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Beating the Odds: Jump-Starting Developing Countries

2017 Princeton University Press ;ISBN: 1400884683 ;ISBN: 9781400884681 ;ISBN: 9780691176055 ;ISBN: 0691176051 ;ISBN: 9780691192338 ;ISBN: 0691192332 ;EISBN: 1400884683 ;EISBN: 9781400884681 ;DOI: 10.1515/9781400884681 ;OCLC: 985364648

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  • Title:
    Beating the Odds: Jump-Starting Developing Countries
  • Author: Lin, Justin Yifu ; Monga, Célestin
  • Monga, Célestin
  • Subjects: Business ; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS ; Development ; Economic Conditions ; Economic Development ; Economic Policy ; Economics ; International ; Political Science
  • Description: How poor countries can ignite economic growth without waiting for global action or the creation of ideal local conditions Contrary to conventional wisdom, countries that ignite a process of rapid economic growth almost always do so while lacking what experts say are the essential preconditions for development, such as good infrastructure and institutions. InBeating the Odds, two of the world's leading development economists begin with this paradox to explain what is wrong with mainstream development thinking-and to offer a practical blueprint for moving poor countries out of the low-income trap regardless of their circumstances. Justin Yifu Lin, the former chief economist of the World Bank, and Célestin Monga, the chief economist of the African Development Bank, propose a development strategy that encourages poor countries to leap directly into the global economy by building industrial parks and export-processing zones linked to global markets. Countries can leverage these zones to attract light manufacturing from more advanced economies, as East Asian countries did in the 1960s and China did in the 1980s. By attracting foreign investment and firms, poor countries can improve their trade logistics, increase the knowledge and skills of local entrepreneurs, gain the confidence of international buyers, and gradually make local firms competitive. This strategy is already being used with great success in Vietnam, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Mauritius, Ethiopia, Rwanda, and other countries. And the strategy need not be limited to traditional manufacturing but can also include agriculture, the service sector, and other activities. Beating the Oddsshows how poor countries can ignite growth without waiting for global action or the creation of ideal local conditions.
  • Publisher: United States: Princeton University Press
  • Creation Date: 2017
  • Format: 404
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISBN: 1400884683
    ISBN: 9781400884681
    ISBN: 9780691176055
    ISBN: 0691176051
    ISBN: 9780691192338
    ISBN: 0691192332
    EISBN: 1400884683
    EISBN: 9781400884681
    DOI: 10.1515/9781400884681
    OCLC: 985364648
  • Source: ScholarVox International
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