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UNINA9910791468703321 |
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Titolo |
Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics 2009, Global : : People, Politics, and Globalization |
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Washington, D.C. : , : The World Bank, , 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-72549-1 |
9786612725494 |
0-8213-8059-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (472 pages) |
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Collana |
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Annual World Bank Conference on Development Economics |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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LinJustin Yifu <1952-> |
PleskovicBoris |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Economic development |
Economic assistance |
Developing countries Economic conditions Congresses |
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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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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; About This Book; Introduction; Opening Address; Opening Address; Opening Address; Keynote Address; Keynote Address; Keynote Address; Trade and Investment; Migration, Remittances, and the Transition from Foreign Aid; Higher Education and High-Technology Industry; Human Development; Political economy; CLOSING REMARKS; CLOSING REMARKS; Back cover |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This annual conference is a global gathering of the world's leading scholars and practitioners. Among the attendees are participants from developing countries, think tanks, NGOs, and international institutions. These papers concern: Trade and economic performance: does Africa's fragmentation matter?; Protectionist Policies and Manufacturing Trade Flows in Africa; Criss-Crossing Globalization: The Phenomenon of Uphill Skills flows; The Aid-Migration Trade off; Are Remittances More Effective than Aid to Improve Child Health? An Empirical Assessment Using Inter- and Intra-country data; Role of Emigration and Emigrant Networks in Labor Market Decision of non-Migrants; the Role of Higher Education in High-tech Industry Development: A Review of International Experience; Higher Education and Industry: What Linkages in Africa; An |
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