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UNINA9910789151403321 |
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Autore |
Farole Thomas |
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Making foreign direct investment work for Sub-Saharan Africa : local spillovers and competitiveness in global value chains / / Thomas Farole and Deborah Winkler |
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Washington, DC : , : The World Bank, , 2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (pages cm) |
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Collana |
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Directions in development |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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FaroleThomas |
WinklerDeborah |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Investments, Foreign - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Technology transfer - Africa, Sub-Saharan |
Africa, Sub-Saharan Economic conditions |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"This study was prepared by Thomas Farole (Senior Economist, World Bank- PRMTR) and Deborah Winkler (Consultant Economist, World Bank- PRMTR) along with a team including: Cornelia Staritz (Vienna University and Austrian Research Foundation for International Development); Stacey Frederick (Duke University Center on Globalization, Governance, & Competitiveness); Rupert Barnard, Michelle de Bruyn, Philippa McLaren, and Nick Kempson (Kaiser Associates Economic Development)." |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Context, objectives, and methodology -- Conceptual framework -- The role of mediating factors for FDI spillovers in developing countries : Evidence from a global dataset -- Determining the nature and extent of spillovers : Empirical assessment -- Sector case study : mining -- Sector case study : agribusiness -- Sector case study : apparel -- Summary of main conclusions -- Policy implications. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Foreign direct investment (FDI) is becoming increasingly critical to the economies of developing countries, in part due to a major expansion in the scope of global value chains (GVCs), whereby lead firms outsource parts of their production and services activities across complex international networks. While FDI delivers a number of important contributions in terms of investment, employment, and foreign exchange, it is its spillover potential - the productivity gain resulting |
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