This book seeks to document the impact of economic reforms on China's industrial sector and to explain why China's reforms have had such wide-reaching effects. The volume contains 11 coordinated studies...
The study cautiously identifies exchange rate misalignment as an important element in most of the exchange rate crises that plagued the developing world during the last decade. Given that the increasing...
This book seeks to document the impact of economic reforms on China's industrial sector and to explain why China's reforms have had such wide-reaching effects. The volume contains 11 coordinated studies...
The emergence and recent rapid growth of rural nonagricultural enterprises (township, village and private enterprises - TVPs) in China is a striking and in many ways unique phenomenon. Almost overnight...
This comprehensive survey of multisector, economy-wide planning models weighs their power to address issues of trade, distribution, growth, and structural change. The authors combine theoretical discussion...
This book establishes in detail, the trends in the location patterns of jobs and the factors that determine the location choices of individual firms. Governments of developing countries have often tried...
Until the 1970s no developing country - except India - showed much concern for promoting industrialization through small manufacturing enterprises. By examining Indian small-enterprise development and...
Contrary to expectations, small and medium-scale manufacturing enterprises in Colombia grew very fast during the 1970s, - considerably faster than large industry. This book provides the most detailed study...
This book takes sharp issue with the prevailing perception that Mexican employment conditions have not improved or have even deteriorated over time. It reveals a steady and substantial improvement in the...
This book focuses on experience with distance teaching for formal education - on its use to provide "equivalency" to formal school courses for individuals who, because of age, work commitments, lack of...
Korea's remarkable export growth is the envy of much of the developing world. The purpose of this book is to broaden the discussion of Korea's competitive edge by developing the two foregoing themes: the...
The steel industry is one of the cornerstones of the industrial sector of most countries. It has strong linkages to other activities, either as a provider of materials for further processing or as a supplier...
This study endeavors to quantify the systems of incentives applied in six semi-industrial developing economies and to indicate the effects of these systems on resource allocation, international trade...
This two volume report discusses the background, findings, design and policy of child and maternal health services in rural India. The first volume specifically discusses integrated nutrition and health...
This two volume report discusses the background, findings, design and policy of child and maternal health services in rural India. The first volume specifically discusses integrated nutrition and health...
The great majority of persons in rural areas of the developing world do not have access to a safe and convenient source of water, and where this is available, acceptable sewage disposal facilities are...
The unprecedented rate of urban growth in developing nations has created massive new tasks for national and local policymakers. This study delineates the major problems of adapting to the growth of cities...
This report gives a perspective on Malaysia, by tracing the development and importance of ethnic pluralism in the country. This pluralism has led the government to show special concern for racial income...
In the most general sense, the topic of this book is the economic structure of Mexican agriculture and how that structure responds to different kinds of policy initiatives. The book presents both methodological...
This book focuses on experience with distance teaching for formal education - on its use to provide "equivalency" to formal school courses for individuals who, because of age, work commitments, lack of...