Industrial versus developing countries

Globalisation versus Informality: Evidence from developing countries

A number of theoretical studies have tended to trace the nature of globalisation process’ impacts (mostly characterised by trade opening) on informality, while relevant empirical literature has been not well developed. The paper aims to fill this knowledge gap by shedding further light on the linkages running from globalisation to informality in developing countries. Moreover, in this study, gl...

THE NEW BIOECONOMY Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology in Developing Countries

Mechanisms for Improving Economic and Industrial Growth in Developing Countries

The hypothesis about the link between savings rates, investment, and economic growth produced the Kuznets U-shaped curve hypothesis, which presumes that for promoting economic growth, government should allow rich people to become richer because they will contribute to national savings and thus to investment. Although incessantly criticized, this theory continues to influence current leaders in ...

Low-carbon innovation for industrial sectors in developing countries

Low-carbon innovation in industrial sectors in developing countries presents economic opportunities that can help realise sustainable development pathways. Under business-as-usual, industries being established in developing countries are likely to move along carbon-intensive or inefficient pathways, increasing greenhouse gas emissions in the short term and the likelihood of establishing high-ca...

Technology Transfer and Sustainable Industrial Development for Developing Countries

This paper reports on a part of work for the UNIDO initiative on technology transfer for sustainable industrial development. The proposed technology transfer framework, adapted from the East Asian late industrialisers model, identifies two categories of countries requiring support for enhancing their technological capabilities: (a) very late industrialisers (“low income” developing countries), ...