National education policy constructions of the `knowledge economy
... disentangle them and comment upon inconsistencies. On the other hand, policy development or formulation makes the best of what is available. This can entail weaving often incomplete, partial explanations and new and largely untested approaches to construct policy approaches and narratives with a coh ...
... disentangle them and comment upon inconsistencies. On the other hand, policy development or formulation makes the best of what is available. This can entail weaving often incomplete, partial explanations and new and largely untested approaches to construct policy approaches and narratives with a coh ...
International Financial Architecture, Macro Volatility
... necessarily good for the South In our interdependent world “good policies” for developing countries, whether its trade protectionism or control over short-term capital flows, in most instances cannot be pursued unilaterally, without the co-operation of the West or at least without some kind of und ...
... necessarily good for the South In our interdependent world “good policies” for developing countries, whether its trade protectionism or control over short-term capital flows, in most instances cannot be pursued unilaterally, without the co-operation of the West or at least without some kind of und ...
Agglomeration in Practice: The Malaysian Experience in Diversifying
... Indonesia, Chile and Brazil, is in contrast with high-income countries which put higher emphasis on intangible wealth accumulation, thus reflecting more knowledge- and skill-driven economies. It is further supported by the World Bank (2005) study that shows the average composition of natural resourc ...
... Indonesia, Chile and Brazil, is in contrast with high-income countries which put higher emphasis on intangible wealth accumulation, thus reflecting more knowledge- and skill-driven economies. It is further supported by the World Bank (2005) study that shows the average composition of natural resourc ...
Dependent on Comprehensive Advantages for Business Innovation
... Industrialization is an inevitable choice for economic development on a certain stage. It is difficult for a country to maintain long-term prosperity only by manufacturing primary products. Compared with manufacturing primary products, manufacturing manufactured products can get gains from technolog ...
... Industrialization is an inevitable choice for economic development on a certain stage. It is difficult for a country to maintain long-term prosperity only by manufacturing primary products. Compared with manufacturing primary products, manufacturing manufactured products can get gains from technolog ...
Economists for Brexit: A Critique
... A second feature of the Minford argument is the assumption that the UK will unilaterally drop all its trade protection against imports from everywhere else in the world after Brexit. One reason why most economists have not focused on this scenario is that it seems politically unlikely. As far as we ...
... A second feature of the Minford argument is the assumption that the UK will unilaterally drop all its trade protection against imports from everywhere else in the world after Brexit. One reason why most economists have not focused on this scenario is that it seems politically unlikely. As far as we ...
The Iconomy of Creative Currencies in the City of Knowledge
... After two decades of internet propaganda, the political and economic issues underlying the advocacy of technological convergence as a gateway to freedom of expression and economic emancipation are still much neglected, despite the evidences to the contrary (especially after the 2008 global financial ...
... After two decades of internet propaganda, the political and economic issues underlying the advocacy of technological convergence as a gateway to freedom of expression and economic emancipation are still much neglected, despite the evidences to the contrary (especially after the 2008 global financial ...
Homo Economicus Goes to War - UCLA Division of Social Sciences
... presumption is that wars start with the decision of rebels and the analysis abstracts from much of state policy and from state violence. There is no discussion of where the ‘‘players’’ come from other than as the product of relevant economistic calculations, to be discussed below. While in some mode ...
... presumption is that wars start with the decision of rebels and the analysis abstracts from much of state policy and from state violence. There is no discussion of where the ‘‘players’’ come from other than as the product of relevant economistic calculations, to be discussed below. While in some mode ...
Graduate Training in Sociological Theory and Theory Construction
... referred.3 Because there are so many referents, however, those who use the term bear a responsibility to communicate what they mean by it. And because some of its current meanings are mutually exclusive, every theorist has to take some stands. To provide further context for the results presented lat ...
... referred.3 Because there are so many referents, however, those who use the term bear a responsibility to communicate what they mean by it. And because some of its current meanings are mutually exclusive, every theorist has to take some stands. To provide further context for the results presented lat ...
Beyond Empiricism (Word 97/98) - Center for Digital Discourse and
... be understood as explanations proffered by a specific community of inquirers situated in particular places and times. From such investigations we have come to see the degree to which the application of scientific methods to particular problems involves social and practical judgments. The model form ...
... be understood as explanations proffered by a specific community of inquirers situated in particular places and times. From such investigations we have come to see the degree to which the application of scientific methods to particular problems involves social and practical judgments. The model form ...
Pacific Resources and Ocean Law: A Latin American Perspective
... in E. FERRERO COSTA, supra note 13, at 85-89. 17. As a consequence of the capture of North American boats fishing within the 200-mile zones, the U.S. Congress amended the Foreign Military Sales Act on October 22, 1968. According to this Amendment, the sale of military equipment was forbidden to coun ...
... in E. FERRERO COSTA, supra note 13, at 85-89. 17. As a consequence of the capture of North American boats fishing within the 200-mile zones, the U.S. Congress amended the Foreign Military Sales Act on October 22, 1968. According to this Amendment, the sale of military equipment was forbidden to coun ...
Healthcare in GCC
... GCC countries have per capita GDP similar to those of North American and European ...
... GCC countries have per capita GDP similar to those of North American and European ...
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... values. This move makes it possible to talk of evaluative as well normative and prescriptive propositions without delving into the deep question of whether evaluations, norms and prescriptions can be declared to be true or false. From the point of view of judgment, "x is good" attributes the goodnes ...
... values. This move makes it possible to talk of evaluative as well normative and prescriptive propositions without delving into the deep question of whether evaluations, norms and prescriptions can be declared to be true or false. From the point of view of judgment, "x is good" attributes the goodnes ...
Chapter 33 International trade and commercial policy
... • This policy fulfils the principle of targeting – which says that the most efficient way to attain a given objective is to use a policy that influences that activity directly. – Policies that attain the objective, but also influence other activities are second-best, because they distort those other ...
... • This policy fulfils the principle of targeting – which says that the most efficient way to attain a given objective is to use a policy that influences that activity directly. – Policies that attain the objective, but also influence other activities are second-best, because they distort those other ...
The Role of Foreign Technology and Indigenous Innovation in
... If foreign technologies are easy to diffuse and adopt, a technologically backward country can catch up rapidly, even leapfrog through the acquisition and more rapid deployment of the most advanced technologies (Soete, 1985; Romer, 1994; Grossman and Helpman, 1994; Eaton and Kortum, 1995). Technology ...
... If foreign technologies are easy to diffuse and adopt, a technologically backward country can catch up rapidly, even leapfrog through the acquisition and more rapid deployment of the most advanced technologies (Soete, 1985; Romer, 1994; Grossman and Helpman, 1994; Eaton and Kortum, 1995). Technology ...
institutional framework for international business
... Trade and Development (UNCTAD) In the early 1960s, growing concerns about the place of developing countries in international trade led many of these countries to call for the convening of a full-fledged conference specifically devoted to tackling these problems and identifying appropriate internatio ...
... Trade and Development (UNCTAD) In the early 1960s, growing concerns about the place of developing countries in international trade led many of these countries to call for the convening of a full-fledged conference specifically devoted to tackling these problems and identifying appropriate internatio ...
Aalborg Universitet The Emancipatory Potential of Ecological Economics: A Thermodynamic Perspective
... 1.2 Sustainable development and environmental economics Environmental problems were once commonly believed to be solvable in isolation from social issues, but this changed with the arrival of the influential Brundtland Report (World Commission on Environment and Development [WCED] 1987). The report ...
... 1.2 Sustainable development and environmental economics Environmental problems were once commonly believed to be solvable in isolation from social issues, but this changed with the arrival of the influential Brundtland Report (World Commission on Environment and Development [WCED] 1987). The report ...
Mises, Kant, and the Methodology of Economic Science
... natural sciences and the cultural discipline of history. For these Austrians, however, economics was a human science that could derive laws that had the same ontological status as the laws derived in the natural sciences, yet accounted for the complexity of the human experience. Mises did not origin ...
... natural sciences and the cultural discipline of history. For these Austrians, however, economics was a human science that could derive laws that had the same ontological status as the laws derived in the natural sciences, yet accounted for the complexity of the human experience. Mises did not origin ...
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... industrialization such as Matsuyama (1992). If countries are indeed integrated through trade, should we not expect them to specialize according to their comparative advantages? We argue that both facts can be understood in a standard model of industrialization in which di¤erences in the income elas ...
... industrialization such as Matsuyama (1992). If countries are indeed integrated through trade, should we not expect them to specialize according to their comparative advantages? We argue that both facts can be understood in a standard model of industrialization in which di¤erences in the income elas ...
The Epoch-Evian Group at IMD
... industries and scholars to work more effectively and more closely together. Based on the above observations, I would like to make the following suggestions. 1. For government agencies It is the responsibility of government agencies to actively participate in WTO meetings and negotiations. As for ext ...
... industries and scholars to work more effectively and more closely together. Based on the above observations, I would like to make the following suggestions. 1. For government agencies It is the responsibility of government agencies to actively participate in WTO meetings and negotiations. As for ext ...
Epistemology, Theory, and Methodology in Knowledge Organization
... others recast our perspective or view on the world. Others are created to shift our views on social action fundamentally. The kind of narrative (predictive, perspective, or invoking a fundamental shift) depends on the epistemic stance. Bates and Mai have both addressed issues related to theory in KO ...
... others recast our perspective or view on the world. Others are created to shift our views on social action fundamentally. The kind of narrative (predictive, perspective, or invoking a fundamental shift) depends on the epistemic stance. Bates and Mai have both addressed issues related to theory in KO ...
The Inclusive Green Economy
... on Sustainable Development (‘Rio+20’). Before it, the Swedish think tank Global Challenge’s working group on the Green Economy initiated a seminar series and a prestudy to examine the notion of a ‘green economy’ and, specifically, identify crucial research issues concerning the scope for turning soc ...
... on Sustainable Development (‘Rio+20’). Before it, the Swedish think tank Global Challenge’s working group on the Green Economy initiated a seminar series and a prestudy to examine the notion of a ‘green economy’ and, specifically, identify crucial research issues concerning the scope for turning soc ...
Growing Apart? A Tale of Two Republics: Estonia and Georgia
... slashed all tariffs, as did Croatia, which started from a much higher initial level of tariff incidence It takes 1.7 days for importers in Latvia to clear customs compared with 2 days in Croatia ...
... slashed all tariffs, as did Croatia, which started from a much higher initial level of tariff incidence It takes 1.7 days for importers in Latvia to clear customs compared with 2 days in Croatia ...
Total Work, Gender and Social Norms
... discovering new facts about it is important. Second, discovering the determinants of those facts will allow us to infer how patterns of work by gender change as economies develop. Third, by developing a new theory of gender differences in the amount of total work, we may be able to provide an impetu ...
... discovering new facts about it is important. Second, discovering the determinants of those facts will allow us to infer how patterns of work by gender change as economies develop. Third, by developing a new theory of gender differences in the amount of total work, we may be able to provide an impetu ...
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... benefits associated with these standards. Divergence in national regulations has inevitably occurred and fueled the controversy over the legitimate use of labeling regulations as technical barriers to trade. Faced with these internal dynamics countries then enter into international trade negotiation ...
... benefits associated with these standards. Divergence in national regulations has inevitably occurred and fueled the controversy over the legitimate use of labeling regulations as technical barriers to trade. Faced with these internal dynamics countries then enter into international trade negotiation ...
Channels and Determinants for International Technology
... imports, exports and FDI stocks. Then, trade and FDI spillovers are stronger with developing countries’ R&D expenditures. The results also illustrate a positive impact of domestic and foreign GDP per capita on the speed of technology diffusion. The ratio of GDP per capita has a positive effect too. ...
... imports, exports and FDI stocks. Then, trade and FDI spillovers are stronger with developing countries’ R&D expenditures. The results also illustrate a positive impact of domestic and foreign GDP per capita on the speed of technology diffusion. The ratio of GDP per capita has a positive effect too. ...
Development economics
Development economics is a branch of economics which deals with economic aspects of the development process in low-income countries. Its focus is not only on methods of promoting economic development, economic growth and structural change but also on improving the potential for the mass of the population, for example, through health and education and workplace conditions, whether through public or private channels.Development economics involves the creation of theories and methods that aid in the determination of policies and practices and can be implemented at either the domestic or international level. This may involve restructuring market incentives or using mathematical methods such as inter-temporal optimization for project analysis, or it may involve a mixture of quantitative and qualitative methods.Unlike in many other fields of economics, approaches in development economics may incorporate social and political factors to devise particular plans. Also unlike many other fields of economics, there is no consensus on what students should know. Different approaches may consider the factors that contribute to economic convergence or non-convergence across households, regions, and countries.