Economic DevelopmentM.E. Sharpe |
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... emphasis on institutional structure, with different regions illustrating diverse institutional structures. In doing this, the history of the particular region becomes important, and this emphasis on history represents Preface.
... emphasis on institutional structure, with different regions illustrating diverse institutional structures. In doing this, the history of the particular region becomes important, and this emphasis on history represents Preface.
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... important prerequisites for growth. According to Seers, development was a social phenomenon that involved more than growth in per capita output. Seers believed that development meant the elimination of poverty, unemployment, and ...
... important prerequisites for growth. According to Seers, development was a social phenomenon that involved more than growth in per capita output. Seers believed that development meant the elimination of poverty, unemployment, and ...
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... important social institution in England , because it allowed an individual who wanted to become a skilled artisan to learn from someone who was already skilled in a particular trade . The apprentice would earn only his room and board ...
... important social institution in England , because it allowed an individual who wanted to become a skilled artisan to learn from someone who was already skilled in a particular trade . The apprentice would earn only his room and board ...
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... important . Past history plays an important role in determining the path taken by technological and economic development . Economic historians often refer to the " lock - in effect of history . " Recall that the creation and application ...
... important . Past history plays an important role in determining the path taken by technological and economic development . Economic historians often refer to the " lock - in effect of history . " Recall that the creation and application ...
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... important, one can think of knowledge as coming in two varieties: codifiable and tacit. Codifiable knowledge can be written down and easily communicated over great distances. Thus, geographic proximity is not a requirement for a firm to ...
... important, one can think of knowledge as coming in two varieties: codifiable and tacit. Codifiable knowledge can be written down and easily communicated over great distances. Thus, geographic proximity is not a requirement for a firm to ...
Contents
Protoindustrialization and Trade | |
The Evolution and Role of Political Institutions | |
What We Have Learned | |
PatronClient Political Structure | |
Risk Management and Lineage Groups | |
Lineage Groups Fertility and the Demographic Transition | |
Recent Developments | |
PreIndependence India | |
Unique Characteristics and Challenges | |
What We Have Learned | |
Culture and Nationalism | |
What We Have Learned | |
East Asian Experience | |
A Neoclassical View | |
Japanese Success | |
What We Have Learned | |
Some Analysis of Transition | |
Vietnamese Transition | |
Independence and Trade | |
Population Growth | |
The Middle East and North Africa | |
Nonpetroleum Exporters in the Middle East and North Africa | |
What Have We Learned? | |
Tying It All Together | |
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