), 'Determinants of the Negative Impact of Being Landlocked on Trade: An Empirical Investigation Through the Central Asian Case', Comparative Economic Studies, 45, 520-36 -- Alberto Portugal-Perez and John S. Wilson (2008), 'Trade Costs in Africa: Barriers and Opportunities for Reform', Policy Research Working Paper No. 4619, 1-31 -- Ben Shepherd and John S. Wilson (2009), 'Trade Facilitation in ASEAN Member Countries: Measuring Progress and Assessing Priorities', Journal of Asian Economics, 20, 367-83 -- Thomas W. Hertel, Terrie Walmsley and Ken Itakura (2001), 'Dynamic Effects of the "New Age" Free Trade Agreement between Japan and Singapore', Journal of Economic Integration, 16 (4), December, 446-84 -- Joseph Francois, Hans van Meijl and Frank van Tongeren (2005), 'Trade Liberalization in the Doha Development Round', Economic Policy, 20 (42), April, 351-91 -- Thomas W. Hertel and Roman Keeney (2006), 'What Is At Stake: The Relative Importance of Import Barriers, Export Subsidies, and Domestic Support', in Kym Anderson (ed) and Will Martin (ed) (eds), Agricultural Trade Reform and the Doha Development Agenda, Chapter 2, Washington, DC: The World Bank and New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan, 37-62
    Abstract: Simeon Djankov, Caroline Freund and Cong S. Pham (2010), 'Trading on Time', Review of Economics and Statistics, 92 (1), February, 166-73 -- Carolyn L. Evans and James Harrigan (2005), 'Distance, Time, and Specialization: Lean Retailing in General Equilibrium', American Economic Review, 95 (1), March, 292-313 -- Maria Persson (2008), 'Trade Facilitation and the EU-ACP Economic Partnership Agreements', Journal of Economic Integration, 23 (3), September, 518-46 -- Caroline L. Freund and Diana Weinhold (2004), 'The Effect of the Internet on International Trade', Journal of International Economics, 62 (1), January, 171-89 -- Carsten Fink, Aaditya Mattoo and Ileana Cristina Neagu (2005), 'Assessing the Impact of Communication Costs on International Trade', Journal of International Economics, 67 (2), December, 428-45 -- Ximena Clark, David Dollar and Alejandro Micco (2004), 'Port Efficiency, Maritime Transport Costs, and Bilateral Trade', Journal of Development Economics, 75(2), December, 417-50 -- Carsten Fink, Aaditya Mattoo and Ileana Cristina Neagu (2002), 'Trade in International Maritime Services: How Much Does Policy Matter?', World Bank Economic Review, 16 (1), 81-108 -- Alejandro Micco and Tomás Serebrisky (2006), 'Competition Regimes and Air Transport Costs: The Effects of Open Skies Agreements', Journal of International Economics, 70 (1), September, 25-51 -- David Hummels, Volodymyr Lugovskyy and Alexandre Skiba (2009), 'The Trade Reducing Effects of Market Power in International Shipping', Journal of Development Economics, 89 (1), May, 84-97 -- James E. Rauch (1999), 'Networks Versus Markets in International Trade', Journal of International Economics, 48, 7-35 -- Marc Auboin and Moritz Meier-Ewert (2003), Improving the Availability of Trade Finance during Financial Crises, Geneva, Switzerland: World Trade Organization, i, 1-18 -- Hildegunn Kyvik Nordås, Enrico Pinali and Massimo Geloso Grosso (2006), 'Logistics and Time as a Trade Barrier', OECD Trade Policy Working Papers, No. 35, OECD Publishing, 1-3, 6-58 -- Dean Yang (2008), 'Integrity for Hire: An Analysis of a Widespread Customs Reform', Journal of Law and Economics, 51, February, 25-57 -- Jose Anson, Olivier Cadot and Marcelo Olarreaga (2006), 'Tariff Evasion and Customs Corruption: Does Pre-Shipment Inspection Help?', Contributions to Economic Analysis and Policy, 5 (1), i, 1-24 -- James E. Anderson and Douglas Marcouiller (2002), 'Insecurity and the Pattern of Trade: An Empirical Investigation', Review of Economics and Statistics, 84 (2), May, 342-52 -- Gae͏̈l Raballand and Enrique Aldaz-Carroll (2007), 'How Do Differing Standards Increase Trade Costs? The Case of Pallets', World Economy, 30 (4), 685-702 -- Witold Czubala, Ben Shepherd and John S. Wilson (2009), 'Help or Hindrance? The Impact of Harmonised Standards on African Exports', Journal of African Economies, 18 (5), 711-44 -- Maggie Xiaoyang Chen and Aaditya Mattoo (2008), 'Regionalism in Standards: Good or Bad for Trade?', Canadian Journal of Economics, 41 (3), August, 838-63 -- Patrick A. Messerlin and Jamel Zarrouk (2000), 'Trade Facilitation: Technical Regulations and Customs Procedures', World Economy, 23 (4), 577-93
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    ISBN: 9780857937100
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xv, 310 p) , ill
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    Keywords: Urban policy ; Urban economics ; Cities and towns ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Entwicklungsländer ; Stadtentwicklung ; Verstädterung ; Stadtökonomie
    Abstract: This important Handbook reveals that most urban growth takes place in the less developed world and much of it represents over-urbanization--that is, urbanization in which most migrants cannot effectively compete for employment, cannot find adequate shelter and do not have the means to feed themselves properly. Yet, compared to rural poverty, urban poverty is widely regarded as the lesser of the two evils
    Abstract: pt. 1. Growth patterns -- pt. 2. Spatial issues -- pt. 3. Policy issues -- pt. 4. Growth determinants
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    ISBN: 9781781002278
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (x, 328 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als The financial crisis and developing countries
    DDC: 330.90511
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    Keywords: 1990-2011 ; Wirtschaftskrise ; Finanzkrise ; Entwicklung ; Entwicklungsländer ; Globalization Economic aspects ; Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 ; Finanzkrise ; Wirkung ; Auswirkung ; Entwicklung ; Tendenz ; Armut ; Electronic books ; Entwicklungsländer ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Konferenzschrift ; Entwicklungsländer ; Weltwirtschaftskrise ; Globalisierung
    Abstract: The Financial Crisis and Developing Countries discusses and analyses regional and country specific impacts of the financial crisis in emerging markets and developing countries, covering all continents. Using heterodox and mainstream methodologies, the book develops a multidisciplinary perspective on the crisis phenomenon as it examines how the crisis changes concepts of development, critically discusses the mainstream approach, analyses (global) governance issues (including the G20) and shows the actual impact for the poor and crisis vulnerable
    Abstract: pt. 1. The crisis and concepts of development -- pt. 2. Heterodox (political) economic interpretations -- pt. 3. Regional and country experiences -- pt. 4. Preparing for the next crisis?
    Note: Includes bibliogrpahical references (p. 286-313) and index
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    ISBN: 9780821387818 , 9780821388204
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (xii, 61 p) , ill , 26 cm
    Edition: 2011 World Bank eLibrary
    DDC: 658.15224
    Keywords: Infrastructure (Economics) ; Public works Finance ; Public-private sector cooperation ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Public works Finance ; Public-private sector cooperation ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Public works ; Public-private sector cooperation
    Description / Table of Contents: Background: Current status of PPP markets in selected countries. This reportSources of financing: Sources of local financing for PPP projects. Local commercial banks. Pension funds. Insurance funds. Local capital market -- Sources of international financing for PPP projects: International commercial banks. Private infrastructure funds. Donor infrastructure funds. Sovereign wealth funds and other public entities -- The legislative and institutional framework -- A well-structured PPP pipeline -- Risk allocation and fiscal management of PPPs -- Medium-term options for PPP financing: Tackling high upfront capital costs. Longer-term local debt financing. Risk mitigation guarantee products. PPP market failures deriving from country size and cross-border infrastructure financing constraints -- Recommendations: Developing long-term financing for infrastructure. Strengthening other aspects of a strong enabling environment.
    Note: "This report was produced at the request of the Government of Ghana (GOG) under the leadership of the Project Finance and Analysis (PFA) Unit of the Public Investment Department (PID) of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MOFEP) and with support from the World Bank and Public Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF)"--Acknowledgements , Includes bibliographical references (p. 59-61)
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    ISBN: 0821384104 , 9780821384107 , 9780821384114
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (xv, 177 p) , ill , 23 cm
    Edition: 2010 World Bank eLibrary
    DDC: 382/.45000917724
    Keywords: General Agreement on Trade in Services ; General Agreement on Trade in Services ; Foreign trade regulation ; Free trade ; Service industries Law and legislation ; Service industries ; Foreign trade regulation ; Free trade ; Service industries Law and legislation ; Service industries ; General Agreement on Trade in Services ; Foreign trade regulation ; (1994) ; Free trade ; Service industries ; Service industries ; Developing countries ; Developing countries Commerce ; Developing countries Commerce
    Description / Table of Contents: The strategic development role of trade in services / Sebastián SáezNegotiating trade in services : a practical guide for developing countries / Mario Marconini and Pierre Sauvé -- The negotiation and management of regulations in the trade in services / Sebastián Sáez and Marcel Vaillant -- Liberalization in the trade in services : a negotiation exercise / Sebastián Sáez and Anna Lanoszka.
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    ISBN: 9781781000601
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xl, 310 p) , ill
    Series Statement: Global development network
    Series Statement: Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Global exchange and poverty
    DDC: 382.091724
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    Keywords: 1980-2007 ; Globalisierung ; Internationale Zusammenarbeit ; Internationale Handelspolitik ; Internationale Migration ; Auslandsinvestition ; Entwicklung ; OECD-Staaten ; Entwicklungsländer ; International trade ; Poverty International cooperation ; Globalization Economic aspects ; Investments, Foreign ; Electronic books ; Developing countries Foreign economic relations ; Developing countries Economic conditions ; Developing countries Commercial policy ; Commercial policy ; Foreign trade regulation ; Emigration and immigration ; Economic aspects ; Poverty ; Developing countries ; International cooperation ; Globalization ; Economic aspects ; Developing countries ; Developing countries ; Economic conditions ; Developing countries ; Foreign economic relations ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Entwicklungsländer ; Schwellenländer ; Außenhandelspolitik ; Direktinvestition ; Globalisierung ; Armut ; Migration
    Abstract: This book examines how policies implemented by members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) affect development and poverty in developing and transition economies
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index , Introduction , Global economic institutional, intellectual and religious contacts : a brief history , The impact of technical barriers to trade on Argentine exports and labor markets , Agricultural subsidies, trade barriers and poverty : householde microsimulation for Columbia , Trade liberalization in southeastern Europe , Poverty impacts of Romanian remittances from the EU : effects of host-country migration policies , Skill diffusion by temporary migration? : Returns from western European working experience in the EU accession countries , Host-country economic policies and worker remittances to developing countries : the cases of Turkey and Mexico , Inequality : the Argentine experience , The effect of policies and FDI flows to transition countries , Does foreign ownership matter for enterprise training? : empirical evidence from transition countries
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    Cheltenham, U.K : Edward Elgar Pub
    ISBN: 9781849805490
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 191 p) , ill
    Series Statement: Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Profeta, Paola, 1972 - The political economy of taxation
    DDC: 336.20091724
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    Keywords: 1990-2004 ; Steuersystem ; Steuerpolitik ; Steuerreform ; Lateinamerika ; Asien ; Taxation ; Electronic books ; Taxation ; Developing countries ; Fiscal policy ; Developing countries ; Taxation ; Asia ; Case studies ; Taxation ; Latin America ; Case studies ; Fiscal policy ; Asia ; Fiscal policy ; Latin America ; Entwicklungsländer ; Steuer ; Fiskalpolitik
    Abstract: This unique book in a relatively under-researched subject area will prove essential reading for academics, researchers and practitioners focusing on political economy, public finance and the economics of taxation
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. The political economy of democracies : a review of the literature -- 3. Data, approach and overview -- 4. Asia -- 5. Latin America -- 6. Asia, Latin America and new EU members countries -- 7. Data appendix : list of all variables and their sources
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-182) and index
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    ISBN: 9781781000649
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxv, 321 p) , ill
    Series Statement: Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Choice experiments in developing countries
    DDC: 351.1724
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    Keywords: Verhaltensökonomik ; Umweltschutz ; Agrarproduktion ; Entwicklung ; Neue politische Ökonomie ; Feldforschung ; Entwicklungsländer ; Policy sciences ; Electronic books ; Developing countries Politics and government ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Entwicklungsländer ; Kollektiventscheidung ; Feldforschung ; Politische Wissenschaft ; Entwicklungsländer ; Kollektiventscheidung ; Feldforschung ; Politische Wissenschaft
    Abstract: Choice Experiments in Developing Countries is an invaluable one-stop presentation of the best-practice case studies implementing the choice experiment method in developing countries. It highlights the theoretical and practical issues that should be taken into consideration when applying this method in a developing country context
    Abstract: pt. I. Using choice experiments to investigate environmental conservation and economic development trade-offs -- pt. II. Using choice experiments to investigate environmental conservation and economic development trade-offs : the case of china's sloping land conversion programme -- pt. III. Using choice experiments to estimate developing countries' valuation of unique ecosystems -- pt. IV. Using choice experiments to inform effective and efficient provision of public and private goods and services -- pt. V. Using choice experiments to inform the agricultural sector and food industry
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
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    Washington, D.C : World Bank
    ISBN: 0821381881 , 082138189X , 9780821381885 , 9780821381892
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (xvi, 175 p) , ill., map , 23 cm
    Edition: 2010 World Bank eLibrary
    Series Statement: Directions in development
    DDC: 338.9109172/4
    Keywords: Economic assistance ; Economic development projects ; Infrastructure (Economics) Finance ; Municipal finance ; Municipal services Finance ; Economic assistance ; Economic development projects ; Infrastructure (Economics) Finance ; Municipal finance ; Municipal services Finance ; Economic assistance ; Economic development projects ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Municipal finance ; Municipal services
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-164) and index
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    ISBN: 9780821385265 , 9780821385289
    Language: English
    Pages: xix, 294 p.
    DDC: 305.23109172/4
    Keywords: Entwicklungsländer ; Child development ; Early childhood education ; Child welfare
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index
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    ISBN: 0821380176 , 0821380192 , 9780821380178 , 9780821380192
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (xlix, 311 p) , ill , 26 cm
    Edition: 2009 World Bank eLibrary
    Series Statement: A World Bank country study
    DDC: 337.1/729
    Keywords: Free trade ; Free trade ; Free trade ; Caribbean Area ; Caribbean Area ; Caribbean Area Economic integration ; Caribbean Area Economic policy ; Caribbean Area Economic integration ; Caribbean Area Economic policy
    Abstract: The main objective of this report is to help policymakers in the Caribbean design an agenda of policy actions to accelerate trade integration and growth, and to reduce poverty. Each part of the report focuses on a key question and provides an in-depth analysis of the issues raised, laying the foundations for policy recommendations described in the last chapter of the report. Part I asks whether the Caribbean's economic and trade system are sound enough to sustain the new era of its global trade relations. Part II addresses the opportunities and challenges that the new trade environment offers to the Caribbean. Part III assesses the impact of the recently-negotiated Economic Partnership Agreement on growth and poverty reduction using two types of macroeconomic models. The report concludes with policy priorities for accelerating Caribbean integration into the world economy and for reaping the benefits of global competition.--Publisher's description
    Description / Table of Contents: pt. 1. Overview of economic and trade system context. Macroeconomic and structural constraints on trade reform in the CaribbeanCaribbean regional and global trading relations -- Trade patterns and flows, and competitiveness issues -- pt. 2. Challenges and new opportunities. New areas of opportunities and challenges -- Capitalizing on a changing international environment -- pt. 3. Quantifying the impact of trade reform on growth, job creation, and poverty. Quantifying the gains from global trade integration : a dynamic macroeconomic analysis -- From diagnosis to policy recommendations.
    Note: "Document of the World Bank and the Organization of American States, co-produced with the Governments of CARIFORUM Countries , Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-311)
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    Washington, DC : World Bank | [Tunisia] : Infrastructure Consortium for Africa | [Washington, D.C.] : Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility
    ISBN: 0821377302 , 0821377310 , 9780821377307 , 9780821377314
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xii, 111 pages) , color illustrations , 23 cm
    Series Statement: World Bank E-Library Archive
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    DDC: 658.15/224
    Keywords: Infrastructure (Economics) ; Investments, Foreign ; Public works Finance ; Public-private sector cooperation
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 103-104) and index
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    ISBN: 9781781953273
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource ([288?] p)
    Series Statement: Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Infrastructure's role in lowering Asia's trade costs
    DDC: 338.95
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    Keywords: 1950-2005 ; Internationale Wirtschaft ; Transportkosten ; Infrastrukturpolitik ; Infrastrukturinvestition ; Asien ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Electronic books ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Asia ; Asia ; Commerce ; Asien ; Infrastrukturleistung ; Außenhandel ; Kostensenkung
    Abstract: This book analyses and draws policy implications from infrastructure's central role in lowering Asia's trade costs
    Abstract: 1. Infrastructure's role in lowering Asia's trade costs / Douglas H. Brooks -- 2. Trends in Asian trade : implications for transport infrastructure and trade costs / David Hummels -- 3. Trade infrastructure and trade costs : a study of selected Asian ports / Jon Haveman, Adina Ardelean and Christopher Thornberg -- 4. Empirical estimates of transportation costs : options for enhancing Asia's trade / Prabir De -- 5. Port competitiveness : a case study of Semarang and Surabaya, Indonesia / Arianto A. Patunru, Nanda Nurridzki and Rivayani -- 6. Infrastructure and trade costs in Malaysia : the importance of FDI and exports / Tham Siew Yean, Evelyn Devadason and Loke Wai Heng -- 7. Infrastructure development in a fast-growing economy : the People's Republic of China / Liqiang Ma and Jinkang Zhang -- 8. Trade transportation costs in South Asia : an empirical investigation / Prabir De
    Note: "A joint publication of the Asian Development Bank Institute and Edward Elgar publishing"--Cover , Includes bibliographical references and index -- Includes bibliographical references and index , Title from cover
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    Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar
    ISBN: 9781785362941
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 713 p) , cm
    Series Statement: Elgar reference collection
    Series Statement: Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Globalization and free trade
    DDC: 382.71
    Keywords: Globalisierung ; Internationale Wirtschaft ; Freihandel ; Internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen ; Welt ; Globalization Economic aspects ; Free trade ; Free trade ; Globalization ; Economic aspects ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Protectionism is back on the agenda as the financial crisis deepens. With calls for measures that purport to protect low income workers growing louder in the West, it is essential that the economic arguments in favour of free trade and globalization are re-emphasised. Philip Booth and Richard Wellings have brought together key papers originally published by the Institute of Economic Affairs, which, for the past 50 years, has been vigorously defending the case for free trade, and for globalization more generally. These important papers, which are not widely available, trace the development of the debate on the benefits of free trade during the last 50 years. The editors have written an authoritative introduction which offers a comprehensive overview of the arguments for and against globalization
    Abstract: Gerald P. O'Driscoll, Jr. and Sara F. Cooper (2005), 'International Trade and Global Stability', Economic Affairs, 25 (2), June, 37-43 -- E.J. Mishan (2005), 'Can Globalisation Depress Living Standards in the West?', Economic Affairs, 25 (3), September, 66-9 -- John Meadowcroft (2006), 'Free Trade, "Pauper Labour" and Prosperity: A Reply to Professor Mishan', Economic Affairs, 26 (1), March, 65-7 -- E.J. Mishan (2006), 'A Rejoinder to John Meadowcroft', Economic Affairs, 26 (1), March, 68-9 -- Krisztina Kis-Katos and Günther G. Schulze (2005), 'Regulation of Child Labour', Economic Affairs, 25 (3), September, 24-30 -- Jasson Urbach (2007), 'Development Goes Wireless', Economic Affairs, 27 (2), June, 20-28 -- Philip Booth and Linda Whetstone (2007), 'Half a Cheer for Fair Trade', Economic Affairs, 27 (2), June, 29-36 -- Razeen Sally (2008), Trade Policy, New Century: The WTO, FTAs and Asia Rising, Hobart Paper 163, London: Institute of Economic Affairs in association with Profile Books, 23-226
    Abstract: Recommended readings (Machine generated): Eamonn Butler (2007), 'The Wealth of Nations', in Adam Smith: A Primer, Chapter 3, Occasional Paper 141, London: Institute of Economic Affairs in association with Profile Books, 37-72 -- Harry G. Johnson (1969), 'On Demolishing Barriers to Trade', in D.H. Barran (ed), Harry G. Johnson (ed) and The Earl of Cromer, P.C., M.B.E (eds), Rebuilding the Liberal Order, Occasional Paper 27, London: Institute of Economic Affairs, 11-19 -- David Greenaway and Christopher Milner (1979), 'Identifying The Protective Motive: A. "Electoral" Influences, and B. Intervention and Market Failure' in Protectionism Again...? Causes and Consequences of a Retreat from Freer Trade to Economic Nationalism, Chapter 2, Hobart Paper 84, London: Institute of Economics Affairs, 16-27 -- Deepak Lal ([1983] 1997), 'Introduction', 'The External Environment I: Trade' and 'The External Environment II: Commodities and Foreign Capital', in The Poverty of 'Development Economics', Introduction, Chapter 2 and Chapter 3, Hobart Paperback No. 16, London: Institute of Economic Affairs, 1-3, 17-48 and 49-69 -- David Greenaway (1988), 'The Politics of Protection', Economic Affairs, 8 (2), December/January, 16-17 -- Charles Mensah (1991), 'Economic Freedom for Africa', Economic Affairs, 11 (5), September, 27-8 -- Jagdish Bhagwati (1995), 'Free Trade, "Fairness" and the New Protectionism', in Free Trade, 'Fairness' and the New Protectionism: Reflections on an Agenda for the World Trade Organisation, Occasional Paper 96, London: Institute of Economic Affairs for the Wincott Foundation, 9-42 -- Sir Alan Walters (1996), 'Does the World Need a World Bank?', Economic Affairs, 16 (4), Autumn, 14-17 -- Fred L. Smith, Jr. (1996), 'Trade and the Environment: Where Are We Going?', Economic Affairs, 16 (5), Winter, 33-38 -- Paul Collier (1998), Living Down the Past: How Europe Can Help Africa Grow, Studies in Trade and Development, No. 2, London: Institute of Economic Affairs, 9-39 -- David Henderson (1998), 'Part 2: The Uneasy Trend to Economic Liberalism', in The Changing Fortunes of Economic Liberalism: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, Occasional Paper 105, London: Institute of Economic Affairs, 34-67 -- Marcus Noland (1999), The New Protectionists: The Privatisation of US Trade Policy, Studies in Trade and Development No. 3, London: Institute of Economic Affairs, 9-33 -- Lord Harris of High Cross (2002), 'Adam Smith: Revolutionary for the Third Millennium?', Economic Affairs, 22 (3), September, 37-42 -- Charles W. Calomiris (2002), A Globalist Manifesto for Public Policy: The Tenth Annual IEA Hayek Memorial Lecture, Occasional Paper 124, London: Institute of Economic Affairs in association with Profile Books, 15-70 -- Forrest Capie (2002), Capital Controls: A 'Cure' Worse than the Problem?, London: Institute of Economic Affairs in association with the Wincott Foundation and Profile Books, 15-109 -- Deepak Lal (2003), 'In Defence of Empires', Economic Affairs, 23 (4), December, 14-19 -- Daniel T. Griswold (2003), 'Migration, Globalisation and the Spirit of Peter Bauer', Economic Affairs, 23 (4), December, 20-26 -- Andrew Ryder (2003), 'Anti-Globalisation: Bad Wine in New Bottles?', Economic Affairs, 23 (3), September, 37-41 -- David Henderson (2004), 'Globalisation, "Civil Society" and "Global Governance"' and 'Global Salvationism and Consensus Pressures', in The Role of Business in the Modern World: Progress, Pressures and Prospects for the Market Economy', Chapter 3 and Chapter 4, Hobart Paper 150, London; Institute of Economic Affairs in association with Profile Books, 63-81 and 82-105
    Note: Includes bibliographical references , The recommended readings are available in the print version, or may be available via the link to your library's holdings
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    Cheltenham, U.K : Edward Elgar
    ISBN: 9781848449190
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (ix, 358 p) , ill., maps
    Series Statement: Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Monetary policy frameworks for emerging markets
    DDC: 339.53091724
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    Keywords: 1971-2008 ; Geldpolitik ; Währungssystem ; Inflationssteuerung ; Finanzpolitik ; Wirtschaftswachstum ; Schwellenländer ; Anti-inflationary policies Congresses ; Economic stabilization Congresses ; Monetary policy Congresses ; Electronic books ; Developing countries Congresses Foreign economic relations ; Developing countries Foreign economic relations ; Monetary policy ; Developing countries ; Economic stabilization ; Developing countries ; Developing countries ; Foreign economic relations ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Entwicklungsländer ; Geldpolitik
    Abstract: Financial globalization has made monetary policy formulation in emerging market economies increasingly complicated. This timely set of studies looks at the turmoil in global financial markets, which coupled with volatile inflation poses serious challenges for central banks in these countries. Featuring papers from the research frontier and front-line policymakers in developing and emerging market economies, the book addresses questions such as 'What monetary policy framework is most suitable for these countries to confront the new challenges while they continue to open up to trade and financial flows', 'What are the linkages between monetary stability and financial stability?' and 'Is inflation targeting or a fixed exchange rate regime preferable for developing and emerging markets?'
    Abstract: pt. 1. Frameworks for monetary policy -- pt. 2. Country experiences
    Note: A selection of papers presented at a conference held in London on 17-18 July 2007, sponsored by the Bank of England and Cornell University -- p.3-4 , Includes bibliographical references and index , Title from cover
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    ISBN: 9781035305735
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (x, 184 pages) , illustrations
    Series Statement: INFER advances in economic research
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Integration and globalization
    DDC: 337
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    Keywords: 1980-2006 ; Globalisierung ; Internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen ; Wirtschaftsintegration ; Wirtschaftliche Konvergenz ; Industrieländer ; Entwicklungsländer ; International economic integration Congresses ; Globalization Congresses Economic aspects ; International economic integration ; Globalization Economic aspects ; Europe Congresses Economic integration ; Developing countries Congresses Economic integration ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Wirtschaftliche Integration ; Globalisierung
    Abstract: The main challenges the European Single Market is facing in the 21st century result from the enlargement to Central and Eastern Europe, the EMU, and the globalization of trade and investment that has aided the rise of competitive emerging markets. This state-of-the-art book provides fresh theoretical and empirical evidence on the challenges presented by integration and globalization for both developed and developing countries. The authors demonstrate how the European Single Market remains a work in progress with many critical issues still to be addressed. These include the rigidities in product and labor markets, the need for innovation and quality upgrading, and the rapid catch-up of new member countries. They go on to show how firms use the opportunities provided by integration and globalization to fragment their production processes internationally, which brings gains but also requires structural adjustment. The book also argues that global environmental coordination may be less detrimental to the growth prospects of developing countries than is commonly believed. Illustrating a number of methodologies, this book will be a great resource tool for postgraduates and undergraduates in the fields of international economics and business, as well as researchers and policy-makers
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Preface -- Part I: Overview -- 1. Integration and globalization: An overview / Helena Marques, Elias Soukiazis and Pedro Cerqueira -- Part II: European economies and integration -- 2. Challenges for the internal market in the 21st century / Fabienne Ilzkovitz, Adriaan Dierx, Viktoria Kovacs and Nuno Sousa -- 3. Testing nominal rigidities in an integrated economy: An application to Spain / Maria Ángeles Caraballo and Carlos Usabiaga -- 4. Innovation, competitiveness and growth: The case of central and eastern European countries / Eleonora Cavallaro and Marcella Mulino -- 5. Price convergence in the new EU member states: Selected aspects and implications / Václav Zd'árek -- Part III: Developing economies and globalization -- 6. Outsourcing: A story of metamorphosis / Soumodip Sarkar -- 7. International spillovers and learning by doing in a regionalized model of climate change: A post-kyoto analysis / Nicola Cantore -- 8. Assessing exchange rate pass-through in India during recent globalization / Sushanta Mallick and Helena Marques -- 9. A dynamic cge analysis of the eu-jordan fta: Welfare and policy implications / Omar Feraboli -- Index.
    Note: "The contributions in this volume result from the 6th Workshop in International Economics of the International Network for Economic Research (INFER), held at the University of Coimbra in June 2007."--Preface , Includes bibliographical references and index
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    ISBN: 9781849802178
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 212 p) , ill
    Series Statement: Studies in evolutionary political economy
    Series Statement: Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als The governance of network industries
    DDC: 363.6
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    Keywords: 1975-2005 ; Versorgungswirtschaft ; Infrastrukturpolitik ; Deregulierung ; Welt ; Public utilities Management ; Privatization ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Deregulation ; Infrastruktur ; Kommunaler Versorgungsbetrieb ; Deregulierung ; Privatisierung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Infrastruktur ; Versorgungsbetrieb ; Deregulierung ; Privatisierung ; Infrastruktur ; Versorgungswirtschaft ; Deregulierung
    Abstract: Infrastructures are subject to substantial readjustments of governance structures, often labeled as liberalization, privatization or re-regulation. This affects all traditional infrastructure sectors including communications, energy, transport and water. This study highlights and illustrates some of the major challenges for readjusting the governance of network industries from an economic, institutional, political and technological perspective. The three parts of the book address the institutional design of infrastructures, the role of technology in different sectors and actor behaviour
    Abstract: pt. I. Institutions -- pt. II. Technology -- pt. III. Policies
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    ISBN: 9781849802239
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (vii, 246 pages) , illustrations, maps (some coloured)
    Series Statement: New horizons in environmental economics
    Series Statement: Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Mendelsohn, Robert O., 1952 - Climate change and agriculture
    DDC: 338.14091724
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    Keywords: Landwirtschaft ; Klimawandel ; Welt ; Entwicklungsländer ; Agriculture Economic aspects ; Agriculture Environmental aspects ; Climatic changes Environmental aspects ; Electronic books ; Afrika ; Lateinamerika ; Klimaänderung ; Landwirtschaft ; Landwirtschaftliches Einkommen ; Wettbewerbsvorteil ; Modellierung
    Abstract: Despite its great importance, there are surprisingly few economic studies of the impact of climate on agriculture and how agriculture can adapt under a variety of conditions. This book examines 22 countries across four continents, including both developed and developing economies. It provides both a good analytical basis for additional work and solid results for policy debate concerning income distributional effects such as abatement, adaptation, and equity
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. The role of climate in agricultural production -- 3. Literature review of economic impacts of climate change on agriculture -- 4. The Ricardian method -- 5. Modeling adaptation to climate change -- 6. Structural Ricardian models -- 7. Ricardian analyses of aggregate data -- 8. Ricardian models of individual farms -- 9. Adaptation studies -- 10. Structural Ricardian studies -- 11. Summary of results -- 12. Policy implications and future research needs
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    ISBN: 9781849801850
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (viii, 401 p) , ill
    Series Statement: Studies in fiscal federalism and state-local finance
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Does decentralization enhance service delivery and poverty reduction?
    DDC: 339.46
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    Keywords: 1988-2007 ; Öffentliche Dienstleistung ; Armutsbekämpfung ; Dezentralisierung ; Finanzpolitik ; Finanzbeziehungen ; Welt ; Poverty ; Intergovernmental fiscal relations ; Decentralization in government ; Poverty Political aspects ; Electronic books ; Konferenzschrift 2006 ; Fiskalföderalismus ; Öffentliche Leistung ; Dezentralisation ; Entwicklungsländer ; Armut ; Bekämpfung
    Abstract: Does decentralization enhance service delivery and poverty reduction? Drawing on cutting edge research, expert contributors address this fundamental question facing policy-makers in developing as well as advanced countries. This timely book builds upon insights on the recent developments in the intergovernmental literature first outlined in the Handbook of Fiscal Federalism. New empirical evidence from across the globe is presented: policy-oriented chapters evaluate fiscal federalism with an emphasis on the effectiveness of decentralized service delivery, the decentralization process in different parts of the world is appraised, and specially commissioned research focuses on the political economy process and the outcomes of the decentralization process. The role of international agencies, as explicit donors, is examined in several chapters
    Abstract: pt. 1. Positive approaches -- pt. 2. What do we know? -- pt. 3. Selected normative and policy issues
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    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource
    Edition: 2009 World Bank eLibrary Also available in print
    Series Statement: Policy research working paper 4854
    Parallel Title: Estache, Antonio (Un)bundling infrastructure procurement
    Keywords: Government purchasing ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Sanitation ; Water-supply ; Government purchasing ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Sanitation ; Water-supply
    Abstract: "Competition in public procurement auctions in the water supply and sanitation sector is largely limited. This is partly because of high technical complexity and partly because of auction design flaws. The division of lot contracts is an important policy choice for auctioneers to achieve efficiency. In general, there is a tradeoff between competition in auctions and size of contracts. Larger works could benefit from economies of scale and scope, but large contracts might undermine competition. Using data on public procurement auctions for water and sewage projects in developing countries, this paper shows that bidder entry is crucially endogenous, especially because it is determined by the auctioneer's bundling and unbundling strategy. If water treatment plant and distribution network works are bundled in a single lot package, competition would be significantly reduced, and this adverse entry effect would in turn raise the public procurement costs of infrastructure. There is no evidence of positive scope economies in the bidder cost structure. It is important to account for the underlying cost structure for designing efficient auction mechanisms. "--World Bank web site
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    [Washington, D.C] : World Bank
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource
    Edition: 2009 World Bank eLibrary Also available in print
    Series Statement: Policy research working paper 4880
    Parallel Title: Available in another form Trends in household coverage of modern infrastructure services in Africa
    Keywords: Household surveys ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Household surveys ; Infrastructure (Economics)
    Abstract: "Household surveys have long been used to estimate poverty and inequality trends, as well as trends in education and health indicators, but they have not been used to the same extent to assess trends in the access to or coverage of modern infrastructure services. In this paper, we use Demographic and Health Surveys from a larger sample of sub-Saharan African countries in order to collect comparable information across countries on coverage of piped water, flush toilets, electricity, and landline telephones over time. The results suggest that coverage rates for electricity, flush toilets have improved slightly over the last decade. Coverage of piped water has declined, at the same time as coverage of landline (as well as cellular) telephone has increased rapidly. The decline has been primarily in the urban areas while the infrastructure coverage has either increased or remained stable in rural Africa. For all four services, among the poorest households coverage remains virtually inexistent. If business as usual continues, it would take a very long time to reach universal or widely shared coverage even in countries where coverage has improved. These results point to the need to increase efforts by governments and international community to progressively increase access to modern infrastructure services in Africa. "--World Bank web site
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  • 48
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource
    Edition: 2009 World Bank eLibrary Also available in print
    Series Statement: Policy research working paper 4912
    Parallel Title: Yepes, Tito Making sense of Africa's infrastructure endowment
    Keywords: Infrastructure (Economics) ; Infrastructure (Economics)
    Abstract: "The paper's objective is to explain factors underlying Africa's weak infrastructure endowment and to identify suitable infrastructure goals for the region based on benchmarking against international peers. The authors use a dataset covering the stocks of key infrastructure-including information and communication technology (ICT), power, roads, and water-across 155 developing countries over the period 1960 to 2005. The paper also examines subregional differences within Africa. They make use of regression techniques to control for a comprehensive set of economic, demographic, geographic, and historic conditioning factors, as well as adjusting for potential endogeneities. Results show that Africa lags behind all other regions of the developing world in its infrastructure endowment, except in ICT. By far the largest gaps arise in the power sector, with generating capacity and household access to electricity at half the levels observed in South Asia. While it is often assumed that Africa's infrastructure deficit is largely a reflection of its relatively low income levels, the authors find that African countries have much more limited infrastructure than income peers in other parts of the developing world. Countries that face the most challenging environment, with low population density, weak governance, and history of conflict, have the poorest infrastructure endowments. At the outset of the data series, Africa was doing significantly better than other developing regions for road density, generation capacity, and fixed-line telephones, but Africa's relative position has deteriorated over time. The most dramatic loss of ground has come in electrical generating capacity, which has stagnated since 1980. "--World Bank web site
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    Washington, DC : Agence Française de Développement
    ISBN: 0821380419 , 0821380834 , 9780821380413 , 9780821380833
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (xxii, 355 p) , ill., maps , 26 cm
    Edition: 2009 World Bank eLibrary
    Series Statement: Africa development forum
    DDC: 363.6096
    Keywords: Infrastructure (Economics) ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Infrastructure (Economics)
    Description / Table of Contents: Africa's infrastructure : a time for transformationThe Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic -- Meeting Africa's infrastructure needs -- Closing Africa's funding gap -- Dealing with poverty and inequality -- Building sound institutions -- Facilitating urbanization -- Deepening regional integration -- Information and communication technologies : a boost for growth -- Power : catching up -- Transport : more than the sum of its parts -- Roads : broadening the agenda -- Railways : looking for traffic -- Ports and shipping : landlords needed -- Airports and air transport : the sky's the limit -- Water resources : a common interest -- Irrigation : tapping potential -- Water supply : hitting the target? -- Sanitation : moving up the ladder.
    Note: "Presents the findings of the Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic (AICD)"--P. [4] of cover , Includes bibliographical references and index
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    [Washington, D.C] : World Bank
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource
    Edition: 2009 World Bank eLibrary Also available in print
    Series Statement: Policy research working paper 4914
    Parallel Title: Calderón, César Infrastructure and growth in Africa
    Keywords: Infrastructure (Economics) ; Infrastructure (Economics)
    Abstract: "The goal of the paper is to provide a comprehensive assessment of the impact of infrastructure development on growth in African countries. Based on econometric estimates for a sample of 136 countries from 1960-2005, the authors evaluate the impact on per capita growth of faster accumulation of infrastructure stocks and of enhancement in the quality of infrastructure services for 39 African countries in three key infrastructure sectors: telecommunications, electricity, and roads. Using an econometric technique suitable for dynamic panel data models and likely endogenous regressors, the authors find that infrastructure stocks and service quality boost economic growth. The growth payoff of reaching the infrastructure development of the African leader (Mauritius) is 1.1 percent of GDP per year in North Africa and 2.3 percent in Sub-Saharan Africa, with most of the contribution coming from more, rather than better, infrastructure. Across Africa, infrastructure contributed 99 basis points to per capita economic growth, versus 68 points for other structural policies. Most of the contribution came from increases in stocks (89 basis points), versus quality improvements (10 basis points). The findings show that growth is positively affected by the volume of infrastructure stocks and the quality of infrastructure services; simulations show that our empirical findings are significant statistically and economically. Identifying areas of opportunity to generate productivity growth, the authors find that African countries are likely to gain more from larger stocks of infrastructure than from enhancements in the quality of existing infrastructure. The payoffs are largest for telephone density, electricity-generating capacity, road-network length, and road quality. "--World Bank web site
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    ISBN: 9781849802185
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (viii, 394 p) , ill
    Series Statement: Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Sectoral systems of innovation and production in developing countries
    DDC: 658.4063091724
    Keywords: 1970-2006 ; Branche ; Technologiepolitik ; Industrieforschung ; Innovationsmanagement ; Unternehmensnetzwerk ; Innovationsdiffusion ; Entwicklungsländer ; Technological innovations Management ; Technological innovations Case studies Management ; Technological innovations Case studies ; Technological innovations ; Entwicklungländer ; Wirtschaftssektor ; Technische Innovation ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Entwicklungsländer ; Wirtschaftssektor ; Technische Innovation
    Abstract: This book examines in detail the features and dynamics of sectoral systems of innovation and production in developing countries. Processes of rapid growth are usually associated with specific sectors such as automobiles, electronics or software, as well as with the transformation of traditional sectors such as agriculture and food. The book shows, however, that the variations across all these sectors in terms of structure and dynamics is so great that a full understanding of these differences is necessary if innovation is to be encouraged and growth sustained
    Abstract: pt. I. Introduction -- pt. II. Actors and structure of sectoral systems in developing countries -- pt. III. Dynamics and evolution of sectoral systems
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    Cheltenham, U.K : Edward Elgar
    ISBN: 9781848447356
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (ix, 236 p) , ill
    Series Statement: Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Hutchens, Anna Changing big business
    DDC: 382.71
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    Keywords: Fairer Handel ; Nord-Süd-Beziehungen ; Freihandel ; Globalisierung ; Kritik ; Anti-globalization movement ; Free trade ; Globalization Economic aspects ; Fairer Handel ; Organisation ; Marktmacht ; Globalisierung ; Electronic books ; Fairer Handel ; Organisation ; Marktmacht ; Globalisierung
    Abstract: Drawing on candid accounts from practitioners, producers and industry representatives, this informative and proactive volume investigates the challenges facing today's fair trade movement and provides unique insights into the workings of social and economic power in world markets
    Abstract: 1. 'Game-playing': rethinking power and empowerment -- 2. 'Power over' as global power in world markets -- 3. The history of fair trade -- 4. Networking networks for scale -- 5. Fairtrade as resistance -- 6. Fair trade as game-playing -- 7. Governance as 'creative destruction'
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 210-228) and index
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  • 53
    ISBN: 9781848449022
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xv, 210 p) , ill
    Series Statement: The CRC series on competition, regulation and development
    Series Statement: Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Corporate governance and development
    DDC: 658.4
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    Keywords: Corporate Governance ; Entwicklung ; Welt ; Corporate governance ; Corporations Finance ; Corporate Governance ; Entwicklungsländer ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Entwicklungsländer ; Corporate Governance ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung
    Abstract: This book analyses the complex relationship between corporate governance and economic development by focusing on the reform of corporate governance, the role of the legal system, and the interconnections with the financial system
    Abstract: 1. Corporate governance and development : reform, financial systems and legal framework - an overview / Thankom Gopinath Arun and John Turner -- ch. 2. Gains and losses of adopting new standards of corporate governance : a CGE analysis of Argentina / Omar O. Chisari and Gustavo Ferro -- ch. 3. The Anglo-American model of corporate governance in sub-Saharan Africa : explanatory and normative dimensions / Royston Gustavson, Nicholas Ndegwa Kimani and Donald Atieno Ouma -- ch. 4. Corporate governance and the transformation of the electricity sector in Britain and Spain : the interaction between national institutions and regulatory choices / Michel Goyer and Rocío Valdivielso del Real -- ch. 5. The relationship between debt structure and firm performance in India / Sumit K. Majumdar and Kunal Sen -- ch. 6. The corporate governance role of capital markets : a Bangladesh perspective / Faizul Haque -- ch. 7. Corporate governance of banks in developing economies : concepts and issues / Thankom Gopinath Arun and John Turner -- ch. 8. Improving corporate governance of banks : issues and experience from Bangladesh / M. Masrur Reaz -- ch. 9. Corporate governance regulation and board decision making during takeovers / Blanaid Clarke -- ch. 10. Shareholder protection : a leximetric approach. / Priya P. Lele and Mathias M. Siems -- ch. 11. Legal aspects of UK bank corporate governance / Dalvinder Singh
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    Cheltenham, UK : Edward Elgar
    ISBN: 9781785362927
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxi, 767 p) , cm
    Series Statement: International library of entrepreneurship 15
    Series Statement: Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Entrepreneurship in developing countries
    DDC: 338.04091724
    Keywords: Entrepreneurship ; Theorie ; Entwicklungsländer ; Entrepreneurship ; Entrepreneurship Developing countries ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Entwicklungsländer ; Entrepreneurship
    Abstract: This essential collection contains the most influential articles written over the past two decades that help us to understand the role of entrepreneurs in the development process, both theoretically and empirically. These important papers span a wide methodological range, from theoretical models, over cross-country studies, to firm- and household-level studies, utilizing both regression analysis and simulation techniques. Professor Beck has written an insightful introduction which provides an overview of the area of entrepreneurship in developing countries
    Abstract: Recommended readings (Machine generated): Philippe Aghion and Patrick Bolton (1997), 'A Theory of Trickle-Down Growth and Development', Review of Economic Studies, 64 (2), April, 151-72 -- Abhijit V. Banerjee and Andrew F. Newman (1993), 'Occupational Choice and the Process of Development', Journal of Political Economy, 101 (2), April, 274-98 -- David S. Evans and Boyan Jovanovic (1989), 'An Estimated Model of Entrepreneurial Choice under Liquidity Constraints', Journal of Political Economy, 97 (4), August, 808-27 -- Huw Lloyd-Ellis and Dan Bernhardt (2000), 'Enterprise, Inequality and Economic Development', Review of Economic Studies, 67 (1), January, 147-68 -- Anna L. Paulson, Robert M. Townsend and Alexander Karaivanov (2006), 'Distinguishing Limited Liability from Moral Hazard in a Model of Entrepreneurship', Journal of Political Economy, 114 (1), 100-144 -- Anna L. Paulson and Robert Townsend (2004), 'Entrepreneurship and Financial Constraints in Thailand', Journal of Corporate Finance, 10, 229-62 -- Murat F. Iyigun and Ann L. Owen (1999), 'Entrepreneurs, Professionals and Growth', Journal of Economic Growth, 4, June, 213-32 -- Christian Ahlin and Neville Jiang (2008), 'Can Micro-Credit Bring Development?', Journal of Development Economics, 86, 1-21 -- Suresh de Mel, David McKenzie and Christopher Woodruff (2008), 'Returns to Capital in Microenterprises: Evidence from a Field Experiment', Quarterly Journal of Economics, CXXIII (4), November, 1329-72 -- Signe-Mary McKernan (2002), 'The Impact of Microcredit Programs on Self-Employment Profits: Do Noncredit Program Aspects Matter?', Review of Economics and Statistics, 84 (1), February, 93-115 -- Christopher Woodruff and Rene Zenteno (2007), 'Migration Networks and Microenterprises in Mexico', Journal of Development Economics, 82, 509-28 -- Simeon Djankov, Rafael La Porta, Florencio Lopez-de-Silanes and Andrei Shleifer (2002), 'The Regulation of Entry', Quarterly Journal of Economics, CXVII (1), February, 1-37 -- Leora Klapper, Luc Laeven and Raghuram Rajan (2006), 'Entry Regulation as a Barrier to Entrepreneurship', Journal of Financial Economics, 82, 591-629 -- Thorsten Beck, Asli Demirgüç-Kunt and Vojislav Maksimovic (2005), 'Financial and Legal Constraints to Growth: Does Firm Size Matter?', Journal of Finance, LX (1), February, 137-77 -- Leo Sleuwaegen and Micheline Goedhuys (2002), 'Growth of Firms in Developing Countries, Evidence from Côte d'Ivoire', Journal of Development Economics, 68, 117-35 -- Luc Laeven and Christopher Woodruff (2007), 'The Quality of the Legal System, Firm Ownership, and Firm Size', Review of Economics and Statistics, 89 (4), November, 601-14 -- John McMillan and Christopher Woodruff (2002), 'The Central Role of Entrepreneurs in Transition Economies', Journal of Economic Perspectives, 16 (3), Summer, 153-70 -- Daniel Berkowitz and John E. Jackson (2006), 'Entrepreneurship and the Evolution of Income Distributions in Poland and Russia', Journal of Comparative Economics, 34, 338-56 -- Simon Johnson, John McMillan and Christopher Woodruff (2002), 'Property Rights and Finance', American Economic Review, 92 (5), 1335-56
    Abstract: Robert Cull and Lixin Colin Xu (2005), 'Institutions, Ownership, and Finance: The Determinants of Profit Reinvestment Among Chinese Firms', Journal of Financial Economics, 77, 117-46 -- Simeon Djankov, Yingyi Qian, Gérard Roland and Ekaterina Zhuravskaya (2006), 'Entrepreneurship in China and Russia Compared', Journal of the European Economic Association, 4 (2-3), April-May, 352-65 -- Raymond J. Fisman (2003), 'Ethnic Ties and the Provision of Credit: Relationship-Level Evidence from African Firms', Advances in Economic Analysis and Policy, 3 (1), Article 4, i-iii, 1-18 -- Mike Burkart, Fausto Panunzi and Andrei Shleifer (2003), 'Family Firms', Journal of Finance, LVIII (5), October, 2167-201 -- Marianne Bertrand, Simon Johnson, Krislert Samphantharak and Antoinette Schoar (2008), 'Mixing Family with Business: A Study of Thai Business Groups and the Families Behind Them', Journal of Financial Economics, 88, 466-98 -- William J. Baumol (1990), 'Entrepreneurship: Productive, Unproductive and Destructive', Journal of Political Economy, 98 (5), Part 1, October, 893-921 -- Kevin M. Murphy, Andrei Shleifer and Robert W. Vishny (1991), 'The Allocation of Talent: Implications for Growth', Quarterly Journal of Economics, 106 (2), May, 503-30 -- Mara Faccio (2006), 'Politically Connected Firms', American Economic Review, 96, March, 369-86 -- Raymond Fisman (2001), 'Estimating the Value of Political Connections', American Economic Review, 91 (4), September, 1095-102 -- Stijn Claessens, Erik Feijen and Luc Laeven (2008), 'Political Connections and Preferential Access to Finance: The Role of Campaign Contributions', Journal of Financial Economics, 88, 554-80
    Note: Includes bibliographical references , The recommended readings are available in the print version, or may be available via the link to your library's holdings
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    ISBN: 9781848447295
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 279 p) , ill
    Series Statement: Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als The political economy of trade reform in emerging markets
    DDC: 382.091724
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    Keywords: 1950-2007 ; Internationale Handelspolitik ; Handelsliberalisierung ; Wirtschaftsreform ; Schwellenländer ; International trade Political aspects ; Trade regulation ; Electronic books ; Developing countries Case studies Commerce ; Developing countries Commerce ; Case studies ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Entwicklungsländer ; Außenhandelspolitik
    Abstract: This timely book brings fresh analysis to the important issue of trade policy reform in emerging markets
    Abstract: pt. I. The comprehensive reformers -- pt. II. The partial reformers
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    ISBN: 9781849803427
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 395 p) , ill
    Series Statement: Elgar original reference
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Handbook of innovation systems and developing countries
    DDC: 338/.064091724
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    Keywords: 1994-2005 ; Technologiepolitik ; Technischer Fortschritt ; Innovationsmanagement ; Armut ; Multinationales Unternehmen ; Industrieforschung ; Universitäre Forschung ; Forschungseinrichtung ; Entwicklung ; Entwicklungsländer ; Technological innovations ; Electronic books ; Developing countries Economic conditions ; Entwicklungsländer ; Innovation ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Entwicklungsländer ; Innovationsförderung ; Technologiepolitik ; Aufsatzsammlung
    Abstract: This Handbook is the first attempt to adapt the IS approach to developing countries from a theoretical and empirical viewpoint. The Handbook brings eminent scholars in economics, innovation and development studies together with promising young researchers to review the literature and push theoretical boundaries. They critically review the IS approach and its adequacy for developing countries, discuss the relationship between IS and development, and address the question of how it should be adapted to the realities of developing nations
    Abstract: pt. I. Innovation and development -- pt. II. Scales in innovation systems : theoretical progress and empirical overview -- pt. III. Building blocks in innovation systems in developing countries : challenges under globalization -- pt. IV. IS-based policies in the new global setting
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    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource
    Edition: 2009 World Bank eLibrary Also available in print
    Series Statement: Policy research working paper 4878
    Parallel Title: Irving, Jacqueline Local sources of financing for infrastructure in Africa
    Keywords: Financial institutions ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Financial institutions ; Infrastructure (Economics)
    Abstract: "With the exception of South Africa, local financial markets in sub-Saharan Africa remain underdeveloped and small, with a particular dearth of financing with maturity terms commensurate with the medium- to long-term horizons of infrastructure projects. But as financial market reforms gather momentum, there is growing awareness of the need to tap local and regional sources. Drawing on a comprehensive new database constructed for the purpose of this research, the paper assesses the actual and potential role of local financial systems for 24 African countries in financing infrastructure. The paper concludes that further development and more appropriate regulation of local institutional investors would help them realize their potential as financing sources, for which they are better suited than local banks because their liabilities would better match the longer terms of infrastructure projects. There are clear signs of positive change: private pension providers are emerging in Africa, there is a shift from defined benefit toward defined contribution plans, and African institutional investors have begun taking a more diversified portfolio approach in asset allocation. Although capital markets remain underdeveloped, new issuers in infrastructure sectors-particularly of corporate bonds-are coming to market in several countries, in some cases constituting the debut issue. More than half of the corporate bonds listed at end-2006 on these countries' markets were by companies in infrastructure sectors. More cross-border listings and investment within the region-in both corporate bonds and equity issues-including by local institutional investors, could help overcome local capital markets' impediments and may hold significant promise for financing cross-country infrastructure projects. "--World Bank web site
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    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource
    Edition: 2009 World Bank eLibrary Also available in print
    Series Statement: Policy research working paper 4930
    Parallel Title: Iacovone, Leonardo The better you are the stronger it makes you
    Keywords: Free trade ; Industrial productivity ; Free trade ; Industrial productivity
    Abstract: "This paper studies how liberalization affects productivity growth using micro-level plant data. While previous studies have already shown the existence of a positive relationship between competition and economic performance, the novelty of this paper is that it analyzes not only the average impact of liberalization, but also goes "beyond the average" and shows how the liberalization can affect dissimilar plants in a different way. The author first develops a model which predicts that, while the impact of liberalization on productivity growth is positive "on average", more advanced firms tend to benefit more. In fact, liberalization generates two competing effects: on one side it spurs more innovative efforts because of the increased entry threat by foreign competitors, on the other side, enhanced competition curtails expected profits and reduces the funds available to finance innovative activities. The pro-competitive effect is weaker for less advanced firms as for them it is harder to catch-up with the "technology frontier". These predictions are then tested focusing on Mexican plants during the NAFTA liberalization. The results show that a 1 percent reduction in tariffs spurred productivity growth between 4 and 8 percent on average. However, for backward firms this effect is much weaker if not close to zero, otherwise for more advanced ones this effect is stronger with productivity growing between 11 and 13 percent. Consistent with the theoretical model the results are stronger in those sectors where the scope for innovative activities is more pronounced. These results are particularly important for policy makers because they suggest that while increasing competition may be good in spurring average productivity, it is also true that this effect does not hold for all type of firms, in particular more backward firms may need some complementary support policy to upgrade their capacities and keep up with the more competitive environment. "--World Bank web site
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    Washington, D.C : The World Bank
    ISBN: 0821372238 , 0821372246 , 9780821372234 , 9780821372241
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (vii, 78 p) , ill., map , 23 cm
    Edition: Online-Ausg. World Bank E-Library Archive
    Series Statement: Environment and development
    DDC: 339.4/9091724
    Keywords: Environmental health ; Households Economic aspects ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Natural resources ; Poverty Environmental aspects ; Environmental health ; Households Economic aspects ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Natural resources ; Poverty Environmental aspects ; Environmental health ; Households ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Natural resources ; Poverty
    Description / Table of Contents: Understanding poverty-environment linkages at the household level -- Poverty and environmental change at the macro scale -- Environmental management and pathways to household welfare -- Scope of the report -- Some key conclusions -- Local natural resources, poverty, and degradation: examining empirical regularities -- The importance of environmental income to the poor -- Commons as a source of insurance -- The effect of growth on local resource use -- Welfare impacts of degradation -- The role of poverty in environmental change -- Conclusions -- Health outcomes and environmental pathogens -- Theoretical linkages between health outcomes and environmental conditions -- Empirical evidence of linkages between health outcomes and environmental conditions -- How robust are the empirical findings? -- Conclusions and tentative policy implications -- Household welfare and policy reforms -- Selected policy reforms: evidence from case studies -- Challenges and data limitations -- Conclusions -- Directions for change -- Use of local natural resources -- Design principles for improving environmental health -- Better data for monitoring change -- Policy reforms for managing the environment and reducing poverty -- Moving forward.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-74) and index
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    Cheltenham : Edward Elgar
    ISBN: 9781848442818
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (2 v. in 1) , ill
    Series Statement: Edward Elgar E-Book Archive
    Parallel Title: Available in another form
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als International handbook of development economics
    DDC: 338.9
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    Keywords: Entwicklungstheorie ; Welt ; Development economics ; Economic development ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Entwicklungsländer ; Entwicklungsökonomie
    Abstract: This two-volume original reference work provides a comprehensive overview of development economics and comprises contributions by some of the leading scholars working in the field. Authors are drawn from around the world and write on a wide range of topics
    Abstract: pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Alternative approaches to development -- pt. 3. Macroeconomics of growth and development -- pt. 4. Factors in development -- pt. 5. Sectors in development -- pt. 6. International issues -- pt. 7. Distribution and poverty -- pt. 8. The state, institutions and development -- pt. 9. Economic development experience
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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    ISBN: 9781035305643
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 173 pages) , illustrations
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Lütken, Søren Ender Corporate strategies and the clean development mechanism
    DDC: 363.738/74091724
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    Keywords: Klimaschutz ; Clean Development Mechanism ; Umweltmanagement ; Umweltabkommen ; EU-Staaten ; China ; Indien ; Sustainable development ; Social responsibility of business ; Emissions trading ; Kyoto-Übereinkommen ; Clean Development Mechanism ; Umweltzertifikathandel ; Westliche Welt ; Entwicklungsländer ; Kyoto-Übereinkommen 1973 Mai 18 ; Clean Development Mechanism ; Umweltzertifikathandel ; Westliche Welt ; Entwicklungsländer
    Abstract: This book assesses the structure of projects under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol. It explains why, instead of the expected bilateral structure where a company from an industrialized country invests in a project in a developing country and receives the emission reduction credits in return, a unilateral structure prevails whereby a company from a developing country finances the emission reduction project itself and sells the emission reduction credits. The book arrives at three fundamental, interconnected, conclusions: CDM is logically a unilaterally driven investment activity; CDM investment is an irrelevant compliance instrument for companies from industrialised countries and that this state of affairs is unlikely to change post 2012; and CDM thrives in less equal and less ambitious post-2012 climate regimes. Unique in its analysis of corporate views on investment in CDM projects, this book will find widespread appeal amongst climate policy analysts, company representatives involved in developing CDM acquisition strategies and climate policymakers. It will also be of interest to anyone involved in the study of climate change, emissions reduction and trading and carbon markets
    Description / Table of Contents: Contents: Foreword by hans jürgen stehr -- Introduction -- 1. Introduction to global climate policy -- 2. The clean development mechanism's role in global climate policy -- 3. Corporate strategic responses to emissions reduction -- 4. A unilateral future for the cdm? -- 5. Perspectives for cdm post 2012 - will it survive? -- References -- Index.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-191) and index
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    ISBN: 9780821374092 , 9780821374108
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (xxviii, 351 p) , ill , 23 cm
    Edition: Online-Ausg. World Bank E-Library Archive
    Series Statement: Latin American development forum series
    DDC: 363.6098
    Keywords: Infrastructure (Economics) ; Privatization ; Public utilities Finance ; Public utilities Finance ; Public-private sector cooperation ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Privatization ; Public utilities Finance ; Public utilities Finance ; Public-private sector cooperation ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Privatization ; Public utilities ; Public utilities ; Public-private sector cooperation
    Description / Table of Contents: Introduction -- Setting the stage -- Learning from the existing literature -- Filling the gaps with new datasets and methodologies -- The impact on electricity distribution -- The impact on fixed line telecommunications -- The impact on water and sewerage -- An assessment of the electricity distribution performance of private and public utilities -- Determinants of impact: regulatory and contract variables -- Conclusions and moving forward.
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-328) and index
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    Series Statement: Policy research working paper 4680
    Parallel Title: Finger, J. M Safeguards and antidumping in Latin American trade liberalization
    Keywords: Dumping (International trade) ; Free trade ; Dumping (International trade) ; Free trade
    Abstract: "The binding of tariff rates and adoption of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade/World Trade Organization-sanctioned safeguards and antidumping mechanisms provided the basis to remove a multitude of instruments of protection in the Latin American countries discussed in this paper. At the same time, they helped in maintaining centralized control over the management of pressures for protection in agencies with economy-wide accountabilities. The World Trade Organization's procedural requirements (for example, to follow published criteria, or participation by interested parties) helped leaders to change the culture of decision-making from one based on relationships to one based on objective criteria. However, when Latin American governments attempted to introduce economic sense - such as base price comparisons on an economically sensible measure of long-run international price rather than the more generous constructed cost concept that is the core of WTO rules - protection-seekers used the rules against them. They pointed out that World Trade Organization rules do not require the use of such criteria, nor do procedures in leading users (industrial countries) include such criteria. In sum, the administrative content of the rules supported liberalization; the economic content did not. "--World Bank web site
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    ISBN: 9781848444898
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxii, 323 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als The political economy of HIV/AIDS in developing countries
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    Keywords: Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights ; 1995-2005 ; Infektionskrankheit ; AIDS ; Arzneimittel ; Generika ; TRIPS ; Technologietransfer ; Gesundheitswesen ; Gesundheitspolitik ; Entwicklungsländer ; Public health ; Health services accessibility ; AIDS (Disease) Economic aspects ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Entwicklungsländer ; Aidskranker ; Medizinische Versorgung ; Accord sur les aspects des droits de propriété intellectuelle qui touchent au commerce : 1994
    Abstract: The book is based on original data and field studies from Brazil, Thailand, India and Sub-Saharan Africa. Focusing on the issue of universal and free access to treatment (a goal now taken to heart by the international community), it assesses the progress made and presents a rigorous diagnosis of the obstacles that remain, especially the constraints imposed by TRIPS and the poor state of most public health systems in Southern countries. In so doing, the book renews our understanding of the political economy of HIV/AIDS in these vast regions, where it continues to spread with devastating social and economic consequences
    Note: Includes bibliographical references and index , New antiretroviral treatments and post-2005 TRIPS constraints : first moves toward IP flexibilization in developing countries , New trends in IP protection and health issues in FTA negotiations , Evolution of prices and quantities of ARV drugs in African countries: from emerging to strategic markets , The Brazilian experience of 'scaling-up' : a public policy approach , Technology transfer agreements and access to HIV/AIDS drugs : the Brazilian case , Scaling-up and reverse engineering : acquisition of industrial knowledge by copying drugs in Brazil , Compulsory licensing in the real world : the case of ARV drugs in Brazil , HIV prevalence estimates : the new deal in Sub-Saharan Africa since 2000 , 'Fragility' : a macro-dynamic motive to offer quick and general access to ART in LDC , Procurement policies, governance models and ARV availability in French-speaking African countries : an overview , The public health approach to antiretroviral treatment : the case of Cameroon , The cost of universal free access for treating HIV/AIDS in low-income countries : the case of Senegal , Implementing funding modalities for free access : the case for a 'purchasing fund system' to cover medical care for PLWHA
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    Cheltenham, U.K : Edward Elgar
    ISBN: 9781848443990
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 226 p) , ill
    Series Statement: Advances in new institutional analysis
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Shirley, Mary M., 1945 - Institutions and development
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    Keywords: Entwicklung ; Institutionenökonomik ; Neue Institutionenökonomik ; Entwicklungshilfe ; Entwicklungsorganisation ; Welt ; Entwicklungsländer ; Financial institutions ; Economic development ; International agencies ; Economic assistance ; Electronic books ; Entwicklungshilfe
    Abstract: A landmark contribution to our understanding of economic development. This significant book argues that fundamental changes in deeply rooted institutions do not happen because of outsiders' money, advice, pressures, or even physical force; which explains why foreign aid has not, and can not, improve institutions. The impetus for changing institutions must come from within a society, and the author shows how groups of local scholars contribute to institutional change and development when the political opportunity presents itself
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. Why are poor countries poor? -- 3. Market-supportive institutions -- 4. Can foreign aid promote development? -- 5. Can we measure institutions and institutional change? -- 6. Institutions and the reform of urban water systems -- 7. The role of scholars and scholarship in economic development -- 8. Where do we go from here?
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-215) and index
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    Series Statement: Policy research working paper 4712
    Parallel Title: Calderán, César Infrastructure and economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Keywords: Income distribution ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Income distribution ; Infrastructure (Economics)
    Abstract: "An adequate supply of infrastructure services has long been viewed by both academics and policy makers as a key ingredient for economic development. Sub-Saharan Africa ranks consistently at the bottom of all developing regions in terms of infrastructure performance, and an increasing number of observers point to deficient infrastructure as a major obstacle for growth and poverty reduction across the region. This paper offers an empirical assessment of the impact of infrastructure development on growth and inequality, with a focus on Sub-Saharan Africa. The paper uses a comparative cross-regional perspective to place Africa's experience in the international context. Drawing from an updated data set of infrastructure quantity and quality indicators covering more than 100 countries and spanning the years 1960-2005, the paper estimates empirical growth and inequality equations including a standard set of control variables augmented by infrastructure quantity and quality measures, and controlling for the potential endogeneity of the latter. The estimates illustrate the potential contribution of infrastructure development to growth and equity across Africa. "--World Bank web site
    Note: Includes bibliographical references , Title from PDF file as viewed on 5/18/2009 , Also available in print.
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    Series Statement: Policy research working paper 4716
    Parallel Title: Filmer, Deon Development, modernization, and son preference in fertility decisions
    Keywords: Familienplanung ; Fertilität ; Familienökonomik ; Entwicklungsländer ; Sex of children, Parental preferences for ; Sex of children, Parental preferences for
    Abstract: "A family preference for sons over daughters may manifest itself in different ways, including higher mortality, worse health status, or lower educational attainment among girls. This study focuses on one measure of son preference in the developing world, namely the likelihood of continued childbearing given the gender composition of existing children in the family. The authors use an unusually large data set, covering 65 countries and approximately 5 million births. The analysis shows that son preference is apparent in many regions of the developing world and is particularly large in South Asia and in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region. Modernization does not appear to reduce son preference. For example, in South Asia son preference is larger for women with more education and is increasing over time. The explanation for these patterns appears to be that latent son preference in childbearing is more likely to manifest itself when fertility levels are low. As a result of son preference, girls tend to grow up with significantly more siblings than boys do, which may have implications for their wellbeing if there are quantity-quality trade-offs that result in fewer material and emotional resources allocated to children in larger families. "--World Bank web site
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    Cheltenham : Edward Elgar
    ISBN: 9781848444010
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xv, 248 p)
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Thirlwall, Anthony P., 1941 - 2023 Trade liberalisation and the poverty of nations
    DDC: 382.71
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    Keywords: Handelsliberalisierung ; Wirtschaftswachstum ; Exportinduziertes Wachstum ; Entwicklungsländer ; Free trade ; Electronic books ; Developing countries Economic conditions ; Developing countries Commerce ; Developing countries Commerce ; Entwicklungsländer ; Außenhandel ; Liberalisierung ; Entwicklungsländer ; Wirtschaftswachstum
    Abstract: This book argues that orthodox theory is based on many unreal assumptions, and that there are sound economic arguments for selective protection of industrial activities in the early stages of economic development. The historical evidence of the now-developed countries also illustrates this fact
    Abstract: 1. The theory and measurement of trade liberalisation -- 2. Trade liberalisation, trade performance and economic growth -- 3. Trade liberalisation and international inequality -- 4. Trade liberalisation, poverty and domestic inequality -- 5. Trade strategy and economic development
    Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-238) and index
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    Cheltenham : Edward Elgar
    ISBN: 9781848442733
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 240 p) , ill., maps
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Infrastructure and trade in Asia
    DDC: 363.095
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    Keywords: 2005 ; Internationale Wirtschaft ; Regionalentwicklung ; Regionale Wirtschaftsintegration ; Infrastrukturinvestition ; Armutsbekämpfung ; Wirtschaftsintegration ; Wirtschaftswachstum ; Asien ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Asien ; Infrastruktur ; Handel ; Electronic books ; Asia Commerce ; Asia Economic policy ; Asia Economic conditions 1945- ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Asien ; Infrastruktur ; Handel
    Abstract: Analysis of infrastructure's role in facilitating international trade and consequently regional economic integration is still rudimentary. This original book fills that knowledge gap by exploring relevant concepts, measurement issues, aspects of the implementation of trade-related infrastructure facilities and their impacts on poverty, trade, investment and macroeconomic balances
    Abstract: Infrastructure and trade in Asia : an overview / Douglas H. Brooks and Jayant Menon -- A framework for considering infrastructure for regional co-operation / John Weiss -- Trade facilitation : what, why, how, where and when? / Philippa Dee, Christopher Findlay and Richard Pomfret -- Regional co-operation, governance, soft infrastructure and trading costs / Haider A. Khan -- Empirical estimates of trade costs for Asia / Prabir De -- Roads and poverty : a general equilibrium analysis for Lao PDR / Jayant Menon and Peter Warr -- Road infrastructure and regional economic integration : evidence from the Mekong / Christopher Edmonds and Manabu Fujimura -- Meeting the MDG water target in Asia : the role of regional co-operation / P.B. Anand -- Infrastructure financing : impacts on macroeconomic balances / Douglas H. Brooks and Fan Zhai
    Note: "A joint publication of the Asian Development Bank Institute and Edward Elgar Publishing , Includes bibliographical references and index
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    Cheltenham [England] : Edward Elgar
    ISBN: 9781781007655
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxxv, 376 p) , ill. (some col.)
    Series Statement: Global development network
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Economic reform in developing countries ; reach, range, reason
    DDC: 330.91724
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    Keywords: 1980-2001 ; Wirtschaftsreform ; Institutioneller Wandel ; Politischer Wandel ; Entwicklungspolitik ; Entwicklungsländer ; Structural adjustment (Economic policy) ; Electronic books ; Developing countries Economic conditions ; Developing countries Economic policy ; Entwicklungsländer ; Wirtschaftsreform ; Einrichtung ; Wandel ; Politischer Wandel ; Entwicklungspolitik ; Geschichte 1980-2001
    Abstract: This book offers insights into the process of economic reform in developing countries. It is organized around three factors that are critical to the success of any reform. According to Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen, these key dimensions are Reach, Range, and Reason. "Reach" refers to the ability of reform to be person-centered and evenhanded, reaching all individuals in society. "Range" considers the institutional reforms and policy changes necessary to implement change and the possible ripple effects on other policies and populations. Finally, "Reason" captures the importance of constantly asking why a particular reform has been selected
    Abstract: pt. 1. Reach : person-centered, evenhanded -- pt. 2. Range : institutional reform, policy change -- pt. 3. Reason : strategies, not slogans
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    ISBN: 9781848441460
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xxi, 391 p) , ill
    Series Statement: Studies in international investment
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als The rise of transnational corporations from emerging markets
    DDC: 338.88
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    Keywords: Multinationales Unternehmen ; Schwellenländer ; Entwicklungsländer ; International business enterprises ; Investments, Foreign ; Schwellenländer ; Multinationales Unternehmen ; Direktinvestition ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Schwellenländer ; Multinationales Unternehmen ; Direktinvestition
    Abstract: This insightful book shows that foreign direct investment (FDI) from emerging markets has grown from negligible amounts in the early 1980s to $210 billion in 2007, with the stock of investment now being well over $1 trillion. This reflects the rise of firms from these economies to become important players in the world FDI market. The contributors to this book comprehensively analyze the rise of emerging market TNCs, the salient features of the transnational activities of these firms, the relationship of outward FDI and the competitiveness of the firms involved, their impact on host and home countries and implications for the international law and policy system
    Abstract: pt. 1. Overview -- pt. 2. Exploring the growth and pattern of outward FDI from developing countries -- pt. 3. What's in it for host countries? -- pt. 4. What's in it for home countries and the international community? -- pt. 5. Conclusion
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    Series Statement: Policy research working paper 4797
    Parallel Title: Hoekman, Bernard M Trade policy, trade costs, and developing country trade
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    Keywords: Free trade ; Free trade ; Developing countries Commercial policy ; Developing countries Commercial policy
    Abstract: "This paper briefly reviews new indices of trade restrictiveness and trade facilitation that have been developed at the World Bank. The paper also compares the trade impact of different types of trade restrictions applied at the border with the effects of domestic policies that affect trade costs. Based on a gravity regression framework, the analysis suggests that tariffs and non-tariff measures continue to be a significant source of trade restrictiveness for low-income countries despite preferential access programs. This is because the value of trade preferences is quite limited: a new measure of the relative preference margin developed in the paper reveals that this is very low for most country-pairs. Most countries with very good (duty-free) access to a market generally have competitors that have the same degree of access. The empirical analysis suggests that measures to improve logistics performance and facilitate trade are likely to have the greatest positive effects in expanding developing country trade, increasing the trade impacts of lowering remaining border barriers by a factor of two or more. "--World Bank web site
    Note: Includes bibliographical references , Title from PDF file as viewed on 5/8/2009 , Also available in print.
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    Cheltenham, Glos, UK : Edward Elgar Pub
    ISBN: 9781785366895
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (3 v) , cm
    Series Statement: The globalization of the world economy 19
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Globalization and poverty
    DDC: 339.46
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    Keywords: Globalisierung ; Internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen ; Armut ; Welt ; Entwicklungsländer ; Globalization Economic aspects ; Poverty ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; Electronic books ; Electronic books
    Abstract: Globalization provokes both excitement and fear. This comprehensive collection, which brings together some of the most important published work on the subject, addresses a core issue of contention: the implications of globalization for poverty and inequality. While the debate is highly politicized, this insightful set of papers focuses on the contributions made by academic economists. Globalization may be regarded by some as the realization of new opportunities through the removal of barriers to the flows of goods, services, factors and knowledge. However, it may also have adverse consequences: notably for farmers and unskilled workers in rich countries and for workers in protected industries in poor countries. In addition, this important collection investigates the implications of globalization for the power of international corporations and for the sovereignty of poor countries. It also explores topics such as the history of globalization, migration, capital movements and international institutions
    Abstract: Howard Pack (1994), 'Endogenous Growth Theory: Intellectual Appeal and Empirical Shortcomings', Journal of Economic Perspectives, 8 (1), Winter, 55-72 -- Mancur Olson, Jr. (1996), 'Big Bills Left on the Sidewalk: Why Some Nations Are Rich, and Others Poor', Journal of Economic Perspectives, 10 (2), Spring, 3-24 -- Paul Krugman and Anthony J. Venables (1995), 'Globalization and the Inequality of Nations', Quarterly Journal of Economics, CX (4), November, 857-80 -- Adrian Wood and Kersti Berge (1997), 'Exporting Manufactures: Human Resources, Natural Resources and Trade Policy', Journal of Development Studies, 34 (1), October, 35-59 -- Francisco Rodríguez and Dani Rodrik (2000), 'Trade Policy and Economic Growth: A Skeptic's Guide to the Cross-National Evidence', in Ben Bernanke (ed) and Kenneth S. Rogoff (ed) (eds), NBER Macroeconomics Annual, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press for NBER, 261-338 -- Andrew Berg and Anne Krueger (2003), 'Trade, Growth, and Poverty - A Selective Survey', in Boris Pleskovic (ed) and Nicholas Stern (ed) (eds), Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics 2003: The New Reform Agenda, New York, NY: World Bank and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 47-90 -- L. Alan Winters, Neil McCulloch and Andrew McKay (2004), 'Trade Liberalization and Poverty: The Evidence So Far', Journal of Economic Literature, XLII (1), March, 72-115 -- Aart Kraay (1999), 'Exports and Economic Performance: Evidence from a Panel of Chinese Enterprises', [subsequently published in French as 'Exportations et Performances Economiques: Etude d'un Panel d'Entreprises Chinoises', Revue d'Economie Du Développement, 1-2, 183-207], i, 1-26 -- Arne Bigsten, Paul Collier, Stefan Dercon, Marcel Fafchamps, Bernard Gauthier, Jan Willem Gunning, Abena Oduro, Remco Oostendorp, Catherine Pattillo, Måns Söderbom, Francis Teal and Albert Zeufack (2004), 'Do African Manufacturing Firms Learn from Exporting?', Journal of Development Studies, 40 (3), February, 115-41 -- Robert C. Feenstra and Gordon H. Hanson (1999), 'The Impact of Outsourcing and High-Technology Capital on Wages: Estimates for the United States, 1979-1990', Quarterly Journal of Economics, 114 (3), August, 907-40 -- Jeffrey G. Williamson (2004), 'The Political Economy of World Mass Migration', The Political Economy of World Mass Migration: Comparing Two Global Centuries, Washington, DC: AEI Press, 1-49, 51, 53-7 -- L. Alan Winters, Terrie L. Walmsley, Zhen Kun Wang and Roman Grynberg (2003), 'Liberalising Temporary Movement of Natural Persons: An Agenda for the Development Round', World Economy, 26 (8), August, 1137-61 -- Maurice Schiff (2005), 'Brain Gain: Claims About Its Size and Impact on Welfare and Growth Are Greatly Exaggerated', in Ça ̄glar Özden (ed) and Maurice Schiff (ed) (eds), International Migration, Remittances, and the Brain Drain, Chapter 2, Washington, DC: World Bank and Hampshire, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 201-25 -- Lemma W. Senbet (2001), 'Global Financial Crisis: Implications for Africa', Journal of African Economies, 10, AERC Supplement 1, 104-40 -- Barry Eichengreen, Ricardo Hausmann and Ugo Panizza (2007), 'Currency Mismatches, Debt Intolerance, and Original Sin: Why They Are Not the Same and Why it Matters', in Sebastian Edwards (ed) (ed.), Capital Controls and Capital Flows in Emerging Economies: Policies, Practices, and Consequences, Chapter 3, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 121-69 -- Paul Collier, Anke Hoeffler and Catherine Pattillo (2001), 'Flight Capital as a Portfolio Choice', World Bank Economic Review, 15 (1), September, 55-80 -- E. Borensztein, J. De Gregorio and J-W. Lee (1998), 'How Does Foreign Direct Investment Affect Economic Growth?', Journal of International Economics, 45, 115-35 -- Dani Rodrik (1998), 'Why Do More Open Economies Have Bigger Governments?', Journal of Political Economy, 106 (5), 997-1032 -- T.N. Srinivasan (1996), 'International Trade and Labour Standards From an Economic Perspective', in Pitou van Dijck (ed) and Gerrit Faber (ed) (eds), Challenges to the New World Trade Organization, Chapter 11, The Hague: Kluwer Law International, 219-43
    Abstract: Kathleen Beegle, Rajeev H. Dehejia and Roberta Gatti (2006), 'Child Labor, and Agricultural Shocks', Journal of Development Economics, 81, 80-96 -- Drusilla K. Brown, Alan V. Deardorff and Robert M. Stern (2003), 'The Effects of Multinational Production on Wages and Working Conditions in Developing Countries', in Robert E. Baldwin (ed) and L. Alan Winters (ed) (eds), Challenges to Globalization: Analyzing the Economics, Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 279-326 -- Jagdish Bhagwati and T.N. Srinivasan (1996), 'Trade and the Environment: Does Environmental Diversity Detract from the Case for Free Trade?', in Jagdish Bhagwati (ed) and Robert E. Hudec (ed) (eds), Fair Trade and Harmonization: Prerequisites for Free Trade?, Volume I: Economic Analysis, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 159-223 -- Paul Collier and David Dollar (2002), 'Aid Allocation and Poverty Reduction', European Economic Review, 46, 1475-1500 -- Catherine Pattillo, Hélène Poirson and Luca Ricci (2004), 'Through What Channels Does External Debt Affect Growth?', Brookings Trade Forum 2003, 229-77 -- Seema Jayachandran and Michael Kremer (2006), 'Odious Debt', American Economic Review, 96 (1), March, 82-92 -- David E. Sahn and Stephen D. Younger (2004), 'Growth and Poverty Reduction in Sub-Saharan Africa: Macroeconomic Adjustment and Beyond', Journal of African Economies, 13 (1), AERC Supplement 1, i66-i95 -- Paul Collier and Jan Willem Gunning (1999), 'The IMF's Role in Structural Adjustment', Economic Journal, 109 (459), November, F634-51 -- Joseph E. Stiglitz (1999), 'Beggar-Thyself Versus Beggar-Thy-Neighbor Policies: The Dangers of Intellectual Incoherence in Addressing the Global Financial Crisis', Southern Economic Journal, January, 66 (1), July, 2-38 -- Dani Rodrik (1998), 'Who Needs Capital-Account Convertibility?', in Stanley Fischer (ed), Richard N. Cooper (ed), Rudiger Dornbusch (ed), Peter M. Garber (ed), Carlos Massad (ed), Jacques J. Polak (ed), Dani Rodrik (ed) and Savak S. Tarapore (ed) (eds), Should the IMF Pursue Capital-Account Convertibility?, Princeton Essays in International Finance, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University, 207, May, 55-65 -- Paul Collier (2006), 'Why the WTO is Deadlocked: And What Can Be Done About It', World Economy, 29 (10), October, 1423-49 -- Michael Kremer (2002), 'Pharmaceuticals and the Developing World', Journal of Economic Perspectives, 16 (4), Fall, 67-90 -- Scott Barrett (2003), 'Global Disease Eradication', Journal of the European Economic Association, 1 (2-3), April-May, 591-600 -- Sir Anthony B. Atkinson (2007), 'Innovative Sources for Development Finance: Global Public Economics', in Francis Bourguignon (ed), Pierre Jacquet (ed) and Boris Pleskovic (ed) (eds), Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics - Europe 2004, 191-207
    Abstract: Recommended readings (Machine generated): Robert E. Lucas, Jr. (2003), 'The Industrial Revolution: Past and Future', Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis 2003 Annual Report, 5-20 -- Jeffrey G. Williamson (2005), 'Winners and Losers Over Two Centuries of Globalization', in Wider Perspectives on Global Development, Chapter 6, Hampshire, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 136-74 -- Paul Collier and David Dollar (2002), 'The New Wave of Globalization and its Economic Effects', in Globalization, Growth and Poverty, Chapter 1, Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press for the World Bank, 23-51 -- Ravi Kanbur (2001), 'Economic Policy, Distribution and Poverty: The Nature of Disagreements', World Development, 29 (6), 1083-94 -- François Bourguignon and Christian Morrisson (2002), 'Inequality Among World Citizens: 1820-1992', American Economic Review, 92 (4), September, 727-44 -- Martin Ravallion (2004), 'Competing Concepts of Inequality in the Globalization Debate', Brookings Trade Forum 2004, Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press, 1-38 -- Shaohua Chen and Martin Ravallion (2004), 'How Have the World's Poorest Fared Since the Early 1980s?', World Bank Research Observer, 19 (2), Fall, 141-69 -- Lant Pritchett (1997), 'Divergence, Big Time', Journal of Economic Perspectives, 11 (3), Summer, 3-17 -- Branko Milanovic (2002), 'True World Income Distribution, 1988 and 1993: First Calculation Based on Household Surveys Alone', Economic Journal, 112 (476), January, 51-92 -- Dan Ben-David (1993), 'Equalizing Exchange: Trade Liberalization and Income Convergence', Quarterly Journal of Economics, 108 (3), August, 653-79 -- Anthony J. Venables (2003), 'Winners and Losers from Regional Integration Agreements', Economic Journal, 113 (490), October, 747-61 -- David Dollar and Aart Kraay (2002), 'Growth is Good for the Poor', Journal of Economic Growth, 7, 195-225 -- Martin Ravallion (2001), 'Growth, Inequality and Poverty: Looking Beyond Averages', World Development, 29 (11), 1803-15 -- Howard L.M. Nye and Sanjay G. Reddy (2002), 'Dollar and Kraay on "Trade, Growth and Poverty": A Critique', 1-11, unpublished 343 -- Edward Anderson (2005), 'Openness and Inequality in Developing Countries: A Review of Theory and Recent Evidence', World Development, 33 (7), 1045-63 -- Ravi Kanbur and Xiaobo Zhang (2005), 'Fifty Years of Regional Inequality in China: A Journey Through Central Planning, Reform, and Openness', Review of Development Economics, 9 (1), 87-106 -- Arvind Panagariya (2004), 'India's Trade Reform', India Policy Forum 2004, 1, 1-68 -- Norman Loayza, Pablo Fajnzylber and César Calderón (2005), 'The Experience of Economic Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean', Washington, DC: World Bank, 1-51, abridged 463 -- Paul Collier and Jan Willem Gunning (1999), 'Why Has Africa Grown Slowly?', Journal of Economic Perspectives, 13 (3), Summer, 3-22
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    ISBN: 0821371398 , 0821371401 , 9780821371398 , 9780821371404
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (xxviii, 149 p) , ill , 23 cm
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    DDC: 332.67/264098
    Keywords: Housing Finance ; Infrastructure (Economics) Finance ; Pension trusts Investments ; Small business Finance ; Housing Finance ; Infrastructure (Economics) Finance ; Pension trusts Investments ; Small business Finance ; Housing ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Pension trusts ; Small business
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  • 75
    ISBN: 9781847205506
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (ix, 350 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als The economic costs and consequences of terrorism
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    Keywords: 2000-2005 ; Terrorismus ; Kosten ; Sachversicherung ; Luftverkehr ; Hafenanlagen ; Ernährungsindustrie ; Tourismus ; Elektrizitätswirtschaft ; Wasserversorgung ; USA ; Terrorism Economic aspects ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Electric utilities ; Transportation Effect of terrorism on ; Terrorism Prevention ; USA ; Terrorismus ; Innere Sicherheit ; Wirtschaftliche Lage ; Electronic books ; USA ; Terrorismus ; Innere Sicherheit ; Wirtschaftliche Lage ; Infrastruktur
    Abstract: Terrorism : considering new policies / Bruno S. Frey and Simon Luechinger -- An empirical analysis of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) / Howard Kunreuther and Erwann Michel-Kerjan -- Airport security : time for a new model / Robert W. Poole, Jr. -- Cost-effective strategies to address urban terrorism : a risk management approach. / Richard G. Little -- Optimal inspection strategies for Coast Guard operations / Niyazi Onur Bakir -- Balancing freedom and security after 9/11 : risk management at National Park Service / Larry Parkinson -- The national economic impacts of a food terrorism event : initial estimates of indirect costs / Thomas F. Stinson -- The economic cost of disasters : permanent or ephemeral? / Matthew P. Drennan -- Analyzing catastrophic terrorist events with applications to the food industry / Hamid Mohtadi and Antu Panini Murshid -- Simulating the state-by-state effects of terrorist attacks on three major US ports : applying NIEMO (National Interstate Economic Model) / Jiyoung Park ... [et al.] -- Tourism and terrorism : the national and interregional economic impacts of attacks on major US theme parks / Harry W. Richardson... [et al.] -- Worst case electricity scenarios : the benefits and costs of prevention / Lester B. Lave, Jay Apt and Granger Morgan -- Risk and economic costs of a terrorist attack on the electric system / Rae Zimmerman ... [et al.] -- Regional economic impacts of a terrorist attack on the water system of Los Angeles : a computable general disequilibrium analysis / Adam Rose, Gbadebo Oladosu and Shu-Yi Liao -- Two-sided electricity markets : self-healing systems / Richard E. Schuler.
    Abstract: This landmark book covers a range of issues concerning the consequences of terrorist attacks. Beginning with a discussion of new policies and strategies, it then delves into specific areas of concern, modeling a range of possible scenarios and ways to mitigate or pre-empt damages
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    ISBN: 9781847205353
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 210 p)
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Das, Dilip K., 1945 - The evolving global trade architecture
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    Keywords: General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (Organization) ; World Trade Organization ; Uruguay Round ; Weltwirtschaftsordnung ; Internationale Wirtschaftspolitik ; Wirtschaftskonferenz ; Internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen ; Internationale Wirtschaftsorganisation ; Welt ; Free trade ; International trade ; Foreign trade regulation ; Globalization Economic aspects ; International economic relations ; Electronic books ; WTO-Recht ; World Trade Organization ; Uruguay Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations ; Freihandel ; Welthandel ; Globalisierung
    Abstract: Development, developing economies and the multilateral trade regime -- Necessity for a development round -- Special treatment and policy space for the developing economies in the multilateral trade regime -- The Fifth Ministerial Conference : the wheels come off at Cancún -- Enter the developing economies : transforming the landscape of the multilateral trade regime -- The Sixth Ministerial Conference : the lean Hong Kong harvest -- The Doha Round : a disenchanting evolutionary process.
    Abstract: This comprehensive and accessible book examines the evolution of the multilateral trade regime in the ever-changing global economic environment, particularly during the WTO era and the ongoing Doha Round. Professor Das explores how the creation of the multilateral trade regime, or the GATT/WTO system, has been fraught with difficulties. He describes the ways, by means of various rounds of negotiations, the multilateral trade regime has constantly adjusted itself to the new realities of the global economy
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  • 77
    ISBN: 9781847205445
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 209 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Knowledge management in developing economies
    DDC: 658.4/038
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    Keywords: Wissensmanagement ; Lernen ; Wissenstransfer ; Entwicklungsländer ; Knowledge management ; Knowledge management Cross-cultural studies ; Wissensmanagement ; Entwicklungsländer ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Entwicklungsländer ; Wissensmanagement
    Abstract: pt. 1. Theoretical developments in intercultural and inter-institutional knowledge management -- pt. 2. Knowledge management in the transition economies -- pt. 3. Knowledge management in Asia -- pt. 4. Knowledge management in Africa, the Middle East and Latin America -- pt. 5. Conclusion.
    Abstract: This important book brings together a set of original key contributions to knowledge management in developing economies. It encompasses a wide range of countries throughout Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America as well as the transition economies of the former socialist countries in Eastern Europe
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  • 78
    ISBN: 9781847205483
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xii, 345 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Luken, Ralph Andrew Environment and industry in developing countries
    DDC: 338.9/27091724
    Keywords: Umweltmanagement ; Industrie ; Entwicklungsländer ; Industrial management Environmental aspects ; Technology Environmental aspects ; Environmental management ; Electronic books ; Entwicklungsländer ; Umweltbezogenes Management ; Internationaler Vergleich
    Abstract: 1. Introduction -- 2. Decoupling of environmental pressure from industrial growth, 1990-2002 -- 3. Heuristic model of EST adoption -- 4. Brazil -- 5. China -- 6. India -- 7. Kenya -- 8. Thailand -- 9. Tunisia -- 10. Viet Nam -- 11. Zimbabwe -- 13. Eight-country assessment of factors influencing EST adoption -- 14. Findings, policy implications and programme proposals.
    Abstract: Industries located in developing countries have made major improvements in environmental performance since the Rio Earth Summit of 1992. More specifically, their record in reducing energy-use and water-pollutant intensities has been better than developed countries. This significant new book investigates what motivates industries in developing countries to adopt environmentally sound technology (EST)--a subject about which very little is actually known. The authors present the findings of a United Nations study of the factors that determined EST adoption by 105 manufacturing plants in four different sectors within eight developing countries. They explore both factors internal to the plants as well as external factors including governments, markets and civil society
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (viii, 310 p) , ill
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    Series Statement: New horizons in environmental economics
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Anand, Prathivadi Bhayankaram, 1963 - Scarcity, entitlements and the economics of water in developing countries
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    Keywords: Wasserversorgung ; Wassermangel ; Wasserpolitik ; Entwicklungsländer ; Water resources development Economic aspects ; Water-supply Economic aspects ; Entwicklungsländer ; Wasserverteilung ; Electronic books ; Entwicklungsländer ; Wasserversorgung ; Wassermangel ; Wassernutzung
    Abstract: Introduction -- Investigating water 'scarcity' -- Access to water supply : achieving the Millennium Development Goal -- Sharing water peacefully : understanding transboundary water-resource conflicts -- An analysis of a river dispute : interaction of politics and economics -- Improving access to water : institutions, entitlements and inequality -- Consumer preferences and public policy -- Justice, rights and sustainability : access to water and the capability approach. -- Conclusions and a research agenda.
    Abstract: P.B. Anand argues that if water supply and sanitation were mainly problems of technology or financial resources, they would have been resolved long ago. While appreciating that technology and finances are important, he ascertains that there are many other factors affecting our ability to intervene and improve the effectiveness of policies. The author explores these factors, raising questions such as 'How is water scarcity defined?', 'Are there patterns that indicate how nations use available freshwater resources?', 'Does water shortage make nations use water more efficiently?', and 'What explains the variation in progress with regard to Millennium Development Goals related to water and sanitation?'
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    Cheltenham : Edward Elgar and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (viii, 232 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Beyond food production
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    Keywords: Armut ; Landwirtschaft ; Entwicklungsländer ; Agriculture Economic aspects ; Agriculture and state ; Poverty ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Entwicklungsländer ; Schwellenländer ; Armut ; Landwirtschaftsentwicklung ; Agrarproduktion
    Abstract: Synthesis and theoretical background -- Country case studies.
    Abstract: The importance of agricultural growth to poverty reduction is well known, but the specific channels through which the poor can take advantage of growth require further research. Beyond Food Production takes on this challenge, investigating four important channels: rural labor markets, farm incomes, food prices, and linkages to other economic sectors
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    ISBN: 9781847205360
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    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 254 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als MicroFranchising
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    Keywords: Entwicklungspolitik ; Mikrofinanzierung ; Franchising ; Armutsbekämpfung ; Kleinbauern ; Gesundheitsversorgung ; Telekommunikation ; Entwicklungsländer ; Afrika ; Franchises (Retail trade) ; Small business ; Poverty ; Poverty Prevention ; Entwicklungsländer ; Kleinstbetrieb ; Franchising ; Armut ; Bekämpfung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Entwicklungsländer ; Kleinstbetrieb ; Franchising ; Armut ; Bekämpfung
    Abstract: Why microfranchising is needed now : introduction and book overview / Jason S. Fairbourne -- Microfranchising : the next step on the development ladder / Stephen W. Gibson -- The informal economy and microfranchising / Michael Henriques and Mathias Herr -- Current international development tools to combat poverty / Warner Woodworth -- Opportunities for partnership : how microfinance and microfranchising compliment each. other / John Hatch. -- Microfranchising and the base of the pyramid / Molly Hoyt and Eliot Jamison -- Microfranchise business models / Kirk Magleby -- Honey Care Africa / Farouk Jiwa -- Franchising healthcare for Kenya : the HealthStore Foundation model / Michelle Fertig and Herc Tzaras -- Vodacom Community Services : rural telephone access for South Africa / Lisa Jones Christensen, Jennifer (Reck) Van Kirk and Brad Wood -- Scojo Foundation / Jordan Kassalow, Graham Macmillan, and Neil Blumenthal -- Microfranchise funding / Naoko Felder-Kuzu -- The future of microfranchising : opportunities and challenges / W. Gibb Dyer, Jr.
    Abstract: This unique book provides an overview of the need to alleviate poverty and what methods have been used in the past to do so (e.g. microcredit). It then introduces the concept of the microfranchise and discusses how this business model can be used in poverty alleviation. Different models of microfranchising are reviewed and specific case studies highlighted to show how it has worked in different parts of the world. The book concludes with a discussion of the advantages as well as the potential problems and pitfalls that accompany microfranchising
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    Cheltenham : Edward Elgar
    ISBN: 9781847204103
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xv, 282 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Athukorala, Premachandra, 1951 - Multinational enterprises in Asian development
    DDC: 338.8/885
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    Keywords: Multinationales Unternehmen ; Auslandsinvestition ; Entwicklung ; Wirkungsanalyse ; Internationale Wirtschaft ; Asien ; International business enterprises ; Asien ; Multinationales Unternehmen ; Direktinvestition ; Entwicklungsländer ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung ; Electronic books ; Asia Economic policy ; Asien ; Entwicklungsländer ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung ; Direktinvestition ; Multinationales Unternehmen
    Abstract: Multinational enterprises and developing countries : background and preview -- Foreign direct investment in developing Asia : trends, patterns and prospects -- Multinational enterprises and manufacturing for export : emerging patterns and opportunities for latecomers -- Product fragmentation and trade patterns in east Asia -- Multinational firms in crisis and recovery : lessons from the 1997-98 Asian crisis -- Capital inflows and the real exchange rate : foreign direct investment versus short-term capital -- Trade orientation and productivity gains from international production -- Multinational enterprises and the globalization of R&D : a study of US-based firms -- Multinational firms and factor proportions in manufacturing : does parentage matter? -- Foreign direct investment in economic transition : the experience of Vietnam.
    Abstract: This book takes a fresh look at unresolved issues associated with the role of multinational enterprises and foreign direct investment in economic development in light of the experiences of developing countries in Asia
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  • 83
    ISBN: 0821366823 , 0821366831 , 9780821366820
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (xi, 42 p) , ill., map , 26 cm
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    Series Statement: World Bank working paper no. 84
    DDC: 333.91/409664
    Keywords: Bumbuna Hydroelectric Project ; Bumbuna Hydroelectric Project ; Communication in rural development ; Hydroelectric power plants ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Water-power ; Communication in rural development ; Hydroelectric power plants ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Water-power
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    ISBN: 0821366866 , 9780821366868
    Language: English
    Pages: Online-Ressource (xxi, 141 p) , ill , 21 cm
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    DDC: 338.9009172/4
    Keywords: World Bank ; World Bank ; Economic development projects ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Economic development projects ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; World Bank ; Economic development projects ; Infrastructure (Economics)
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    Series Statement: Policy research working paper 3874
    Parallel Title: Olarreaga, M Sugar prices, labor income, and poverty in Brazil
    Keywords: Free trade ; Households Economic aspects ; Sugar trade ; Free trade ; Households Economic aspects ; Sugar trade
    Abstract: "This paper assesses the impact that a potential liberalization of sugar regimes in OECD countries could have on household labor income and poverty in Brazil. The authors first estimate the extent of price transmission from world markets to 11 Brazilian states to capture the fact that some local markets may be relatively more isolated from changes in world prices. They then simultaneously estimate the impact that changes in domestic sugar prices have on regional wages and employment depending on worker characteristics. Finally, they measure the impact on household income of a 10 percent increase in world sugar prices. Results suggest that workers in the sugar sector and in sugar-producing regions have better employment opportunities and experience larger wage increases. More interestingly, households at the top of the income distribution experience larger income gains due to higher wages, whereas households at the bottom of the distribution experience larger income gains due to movements out of unemployment. "--World Bank web site
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    Series Statement: Policy research working paper 3943
    Parallel Title: Foster, Vivien Is cost recovery a feasible objective for water and electricity?
    Keywords: Infrastructure (Economics) ; Public utilities ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Public utilities
    Abstract: "Given the relatively small segment of the population that faces genuine affordability problems in Latin America, there appears to be a promising case for using targeted subsidies to reconcile the cost recovery objective with social protection concerns. Social tariff schemes of various kinds are already widespread in Latin America, but they suffer from a number of design flaws. Increasing block tariff (IBT) structures are the most prevalent form of social tariffs in the region. These are likely to be more successful in the electricity sector than in the water sector because the correlation between consumption and income is much stronger in the case of electricity than water. Moreover, IBT structures in electricity tend to be much better designed than in the case of water, with lower fixed charges, lower subsistence blocks, and steeper gradients. A number of more sophisticated social tariff schemes are also being applied that combine consumption criteria with some form of socioeconomic screening. These are generally found to perform better than IBTs, although they also present significant room for improvement. "--World Bank web site
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    Series Statement: Policy research working paper 3981
    Parallel Title: Gourdon, Julien Openness, inequality, and poverty
    Keywords: Equality ; Free trade ; Income distribution ; Equality ; Free trade ; Income distribution
    Abstract: "Using tariffs as a measure of openness, the authors find consistent evidence that the conditional effects of trade liberalization on inequality are correlated with relative factor endowments. Trade liberalization is associated with increases in inequality in countries well-endowed in highly skilled workers and capital or with workers that have very low education levels and in countries relatively well-endowed in mining and fuels. Trade liberalization is associated with decreases in inequality in countries that are well-endowed with primary-educated labor. Similar results are also apparent when decile data are used instead of the usual Gini coefficient. The results are strongly supportive of the factor-proportions theory of trade and suggest that trade liberalization in poor countries where the share of the labor force with very low education levels (likely employed in nontradable activities) is high raises inequality. In the sample, countries with low education levels also have relatively scarce endowments of capital. Quantitatively capital scarcity is the dominating effect so that trade liberalization is accompanied by reduced income inequality in low-income countries. Within-country inequality is also positively correlated with measures of macroeconomic instability. Simulation results suggest that relatively small changes in inequality as measured by aggregate measures of inequality like the Gini coefficient are magnified when estimates are carried out using decile data. "--World Bank web site
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    Cheltenham, U.K : Edward Elgar
    ISBN: 9781847200167
    Language: English
    Pages: 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 344 p) , ill
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    Parallel Title: Available in another form
    Parallel Title: Erscheint auch als Institutions, globalisation and empowerment
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    Keywords: Globalisierung ; Institutionelle Infrastruktur ; Institutioneller Wandel ; Wirtschaftswachstum ; Entwicklung ; Entwicklungsländer ; Welt ; Gleichberechtigung ; Social institutions ; Globalization ; Economic development ; Sozialeinrichtung ; Globalisierung ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung ; Electronic books ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Globalisierung ; Wirtschaftsentwicklung ; Institutionenökonomie
    Abstract: This book argues that the capacity of a country to develop, and the levels of economic and social development achieved, depend more on the institutional parameters within which the development policies are implemented than on the policies themselves. It contends that forces of globalisation influence individual countries' economic and social institutions
    Abstract: pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Concepts -- pt. 3. Empirical evidence -- pt. 4. Conclusion
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  • 89
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    Series Statement: Policy research working paper 3989
    Parallel Title: Fedderke, Johannes W Infrastructure and growth in South Africa
    Keywords: Infrastructure (Economics) ; Public investments ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; Public investments ; South Africa Economic conditions ; South Africa Economic conditions
    Abstract: "Empirical explorations of the growth and productivity impacts of infrastructure have been characterized by ambiguous (countervailing signs) results with little robustness. A number of explanations of the contradictory findings have been proposed. These range from the crowd-out of private by public sector investment, non-linearities generating the possibility of infrastructure overprovision, simultaneity between infrastructure provision and growth, and the possibility of multiple (hence indirect) channels of influence between infrastructure and productivity improvements. The authors explore these possibilities using panel data for South Africa over the 1970-2000 period, and a range of 19 infrastructure measures. Using a number of alternative measures of productivity, the prevalence of ambiguous (countervailing signs) results, with little systematic pattern is also shown to hold for their data set in estimations that include the infrastructure measures in simple growth frameworks. The authors demonstrate that controlling for potential endogeneity of infrastructure in estimation robustly eliminates virtually all evidence of ambiguous impacts of infrastructure, due for example to possible overinvestment in infrastructure. Controlling for the possibility of endogeneity in the infrastructure measures renders the impact of infrastructure capital not only positive, but of economically meaningful magnitudes. These findings are invariant between the direct impact of infrastructure on labor productivity, and the indirect impact of infrastructure on total factor productivity. "--World Bank web site
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  • 90
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    Series Statement: Policy research working paper 3850
    Parallel Title: Bussolo, Maurizio Do regional trade pacts benefit the poor?
    Keywords: Free trade ; Income distribution ; Poverty ; Free trade ; Income distribution ; Poverty
    Abstract: "The main objective of this paper is to provide an ex-ante assessment of the poverty and income distribution impacts of the Central American Free Trade Area agreement on Nicaragua. The authors use a general equilibrium macro model to simulate trade reform scenarios and estimate their price effects, while a micro-module maps these price changes into real income changes at the individual household level. A useful insight from this analysis is that even if the final total impact on poverty is not too large, its dispersion across households-due to their heterogeneity of factor endowments, inputs use, commodity production, and consumption preferences-is significant and should be taken into account when designing compensatory policies. Additionally, growth and redistribution decomposition show that, at least in the short to medium run, redistribution can be as important as growth. The main policy message that emerges from the paper is that Nicaragua should consider enlarging its own liberalization to countries other than the United States to boost trade-induced poverty reductions. "--World Bank web site
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  • 91
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    Pages: Online-Ressource
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    Series Statement: Policy research working paper 3891
    Parallel Title: Casacuberta, Carlos Protection, openness, and factor adjustment
    Keywords: Free trade ; Structural adjustment (Economic policy) ; Tariff ; Free trade ; Structural adjustment (Economic policy) ; Tariff
    Abstract: "The authors use a panel of manufacturing firms to analyze the adjustment process in capital blue collar and white collar employment in Uruguay during a period of trade liberalization when average tariff protection fell from 43 to 14 percent. They calculate the desired factor levels arising from a counterfactual profit maximization in the absence of adjustment costs, generating a measure of factor shortages or surpluses. The average estimated output gap for 1982-95 is 2 percent. The authors' policy analysis shows that trade openness affected the adjustment functions of all three factors of production. Highly protected sectors adjust less when creating jobs (reducing labor shortages) than sectors with low protection. This may be due to fears of policy reversal in highly protected sectors. Also, highly protected sectors adjust more easily (than low protection sectors) when destroying jobs (reducing labor surpluses), especially in the case of blue collar labor. This suggests that trade protection may in fact destroy rather than create jobs within industries, as firms in highly protected sectors are more reluctant to hire and more ready to fire than firms in sectors with low protection. The results for capital are qualitatively similar but quantitatively smaller, suggesting that trade protection plays less of a role in explaining adjustment costs for capital. Interestingly, export-oriented sectors have lower adjustment costs for blue collar labor but not for white collar employment or capital, suggesting that export-led growth may be particularly successful in reducing blue collar unemployment. "--World Bank web site
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  • 92
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    [Washington, D.C] : World Bank
    Language: English
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    Series Statement: Policy research working paper 3905
    Parallel Title: Galiano, Sebastian Trends in tariff reforms and trends in wage inequality
    Keywords: Free trade ; Income distribution ; Wages ; Free trade ; Income distribution ; Wages
    Abstract: "The authors provide new evidence on the impacts of trade reforms on wages and wage inequality in developing countries. While most of the current literature on the topic achieves identification by comparing outcomes before and after one episode of trade liberalization across industries, they propose a stronger identifying strategy. The authors explore the recent historical record of policy changes adopted by Argentina: from significant protection in the early 1970s, to the first episode of liberalization during the late 1970s, back to a slowdown of reforms during the 1980s, to the second episode of liberalization in the 1990s. These swings in trade policy comprise broken trends in trade reforms that they can compare with observed trends in wages and wage inequality. After setting up unusual historical data sets of trends in tariffs, trends in wages, and trends in wage inequality, the evidence supports two well-known hypotheses: trade liberalization, other things being equal, (1) has reduced wages, and (2) has increased wage inequality. "--World Bank web site
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    [Washington, D.C] : World Bank
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    Series Statement: Policy research working paper 3980
    Parallel Title: Klytchnikova, Irina Trade reforms, farm productivity, and poverty in Bangladesh
    Keywords: Agricultural productivity ; Free trade ; Poverty ; Agricultural productivity ; Free trade ; Poverty ; Bangladesh Rural conditions ; Bangladesh Rural conditions
    Abstract: "This paper analyzes the distributional impacts of trade reforms in rural areas of Bangladesh. The liberalization of trade in irrigation equipment and fertilizer markets during the early 1990s has led to structural changes in the agricultural sector and a significant increase in rice productivity. A resulting increase in output has been associated with a decline in producer and consumer rice prices of approximately 25 percent. Using a combination of ex-post and ex-ante approaches, the authors investigate the implications of the changes in rice productivity and prices for the welfare of households. They find that the net effects of increased rice productivity and lower rice prices have benefited the poor. Regardless of the particular category analyzed, the poorest households emerged as being particularly positively affected by reforms in the 1990s. This mainly reflects the fact that they are predominantly net rice buyers in both urban and rural markets. In contrast, large net sellers of rice, among the better-off households in the rural areas, were the main losers. Since net buyers in rural areas tend to be poorer than net sellers, trade liberalization has benefited the poor. Although the authors are not able to test empirically what has happened to the welfare level of agricultural wage earners, secondary evidence suggests that they have gained from trade liberalization. "--World Bank web site
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  • 94
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    Series Statement: Policy research working paper 3830
    Parallel Title: Bogetic, Željko International benchmarking of South Africa's infrastructure performance
    Keywords: Infrastructure (Economics) ; Infrastructure (Economics)
    Abstract: "The paper provides a first systematic, comprehensive benchmarking of South Africa's infrastructure performance in four major sectors--electricity, water and sanitation, information and communication technology, and transportation--against the relevant group of comparator countries using a new World Bank international data base with objective and perception-based indicators of infrastructure performance from over 200 countries. Specifically, the paper seeks to answer a number of relevant questions: How does South Africa compare on major indicators of infrastructure sector performance against the relevant country groups? What do outcome indicators tell us about the relative strengths and weaknesses of South Africa's infrastructure compared with various income and geographical comparator groups of countries? Where are the largest deviations-positive and negative-from the benchmarks and other comparators? And how does one interpret some of these comparisons to be useful for policy purposes? "--World Bank web site
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    [Washington, D.C] : World Bank
    Language: English
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    Series Statement: Policy research working paper 3879
    Parallel Title: Jha, Shreyasi Trade liberalization and the environment in Vietnam
    Keywords: Free trade ; Pollution Economic aspects ; Free trade ; Pollution Economic aspects ; Vietnam Commercial policy ; Vietnam Commercial policy
    Abstract: "Vietnam's integration with the international economy has increased significantly over the past decade, aided by substantial liberalization of trade, and appears set to increase further as trade-expanding measures take full effect. This dramatic shift in Vietnam's trading patterns has important implications for the environment and use of natural resources. This paper offers a systematic analysis of the trading and investment patterns to give a broader understanding of the environmental implications of greater openness of the economy during the past decade. The results suggest increasing manufacturing and export activity in water and toxic pollution-intensive sectors compared with the less pollution-intensive sectors. The story is, on the surface, consistent with the changing composition of Vietnamese production and exports away from traditional sectors and toward pollution-intensive manufacturing (especially leather and textiles). The paper also highlights the need to consider strengthening environmental policies while further trade liberalization is being contemplated through Vietnam's joining of the World Trade Organization. "--World Bank web site
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  • 96
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    Series Statement: Policy research working paper 3848
    Parallel Title: Anderson, Kym Doha merchandise trade reform
    Keywords: Free trade ; Tariff preferences ; Free trade ; Tariff preferences
    Abstract: "This paper provides new estimates of the global gains from multilateral trade reform and their distribution among developing countries in the presence of trade preferences. Particular attention is given to agriculture, as farmers constitute the poorest households in developing countries but are the most assisted in rich countries. The latest GTAP database (Version 6.05) and the LINKAGE model of the global economy are used to examine the impact first of current merchandise trade barriers and agricultural subsidies, and then of possible reform outcomes from the WTO's Doha Development Agenda. The results suggest moving to free global merchandise trade would boost real incomes in Sub-Saharan Africa proportionately more than in other developing countries or high-income countries, despite a terms of trade loss in parts of that region. Net farm incomes would rise substantially in that and other developing country regions, thereby alleviating rural poverty. A Doha partial liberalization could move the world some way toward those desirable outcomes, but more so the more developing countries themselves cut applied tariffs, particularly on agricultural imports. "--World Bank web site
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    Series Statement: Policy research working paper 3901
    Parallel Title: Anderson, Kym Do global trade distortions still harm developing country farmers ?
    Keywords: Farm income ; Free trade ; Globalization ; Rural poor ; Farm income ; Free trade ; Globalization ; Rural poor
    Abstract: "The authors estimate the impact of global merchandise trade distortions and services regulations on agricultural value added in various countries. Using the latest versions of the Global Trade Analysis Project (GTAP) database and the GTAP-AGR model of the global economy, their results suggest real net farm incomes would rise in developing countries with a move to free trade, thereby alleviating rural poverty. This occurs despite a terms of trade deterioration for developing countries that are net food importers or that enjoy preferential access to agricultural markets of high-income countries. The authors also show, for several large developing countries, the contribution of their own versus other countries' trade policies. "--World Bank web site
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    Language: English
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    Series Statement: Policy research working paper 3925
    Parallel Title: Karacaovali, Baybars Productivity matters for trade policy
    Keywords: Free trade ; Industrial productivity ; Tariff ; Free trade ; Industrial productivity ; Tariff
    Abstract: "There is a growing literature that investigates the effect of trade liberalization on productivity. Nearly all such studies assume that trade policy is determined independently of productivity, hence it is exogenous. The author shows that this assumption is not valid in general, both theoretically and empirically, and that researchers may be underestimating the positive effect of liberalization on productivity when they do not account for the endogeneity bias. On the theory side, he demonstrates that under a standard political economy model of trade protection, productivity directly influences tariffs. Moreover, this productivity-tariff relationship partly determines the extent of liberalization across sectors even in the presence of a large exogenous unilateral liberalization shock that affects all sectors. The link between productivity and tariffs is maintained after the author includes in his political economy model a learning-by-doing motive of protection, which also serves as the source of liberalization. On the empirical side, he examines total factor productivity (TFP) estimates obtained at the firm level for Colombia between 1983 and 1998, and finds that more productive sectors receive more protection within this period. In estimating the effect of productivity on tariffs, he controls for the endogeneity of the two main right-hand-side variables-the inverse import penetration to import demand elasticity ratio and productivity-by using materials prices, the capital to output ratio, a measure of scale economies, and the TFP of the upstream industries as robust instruments. The author also accounts for the large trade liberalization between 1990 and 1992, and finds that the sectors with a higher productivity gain are liberalized less. Finally, he illustrates a system of equations estimation and shows that the positive impact of liberalization on productivity grows stronger when corrected for the endogeneity bias. "--World Bank web site
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  • 99
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    Series Statement: Policy research working paper 3985
    Parallel Title: Almeida, Rita Openness and technological innovations in developing countries
    Keywords: Free trade ; Technological innovations Economic aspects ; Technology transfer ; Free trade ; Technological innovations Economic aspects ; Technology transfer
    Abstract: "The authors analyze the role of international technological diffusion for firm-level technological innovations in several developing countries. Their findings show that, after controlling for firm, industry, and country characteristics, exporting and importing activities are important channels for the diffusion of technology. They also find evidence that the majority of foreign-owned firms are significantly less likely to engage in technological innovations than minority foreign-owned firms or domestic-owned firms. The authors interpret this finding as evidence that the technology transferred from multinational parents to majority-owned subsidiaries is more mature than that transferred to minority-owned subsidiaries. This finding supports the idea that equity joint ventures maximize technology transfers to local firms. "--World Bank web site
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  • 100
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    Series Statement: Policy research working paper 3907
    Parallel Title: Reshef, Ariell Trade and harmonization
    Keywords: Infrastructure (Economics) ; International trade ; Infrastructure (Economics) ; International trade
    Abstract: "Good institutional quality (function) and similar institutional design (form) can promote international trade by reducing transactions costs. The authors evaluate the relative importance of function versus form in a gravity model, using an indicator of different legal systems as a proxy for differences in form, together with indicators of overall institutional quality. They find that good institutions promote trade much more than similar legal systems and have much more explanatory power. This effect is economically large-up to 10 times the effect of different legal systems. Moreover, better infrastructure matters as much as good institutions. "--World Bank web site
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