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This report was prepared for, and presented at, the Asian Regional Policy Dialogue held in Bangkok, Thailand, November 24-26, 1999. This Dialogue was one of a series of three Dialogues organized by the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development under the aegis of the UNCTAD/UNDP Global Programme. Participants at the workshops included senior policy makers from various ministries...

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In 2001, African leaders adopted the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) and pledged to take responsibility for the future of their continent and establish a new relationship with their development partners. This note provides background information on NEPAD. It also highlights some of the achievements of NEPAD over the last ten years and identifies the key development challenges f...

Productivity differences are viewed as an important explanation of cross-country percapita income differences. The recent literature has put forward two principal explanations for differences in productivity, technology transfer and absorptive capacity. This paper finds evidence that both are important for explaining productivity differences in developing countries and that international trade ...