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Friday, July 9, 2010

NTIS 2010 & Comparative Advantage II

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Jainendra Jeevan dissects some parts of the recently released Nepal Trade Integration Strategy (NTIS) 2010. For my take on the same issue, ...
Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Soft industrial policy for developing countries

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Industrial policy is used to encourage exports, attract FDI, promote innovation and pick winners in selective industries with high export po...
Sunday, July 4, 2010

NTIS 2010: A Strategy Without A Comparative Advantage

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My latest op-ed is about the recently released Nepal Trade and Integration Strategy (NTIS) 2010 . As I argue here, there is a good deal ...

South-South trade good for Africa; More trading in manufactured goods needed

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A new UNCTAD report ( Economic Development in Africa Report 2010 ) backs South-South trade, especially between Africa and other fast growing...
Friday, July 2, 2010

MGNREGA so far...

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This post is a summary of Amita Sharma's discussion paper (Rights-based legal guarantee as development policy), April 2010. I could not ...
Thursday, July 1, 2010

Role of India and the US in helping Africa achieve its development goals

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Africa is second fastest growing region in the world and fared well during the global economic crisis. Its expanding middle-class population...
Monday, June 28, 2010

Is Depression III possible?

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Krugman argues that it is possible because of policy failure to spend more when spending is inadequate, leading to large unemployment and d...