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Beating the Odds - Jump-Starting Developing Countries (Hardcover)
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Beating the Odds - Jump-Starting Developing Countries (Hardcover)
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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. In Beating 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 Celestin 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 Odds shows how poor countries can
ignite growth without waiting for global action or the creation of
ideal local conditions.
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