This report reviews the World Bank's approaches to resettlement in hydroelectric projects. Therefore, in the context of this paper, the key questions are whether resettlement problems are being addressed...
The objective of the present volume is to present a way of thinking analytically about foreign corporations and industrial performance -- a way that strips some of the ideology or romanticism from debate...
This paper examines two questions: How does market structure affect profitability and what is the role of multinational firms? Using firm level data from Brazil in the mid-1970s, the report elaborates...
The impact and desirability of government intervention in developing country credit markets, especially through credit mechanisms and interest rate controls, have been a source of controversy. Among many...
The objective of this paper is to review the nature and extent of commerical banking automation in Brazil and assess its impact on the productivity of the banking industry. It describes the dimensions...
Countries with successful industrial development records tend to experience real appreciation of their currencies not only in terms of the economy-wide price index of the industrial sector. This has certainly...
Productivity performance is one of the key policy concerns of many developing countries, especially in its relationship to trade performance. In highly indebted countries there is serious concern about...
It is often assumed in industrial policy analysis that a government can credibly "pre-commit" its policy. It is assumed that government has first-mover advantage over industry and that industry takes government...
The world economy is facing a new kind of competition in industry. New international rivals have emerged with advantages in cost or productivity of government support. New concepts in products and processes...
The pupose of this paper is to discuss the impact of the industrial policy regime on specialization and the competitive standing of the Brazilian electronics industry. In view of the industry's diversity...
This study provides an overview of the fresh cut flower industry and assesses the competitive factors that LDC firms must consider in entering the market. The paper provides information on trade patterns...
This study provides an overview of major trends in the global garment industry and assesses contraints and opportunities for LDC garment exporters. Trade patterns and barriers are provided, and key elements...
The purpose of this study is to provide comprehensive and up-to-date information on the shrimp industry worldwide and to assess export opportunities for developing countries. The study examines market...
Does it pay to change your country's reputation? Marketing experts have worried about such questions on behalf of specific companies (Horshy and Swyngedouw 1987). This study shows that reputation may also...
Few would dispute that outward-oriented development strategies are key to efficient industrial development -- and that both are vital for raising income, reducing external debt, and creating dynamics for...
The purpose of this paper is to trace the transitional process in the two economies and indicate how domestic institutional structures lead to very different response mechanisms in dealing with changing...
In the recent past, firms in the OECD countries have formed a large number of alliances to share technology. These alliances include various contractual arrangements: formal research consortia, informal...